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Bennett Landman, Director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT), has been appointed University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences in the School of Medicine. “I want to congratulate Professor Landman… Read More

Two former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials who are now leaders in the strategic information technology and cybersecurity industry, as well as a senior engineering executive who has overseen systems infrastructure for Snapchat, Google and Amazon are among the esteemed alumni from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering who will… Read More

Meiyi Ma, assistant professor of computer science at Vanderbilt, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop explainable technology for Societal-Scale Integrated Cyber-Physical Systems. Meiyi Ma Such systems have transformed industries like manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and smart cities. However, stakeholders often hesitate to trust these… Read More

Sankaran Mahadevan, John R. Murray Sr. Professor of Engineering, is being honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for his outstanding research and leadership. Mahadevan, who is also professor of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, will receive the esteemed Alfredo Ang award for risk… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are part of a collaborative effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to revolutionize public transportation in mid-sized cities like Chattanooga by using artificial intelligence to improve mobility access and financial viability. Abhishek Dubey The project – “AI-Powered Autonomy-Aware Neighborhood Mobility Zones: Equitable Solutions and… Read More

A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Coursera platform is teaching professionals and students how to better use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to improve their MATLAB programming skills and productivity. Professors Ákos Lédeczi (left) and Mike Fitzpatrick (Joe Howell) The course, “AI-Assisted MATLAB Programming with ChatGPT,”… Read More

Professor Haoxiang Luo, interim chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has accepted the role of chair for a three-year term. Luo also heads the Computational Flow Physics and Engineering (CFPE) laboratory. Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering and University Distinguished… Read More

By Hayley Britton The Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate (VSEC) recently welcomed Alexis Temkin, a researcher from the non-profit advocacy Environmental Working Group, to discuss the increasing use of “forever chemicals” and ways to better regulate them. Alexis Temkin, Environmental Working Group (Hayley Britton/Vanderbilt University) Temkin… Read More

Four Vanderbilt engineering students working in the fields of computer science and electrical and computer engineering won prestigious best paper awards at the 2025 SPIE Medical Imaging conference held Feb. 16-20 in San Diego. Vanderbilt attendees. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics and the week-long conference… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) is hosting a screening of the upcoming film Rule Breakers, inspired by the true story of an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan that defied politics and tradition to compete in events around the world. The screening and a panel… Read More