October 2020

The Institute for Space and Defense Electronics is answering a market need for highly specialized knowledge at two distinct but vital points—training for radiation effects engineers and internships for undergraduates in a subject usually reserved for graduate students. As the largest academic program of its kind in the U.S., ISDE is… Read More

As the Arctic ocean responds to a warming climate it becomes a less icy, more viable and eventually more convenient shipping route. Maybe. Vanderbilt researchers are analyzing whether the Northern Sea Route that runs along the border of northern Russia is quicker and less costly to shippers, and weighing environmental… Read More

Running feet take turns hovering in the air for the briefest of moments. During that time, the airborne foot does nothing to advance the cause of running. But what if it could? A pair of Vanderbilt engineers has proposed a pogo stick-like device that takes advantage of the airtime, allowing… Read More

For her summer internship, a civil engineering major helped close out a huge construction project for the U.S. Navy. Read More

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Parsing T-cell activation is precursor to manipulating immune response to better fight diseases For more than a decade Matt Lang and collaborators across the U.S. have worked to recreate key components of T-cells and how they know when to start fighting disease. Conventional wisdom suggested that T-cells… Read More

Future cyber-physical systems will rely less on human control and more machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence processors. Smart grid, driver-assist and autonomous automobile systems, health and biomedical monitoring, smart cities, robotics systems, and new agricultural technologies are just a few CPS that interact with users in a lot… Read More

COVID-19 concerns pose distinct challenges for public transit providers. In an NSF-funded project, Vanderbilt engineers are applying artificial intelligence to analyze Nashville and Chattanooga bus occupancy as well as changes in overall demand for public transit. The goal is a real-time map of available seats within physical distancing protocols available… Read More

Close collaboration with VUMC attracted mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate attracted to Vanderbilt. Read More

Microgrids can be major sources of renewable energy—if they are managed properly. Solving energy management is more than flipping a switch or connecting and disconnecting to the main grid when necessary. Such actions require a high degree of precision, involving complex computer controls and logic. Gabor Karsai, professor of electrical… Read More

Vanderbilt computer engineers are leading a nearly $9 million project to fundamentally change how complex software systems such as those used in airplanes, logistics, satellites, nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure evolve. They want to develop technologies that capture the intentions of software engineers and enable rapid code generation… Read More