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Learn more about chatbots at a free student-organized AI conference April 8
An upcoming free, one-day conference on emerging technologies will focus on artificial intelligence and feature talks by top experts from H2O.ai, CGI, and Vandersall Collective, among others. The event is open to the public and offers raffle prizes and networking opportunities. Emerge 2023: I, Chatbot is Saturday, April 8,… Read MoreMar. 30, 2023
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Harris, Young elected as new AIMBE fellows
Two Vanderbilt engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). They are: Paul Harris, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics, was selected for “pioneering contributions in biomedical data collection, standardization and cloud-based systems… Read MoreMar. 30, 2023
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Adams accepts invitation to join Springer Nature U.S. Research Advisory Council to advise on future of research and research communication
Douglas Adams, vice dean of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering and associate provost in the Office of Research and Innovation, has been named a member of the Springer Nature U.S. Research Advisory Council. Springer Nature is an academic publishing company that includes leading publications such as the… Read MoreMar. 20, 2023
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CS Professor Robert Bodenheimer wins inaugural IEEE Test of Time Award for influential paper
Robert Bodenheimer, professor of computer science, has won an inaugural Test of Time Award from IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications for a paper published in 1998. The ToT Award recognizes regular or special issue papers published by the magazine that have made profound and long-lasting impacts in bridging the… Read MoreMar. 16, 2023
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Automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in people with neurofibromatosis 1
By Leah Mann Laurie Cutting Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of special education at the Peabody College of education and human development, and Bennett Landman, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and… Read MoreMar. 15, 2023
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Pamela Wisniewski is Flowers Family Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Pamela Wisniewski has been named a Flowers Family Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering. She is an associate professor of computer science and an expert in the interplay between social media, privacy, and online safety for adolescents. Pamela Wisniewski The award recognizes professors who have shown strong evidence of scientific… Read MoreMar. 14, 2023
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Vanderbilt computer scientist wins $3M grant to expand toolkit that tracks fetal growth during pregnancy
Segmentation results on two patients (top and bottom rows). For each patient, the machine learning algorithm (convolutional neural network, or CNN, right column) achieves comparable results to manual segmentation by a human expert (middle column). The input ultrasound image is shown on the left column, with the placenta segmentation overlaid… Read MoreMar. 13, 2023
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Engineering group goes to Israel to study water recycling leader’s operations, research
The Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Centre’s main goals are to minimize environmental pollution and protect Israel’s limited water resources. Engineering professors and students will spend their 2023 spring break in Israel to learn about the country’s water recycling programs and bring those lessons back to share with Sterling Ranch,… Read MoreMar. 9, 2023
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Engineering Professor Hiba Baroud selected for Global Young Academy
Hiba Baroud, A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Fellow and associate chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals to contribute innovative and creative solutions… Read MoreMar. 7, 2023
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Vanderbilt students win best paper awards at SPIE international medical imaging forum
Four Vanderbilt engineering students working in the fields of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering won best paper awards out of hundreds of papers presented at the 2023 SPIE Medical Imaging conference held Feb. 19-23 in San Diego. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics… Read MoreMar. 7, 2023