Electrical And Computer Engineering
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NSF awards $965,000 to Vanderbilt University for cutting-edge nanoscale research equipment
Vanderbilt University has been awarded $965,000 by the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a 50 kV, high-throughput electron beam lithography (e-beam) tool. This grant, part of the NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, represents a significant step forward for research, education and outreach at Vanderbilt. Joshua Caldwell The… Read MoreJan. 10, 2025
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Landman honored as IEEE Fellow for modeling advancements in medical image processing
Bennett A. Landman, director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) and Stevenson Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Bennett Landman The award recognizes Landman for contributions… Read MoreJan. 9, 2025
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AI research initiative receives nearly $2 million federal grant to optimize service on Nashville’s busiest bus route
Vanderbilt researchers are part of an artificial intelligence-driven project that has received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to optimize bus service on one of Nashville’s busiest routes. Abhishek Dubey, associate professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, is… Read MoreDec. 20, 2024
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Vanderbilt-led consortium receives more than $8 million in federal funding to improve multimodal transit operations in Tennessee
Abhishek Dubey, associate professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, is leading a consortium comprised of several different universities and regional transit agencies that has received more than $8 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to accelerate artificial intelligence-driven multimodal transit operations across… Read MoreNov. 12, 2024
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Collaborative project targets early lung cancer detection in people living with HIV
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in people living with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, with an incidence nearly three times higher than in those without HIV. Vanderbilt engineering professors and physicians from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center are using cutting-edge imaging and biomarker research to advance… Read MoreNov. 4, 2024
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Data experts to help unlock insights into childhood diabetes impact on the brain
Eleven clinical centers in the United States have been selected to participate in a national study with the potential to improve brain health and psychosocial function in children with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). The Vanderbilt University Medical Center study arm, which received a $1.8 million, five-year National Institutes of Health… Read MoreOct. 17, 2024
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Massive-scale mapping of 3D kidney anatomy to help create research resource for adults and children
Kidney stone disease research is the focus of a five-year, $7.37 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) RC2 grant awarded to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and led by Vanderbilt urologist Ryan Hsi, MD, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia pediatric urologist Gregory Tasian, MD. The project will create the Urinary Stone Disease… Read MoreOct. 14, 2024
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New Institute of National Security to counter threats, cultivate leaders
Vanderbilt University announced Sept. 18 the launch of its Institute of National Security, led by Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and retired four-star general. Founding director Paul M. Nakasone The institute emerged from Vanderbilt’s rich history of… Read MoreSep. 18, 2024
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Robert H. Magruder III, triple Dore and former Belmont University physics chair, dies
Nashville native Robert H. Magruder, III, former professor of physics and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Belmont University, died August 25, 2024. Robert Magruder III Magruder graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor of science degree as a Phi Beta Kappa. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees… Read MoreAug. 30, 2024
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Vanderbilt awarded $890,000 in inaugural TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants
Vanderbilt University was awarded $890,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s inaugural Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants. The TNGO initiative connects statewide research assets, communities and talent designed to make Tennessee the top destination in the Southeast for automotive and mobility research and… Read MoreAug. 29, 2024