Computer Science
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School of Engineering announces fall 2023 faculty promotions
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved the promotion of Jason G. Valentine to professor of mechanical engineering, Jules White to professor of computer science, and Yuankai (Kenny) Tau to associate professor of biomedical engineering, all with tenure, and effective fall… Read MoreSep. 5, 2023
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Institute for Software Integrated Systems celebrates 25 years of growth
The Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) at Vanderbilt celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sept. 7 in a daylong event that showcased the institute’s national and international impact on cyber-physical systems, security, education, model-integrated computing and distributed large-scale system integration. The event was held in the Student Life Center ballroom… Read MoreAug. 25, 2023
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Computer science professor’s internal seeding grant leads to National Science Foundation recognition
Vanderbilt University’s dedication to encouraging unique and groundbreaking research through internal grants has helped David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science, receive funding from the National Science Foundation. His research has progressed thanks to a Seeding Success Grant, an internal funding award managed… Read MoreAug. 18, 2023
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VISE team works to develop 3D navigation system to better treat kidney stones
A Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering team working to create a navigational system to decrease stone fragments left behind after surgery includes Nicholas Kavoussi, MD, left, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ipek Oguz, PhD, and Daiwei Lu, computer science Ph.D. student. (photo by Susan Urmy) by Jill Clendening A… Read MoreAug. 9, 2023
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NSF grant supports alliance’s effort to boost AI-imaging in Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Called the Mid-TN AI for Interdisciplinary Imaging Interpretation Alliance (AI4A), it is comprised of the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University… Read MoreAug. 8, 2023
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Computer science student wins 2023 Graduate Leadership Anchor Award
Computer science student Yu Wang has won a research award, one of five 2023 Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards, announced by the Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council. The Anchor Awards recognize graduate student leaders across the university. Yu Wang Wang’s research focuses on data mining and machine learning, with a specific emphasis… Read MoreAug. 4, 2023
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Vanderbilt computer scientists develop community-based app for managing mobile privacy and security
Mamtaj Akter, a Vanderbilt computer science graduate student in the lab of Pamela Wisniewski, Flowers Family Fellow in Engineering and associate professor of computer science, has co-authored a study evaluating how technology can help people manage mobile privacy and security as a community. Mamtaj Akter Managing mobile privacy and security… Read MoreAug. 3, 2023
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VISE affiliates awarded $2.3M NIH grant to combat childhood blindness
A team of Vanderbilt engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). “Clinical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited… Read MoreJul. 31, 2023
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Two engineering alumna named to university’s alumni board
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association has welcomed two new engineering alumna to its board for three-year terms that started July 1, and two returning board leaders who are engineering alumni. The Alumni Association’s mission is to engage Vanderbilt alumni in the life of the university, encourage lifelong connections and support… Read MoreJul. 28, 2023
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Showcase launches TEAM TN, a Vanderbilt, UT and Tennessee collaboration to advance next-generation transportation
Vanderbilt University, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee–Knoxville and more than 100 partner organizations across the state, celebrated the launch of the TEAM TN initiative to advance next-generation transportation and mobility solutions during an event at UT Knoxville. The June 26 showcase for Advancing… Read MoreJul. 10, 2023