Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

The Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Lab team claimed top honors in the 2020 Student Launch competition. Team members (graduation placements in parenthesis) are, left to right, Alex Barnett, (Permobil); Matt MacDonald (GE); Ethan James (TBD); Kis Tamas (Stanford); Tristan Gilbert (UC Berkeley); Sophia Moak (GE); Jake Gloudemans (Boring Co.); Abbey Carlson… Read More

Abhishek Dubey, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is applying artificial intelligence (AI) to address how the essential public transit systems of Nashville and Chattanooga – WeGo Public Transit and CARTA, respectively – can maintain social distancing protocols and proactively plan bus routes and schedules in response to… Read More

Complex molecular simulations support advancements in multiple fields. Vanderbilt engineers developed MoSDeF, Molecular Simulation and Design Framework, to make such research easily reproducible. The open-source software suite is available at mosdef.org.   Science moves forward when researchers verify their and others’ results. “Reproducibility in scientific research is a prominent issue,… Read More

Sanchez, Valentine awarded VU Discovery Grants A new innovation incubator will amplify existing collaborations among researchers and soldiers, building on Vanderbilt’s partnership agreement with Army Futures Command. The project, Soldier-Inspired Innovation Incubator for Discovering Research-Based Solutions, is one of six cross-disciplinary programs to be funded by Vanderbilt’s Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs)… Read More

By Michelle Bukowski A team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers has received a $3.1 million NIH grant to develop advanced patient-specific cochlear implant stimulation models for customized implant programming. Traditional cochlear implant programming is done by expert audiologists using a guess-and-check approach based on subjective patient… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute researchers are developing a model to use big data to address the impact of COVID-19 on policies, procedures, and resources now and in the future. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt The tool will help Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt evaluate short- and… Read More

A dedicated volunteer leader, Tamara Baynham, BE’93, will receive the 2020 Alumni Volunteer Award, announced by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors. Tamara Baynham Baynham has served as president of the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni, on the Alumni Association Board of Directors and on the School of Engineering Board of… Read More

Vanderbilt risk and reliability engineers will work with MISO Power, which operates the grid in 15 states, to build better predictive models for renewable energy. The U.S. electricity market has never been simple but it has relied on highly predictable models. Loads are high during very hot and very cold… Read More

2U, Inc., a global leader in education technology, in partnership with more than 30 top non-profit universities nationwide, today announced the launch of a $3M scholarship fund designed to expand access to critical tech training boot camps for historically underrepresented candidates experiencing job loss or financial hardship. Participating programs include boot… Read More

Seven engineering students are among 18 summer research fellows at the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute, working on projects that include image analysis, object recognition, education reform, genomics and England’s top soccer league. The diverse projects share more than their core in data science: the summer program… Read More