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Vanderbilt engineering’s Koutsoukos and Oskay honored with endowed chairs
Apr. 19, 2023—Xenofon Koutsoukos, chair of the Department of Computer Science, and Çağlar Oskay, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have been honored by Vanderbilt University with endowed chairs. Koutsoukos has received the inaugural Thomas R. Walters Chair. This chair will be celebrated at the Investiture event in Spring 2024. Oskay has received the...
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Engineering seniors present capstone projects at annual Design Day event, April 24
Apr. 18, 2023—A team of engineering seniors has designed an embedded thermoelectric generator to convert that wavy shimmer of heat that rises from hot asphalt—waste heat radiation—into electrical energy. To protect soldiers’ hands from heat burns while rappelling from helicopters, another team has created ‘fast rope’ insertion gloves. These design projects and 52 more will be on...
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Leach receives Amazon Research Award to build a document understanding dataset
Apr. 18, 2023—Kevin Leach, assistant professor of computer science, has won an Amazon Research Award in the fall 2022 awards cycle. Leach will receive gift funding and Amazon Web Services (AWS) promotional credits to support his project, “DocumentNet: iterative data collection for building a robust document understanding dataset.’’ The Amazon funds will allow him to advance the...
Vanderbilt names esteemed biomedical engineer Krishnendu Roy as next dean of School of Engineering
Apr. 17, 2023—Krishnendu “Krish” Roy, a Regents’ Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and a nationally renowned researcher, will be the next Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver announced today. Krishnendu “Krish” Roy (Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech) Roy...
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Herowear exosuit technology launches with on-campus departments
Apr. 17, 2023—An innovative exosuit developed by a team of Vanderbilt engineers comes full circle this semester with a pilot implementation in the Division of Administration. Research on what became known as the Herowear Apex suit began in 2015. It was initially funded by a Vanderbilt University Discovery Grant, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and...
Karsai elected External Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Apr. 14, 2023—Gabor Karsai, a Distinguished Professor of computer science and professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Engineering Sciences Section. He will deliver an induction lecture on April 28, 2023. External and honorary members are elected by their colleagues who are full or corresponding members...
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Two engineering faculty members honored at Spring Faculty Assembly
Apr. 13, 2023—Bradley Malin and Karl Zelik were among eight Vanderbilt faculty members who received 2023 Spring Faculty Awards at the Spring Faculty Assembly April 10. Recipients were recognized for their significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring. Malin received the Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award. Zelik received the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring...
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Vanderbilt engineer wins $2.7M NIH grant to develop AI-empowered 3D computer vision tool to better diagnose kidney diseases
Apr. 12, 2023—New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to renal pathology have been driven by the widespread use of digital diagnostic imaging and interdisciplinary collaborations between computer scientists, nephrologists and renal pathologists with potential for major impacts in diagnosis and understanding of kidney diseases. A Vanderbilt computer scientist is working with key clinical collaborators at Vanderbilt University...