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New course unlocks the power of generative AI for MATLAB programming
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 MoreMar. 26, 2025
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Haoxiang Luo named as Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
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 MoreMar. 20, 2025
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Vanderbilt hosts expert to discuss growing problem of ‘forever chemicals’ used in agricultural production
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 MoreMar. 13, 2025
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Vanderbilt students win esteemed best paper awards at SPIE international medical imaging forum
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 MoreMar. 5, 2025
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Vanderbilt to host screening of ‘Rule Breakers,’ the true story of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team
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 MoreFeb. 28, 2025
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Dean Krish Roy champions federal support for engineering at ASEE Day on Capitol Hill
As the demand for cutting-edge technology and a highly skilled engineering workforce grows, sustained federal investment in engineering research and education is more important than ever. “At Vanderbilt School of Engineering alone, we currently have almost 700 students and trainees—the future of America’s workforce—who are making transformative impact to science… Read MoreFeb. 20, 2025
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Immersive new course allows students to creatively apply AI technologies
Kaleab Asfaw Azezew would lose a sock just about every time he did laundry, so he came up with a novel idea: an AI-trained model that helps pair missing socks. The computer science major was able to bring his idea to fruition when he attended a new undergraduate course… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2025
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Sam Altman to Open Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats
Sam Altman, the visionary CEO of OpenAI and one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence, is set to deliver the opening keynote at the 2025 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. His highly anticipated address will take place on the morning of April 10, 2025, at Vanderbilt… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2025
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From LiDAR to AI, Vanderbilt researchers help redefine Nashville’s traffic
Vanderbilt researchers are part of a collaborative effort to revolutionize Nashville’s traffic systems and improve the lives of residents. Two U.S. Department of Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants, totaling $12 million, have been awarded to Metro Nashville to help transform the city’s transit infrastructure through cutting-edge technology and… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2025
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Vanderbilt researchers at forefront of global collaboration that advances preclinical imaging with diffusion MRI
Three seminal articles published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine mark a landmark achievement in preclinical imaging science. These works, authored by an international consortium of 58 scientists, including Vanderbilt University’s Kurt Schilling, Bennett Landman, Adam Anderson, and Kevin Harkins, offer comprehensive guidelines for using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) in… Read MoreFeb. 3, 2025