Electrical Engineering And Computer Science
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Vanderbilt team wins $750K with AI to manage RF spectrum
MarmotE team members (L-R) Peter Horvath, Peter Volgyesi, Sandor Szilvasi and Miklos Maroti. Vanderbilt team MarmotE cleared Phase 2 of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Spectrum Collaboration Challenge held in December at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. With no real estate left to expand the… Read MoreJan. 29, 2019
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Vanderbilt Boot Camp addresses workplace shortage as Nashville emerges as new tech hub
A session of a Coding Boot Camp offered by the Vanderbilt Data Sciences Institute. The following is an excerpt from a Jan. 23, 2019, article – Why Build a Boot Camp? – in Campus Technology by Dian Schafhauser. When Doug Schmidt persuaded his institution to sign on with… Read MoreJan. 29, 2019
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Four PhD students win prestigious Eisenhower transportation fellowships
Ph.D. students (l-r) Will Barbour, Yue Hu, Yanbing Wang, Charles Doktycz and Derek Gloudemans with Daniel Work, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. in January 2019. Four of the students received 2018 Eisenhower Fellowships. Four engineering Ph.D. students have received… Read MoreJan. 24, 2019
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Vanderbilt makeathon helps Hawaii youngster create custom guitar pick holder
Tikkun Olam Makers complete 14 design projects in 48 hours Linden strummed a guitar in the lobby of the Engineering and Science Building. The prototype of a custom guitar pick holder for his finger worked great. Zion whirled his wheelchair and kicked a round rugby ball to his TOM teammates… Read MoreJan. 23, 2019
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CS professor co-teaches course on ethics of artificial intelligence
Written by Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Doug Fisher and Assistant Professor of English Haerin Shin Over the past decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has progressed in leaps and bounds, becoming a key fabric of our everyday lives and oft-mentioned in our popular discourse. Even… Read MoreJan. 16, 2019
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Global standards organization awards scholarship to materials science doctoral student
Interdisciplinary materials science doctoral student Andrew Tonigan has been awarded a $10,000 ASTM International scholarship for his graduate studies in a field where technical standards play a crucial role. He is one of four scholarship winners. The other recipients are from the University of Alabama, McGill University and Indiana University… Read MoreJan. 14, 2019
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Risk modeling, data integration drive NASA next-gen air travel safety project
Low visibility, bird strikes, incorrect landing approach speed, runway debris, airframe icing, engine fires, unexpected weather and sensor malfunction are but a handful of potential causes of airplane accidents. They also are among more than 60 incident scenarios identified by an ambitious NASA effort to develop the next generation National… Read MoreJan. 4, 2019
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Computer science professor, Vanderbilt legal experts discuss how investigative use of DNA should be regulated
Q&A: Potential of universal genetic database to balance privacy, law enforcement concerns The pivotal role that long distance familial genetic searches played in the apprehension of the notorious Golden State Killer — and as a tool in dozens more cases since — has led experts from Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt… Read MoreJan. 3, 2019
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VISE celebrates new home and showcases tech to improve patient care
(L to R) Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, VISE Director and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering Benoit Dawant, doctoral student Ahmet Cakir and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ipek Oguz at the VISE open house (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering celebrated its opening of dedicated space… Read MoreDec. 14, 2018
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VISE hosts annual symposium Dec. 12 as new space opens for collaboration
The new VISE space at Medical Center North features a mock OR and a large area for collaboration. The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering hosts it 7th Annual Symposium Dec. 12 with invited speakers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Johns Hopkins University and the Chinese… Read MoreDec. 4, 2018