Lucas Johnson

Vanderbilt University, the University of Cambridge, King’s College Cambridge, the White House and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters recently convened to showcase the power of academic collaboration on critical national security issues like the development of cryptographic algorithms that can hold up against quantum attacks. The May 21 event… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed an innovative software system incorporating artificial intelligence that aims to improve the efficiency of public transportation for individuals with special needs. The research, led by Abhishek Dubey, associate professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, will be presented in a paper… Read More

Two Vanderbilt computer science teams made impressive showings in recent competitions involving artificial intelligence and programming skills. The first group—comprised of Vanderbilt undergraduates Jason Hedman, JP Higgins, Vasco Singh, and Jake Underwood—won the Microsoft Generative AI Hackathon April 1 through May 6 for their creation of ChatEDU, a… Read More

During his five years as a special agent with the FBI, Ryan Castle, BE’03, MS’05, was exposed to the inner workings of criminal organizations, particularly the victimization of companies by computer intrusions. Since Castle left law enforcement, the problem has only gotten worse. In 2023, the FBI received a record… Read More

A software system developed by Vanderbilt researchers to help improve operations of Nashville’s public transportation network won “Best Paper” at the 15th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS), held in Hong Kong May 13-16. Currently, WeGo Nashville has 160 buses that cover 35 routes. However, its ridership is… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers’ novel technology that integrates machine learning with traditional fluid simulation methods to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of computational fluid dynamics models will be discussed at the prestigious ACM PASC24 Conference in Zurich, Switzerland, June 3-5. David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science, will be presenting… Read More

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy recently announced that a team comprised of Vanderbilt’s newly created ADVANCE center and VALIANT lab is among the first round of 35 projects that will be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource… Read More

Vanderbilt University is proud to announce the launch of the Institute for National Defense and Global Security. The founding director and leader of the institute will be retired General Paul M. Nakasone, who has served as commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of… Read More

With hundreds of thousands of people in the United States having a stroke annually, Vanderbilt researchers are developing technology that could revolutionize the way blood clots are removed by allowing surgeons to complete the process more efficiently and safely. The catheter is shown here attached to an actuation unit that… Read More

Vanderbilt’s excellence in nanoscale science and engineering research was recently featured in a special themed collection of Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances celebrating the university’s 150th anniversary. Cover art conceptualized and designed by research group led by Piran Kidambi. An editorial about the research was published in March in… Read More