Computer Science

A Vanderbilt study can inform software companies and managers on strategies to help their developers manage interruptions. (Computer Science Assistant Professor Kevin Leach created this image using ChatGPT)   It’s an intimidating prospect to interrupt a software engineer who has achieved a flow state — someone who is completely focused… Read More

Google Earth Kart is a video game developed by students in the web development senior project design class in computer science. In it, the functionality of a typical racing game meets the immersive 3D world of Google Earth. Players select from a range of car models and race around Vanderbilt’s… Read More

Meiyi Ma, assistant professor of computer science at Vanderbilt, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop explainable technology for Societal-Scale Integrated Cyber-Physical Systems. Meiyi Ma Such systems have transformed industries like manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and smart cities. However, stakeholders often hesitate to trust these… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are part of a collaborative effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to revolutionize public transportation in mid-sized cities like Chattanooga by using artificial intelligence to improve mobility access and financial viability. Abhishek Dubey The project – “AI-Powered Autonomy-Aware Neighborhood Mobility Zones: Equitable Solutions and… Read More

What if AI could fight fires? The first Nashville Tech Studio grant awarded by the Nashville Innovation Alliance fosters a collaboration between the Nashville Fire Department and Vanderbilt University that will analyze data to help allocate resources, determine optimal staffing levels and even predict future incidents.   Established… Read More

A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Coursera platform is teaching professionals and students how to better use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to improve their MATLAB programming skills and productivity. Professors Ákos Lédeczi (left) and Mike Fitzpatrick (Joe Howell) The course, “AI-Assisted MATLAB Programming with ChatGPT,”… Read More

Lianrui Zuo and Chenyu Gao are the first scholars to receive provisional patents under VALIANT’s Innovation Incentive Program. The Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) is a dynamic translational AI hub and serves as a center for strategic partnerships and engagement in AI policy. The VALIANT Innovation Incentive Program,… Read More

Four Vanderbilt engineering students working in the fields of computer science and electrical and computer engineering won prestigious best paper awards at the 2025 SPIE Medical Imaging conference held Feb. 16-20 in San Diego. Vanderbilt attendees. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics and the week-long conference… Read More

Retired General Paul M. Nakasone, (center) keynote speaker at DistrictCon, was accompanied by five Vanderbilt University students (left to right) senior Joshua Turner, junior Evelyn Zhang, senior Abi Kothapalli, junior Patrick Dobranowski and sophomore Eli Jiang. They are all computer science majors and members of the school’s Cybersecurity Capture the… Read More

Kaleab Asfaw Azezew would lose a sock just about every time he did laundry, so he came up with a novel idea: an AI-trained model that helps pair missing socks. The computer science major was able to bring his idea to fruition when he attended a new undergraduate course… Read More