Computer Science
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Lego robot building, wood glider competitions to highlight 2023 E-Week activities
Vanderbilt engineering students will showcase their ingenuity through some challenging–but fun–competitions and events during National Engineers Week February 20-24. All events will take place in Featheringill Hall’s Adams Atrium. The Engineering Council pulls the week together each year with help from student organizations. This year, sponsoring organizations include Engineers Without… Read MoreFeb. 10, 2023
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Vanderbilt supercharges its computer science program
By Lucas Johnson In the early months of 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was scrambling university budgets and hiring plans across the country, Vanderbilt saw a golden opportunity to catapult its rapidly growing computer science program into the upper ranks of this booming field. CS Department chair Xenofon Koutsoukos. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2023
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Team of Vanderbilt experts selected to develop low-cost training tools aimed at expanding global access to minimally invasive surgeries
Vanderbilt colleagues on the project are (L-R) Professor Mike Miga, Dr. Rondi M. Kauffmann, Professor Jie Ying Wu, Professor Nabil Simaan, Dr. Kamran Idrees, and Professor Soheil Kolouri. Project will be led by Mechanical Engineering Professor Nabil Simaan, a globally renowned expert in robotic surgery A multidisciplinary… Read MoreFeb. 7, 2023
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Biden announces appointment of engineering alumnus to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
President Joe Biden announced Feb. 3 his intent to appoint Corey E. Thomas, BE’98, as one of 14 new members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) advises the White House on the reliability, security, and preparedness of vital communications… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2023
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Engineering professor applies eye tracking technology and machine learning algorithms to education and training environments
By Lena Anthony First-year nursing students, U.S. Army soldiers and a middle school science class might seem very different at first glance. But when you consider the recent work of Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering Gautam Biswas, the similarities become clear. Gautam Biswas (Photo by John Russell). Each group has… Read MoreFeb. 3, 2023
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Keivan Stassun appointed to National Science Board by President Joe Biden
Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering, was appointed to the National Science Board by President Joe Biden on Jan. 13. Keivan Stassun (VU/John Russell) The National Science Board created the… Read MoreJan. 26, 2023
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Vanderbilt online master’s in computer science advances to new high in latest ranking
Vanderbilt University’s online graduate program in computer science rose five places to No. 31 in the 2023 U.S. News and World Report ranking. It also ranked #18 in online master’s programs in computer science for veterans. The annual survey assesses online degree programs in computer science, computer engineering, software… Read MoreJan. 24, 2023
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Vanderbilt’s strengths in transportation, resilience research on display at National Academies’ board meeting in D.C.
Five graduate students named Eisenhower Fellows Vanderbilt University’s strengths in transportation, resilience and sustainability are on display this week at the Transportation Research Board’s 102nd annual meeting held in person in Washington, D.C. As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements… Read MoreJan. 12, 2023
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Vanderbilt engineering professor receives over $2 million in funding for genome sequencing research
Maizie (Xin) Zhou, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and computer science, is the recipient of a $1.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health. She has also received $120,000 from Complete Genomics, a leader in human genome sequencing. The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)(R35) from the National Institute… Read MoreDec. 15, 2022
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Two Vanderbilt faculty win ‘TIME’ Best Inventions of 2022
Two Vanderbilt faculty who conducted translational research have received the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from TIME magazine. TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 Cover “These winning innovations exemplify the transformative potential of university research when it aims to solve society’s most urgent problems, and when universities partner with… Read MoreDec. 5, 2022