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Monday, December 17, 2018
Teaching drones how to learn on the fly
ECE and CMU Silicon Valley Professor Bob Iannucci and ECE Ph.D. candidate Ervin Teng are using machine learning and a simulation training tool to teach drones how to learn in real-time in what they call “autonomous curiosity.”
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
CyLab researchers quoted in NYT
CyLab's Marios Savvides, Lujo Bauer, Jason Hong, Kathleen Carley, Martin Carlisle, and Carolina Zarate were featured in a New York Times piece about various ongoing research thrusts in CyLab to help combat cyberattacks.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
A universal memory
Professors Larry Pileggi and Jimmy Zhu were recently awarded a patent for a cutting-edge form of memory device which they’ve termed “magnetic shift register.”
Monday, December 03, 2018
One framework to rule them all
ECE Assistant Professor George Amvrosiadis is part of a team from CMU’s PDL and Los Alamos National Lab designing a record-breaking file system framework for the next era of supercomputing.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Strength training deep neural networks
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have grown popular with data-driven technological advances because they analyze and process incomprehensible sums of input. These systems are often swift and efficient. But given the amount of data processed, a DNN also encounters errors and slowdowns. To solve these issues, a team let by Pulkit Grover created a more efficient DNN called PolyDot coding.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Support Build18
Help us reach our goal of raising $6,000 to fund 20 teams for the build week in January 2019. Each accepted team receives a $300 budget for the parts for their project.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Former Marine sets up shop at CMU
It has been a decade since Quinn Hagerty’s enlistment in the United States Marine Corps ended, however, the lessons and skills he learned during his service are still valued today in his position as a lab technician in ECE.
Friday, November 09, 2018
Rowe discusses FCC's proposed plans to quicken Wi-Fi
According to Anthony Rowe, this change would provide faster Wi-Fi, nearly tripling the available bandwidth.
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Researchers develop a new model that enables fast and accurate object detection
Franz Franchetti and research intern Vít Růžička have recently developed a new model that enables fast and accurate object detection in high-resolution 4K and 8K video footage using GPUs. Their research has been featured in Tech Xplore.
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Graph reordering for an optimal future
In a paper granted the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC) 2018, Vignesh Balaji, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, and assistant professor Brandon Lucia investigated how the performance of graph processing applications could be improved using a technique called Graph Reordering.
Monday, November 05, 2018
Savvides comments on biometrics in airports
Popular Science quoted CyLab/ECE’s Marios Savvides in an article on biometric tech in airports.
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Transcending the transistor
Gianluca Piazza, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has developed a new form of switch called the piezoelectric nanoelectromechanical relay. This device, the subject of a recent patent award, could be the key to replacing semiconductor transistors in many applications.
CMU team to participate in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition
Thursday, November 01, 2018
CMU team to participate in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition
A team comprised of faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Colorado Boulder were one of ten university teams selected to receive funding to participate in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition.
CyLab faculty win big at the IEEE Cybersecurity Development Conference
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
CyLab faculty win big at the IEEE Cybersecurity Development Conference
CyLab faculty members Alessandro Acquisti, Lujo Bauer, Nicolas Christin, and Lorrie Cranor were presented with IEEE Cybersecurity awards at the IEEE Cybersecurity Development Conference, Oct. 2 in Boston.
How vehicle-to-vehicle communication could replace traffic lights and shorten commutes.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
How vehicle-to-vehicle communication could replace traffic lights and shorten commutes.
A Carnegie Mellon startup aims to manage traffic at intersections by harnessing the radios in tomorrow’s cars.
Savvides voices support for TSA biometrics
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Savvides voices support for TSA biometrics
The TSA announced a plan to increase its use of biometrics, such as facial recognition, to streamline the airport security process.
Optimizing computing systems
Monday, October 15, 2018
Optimizing computing systems
Joshi, assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been named a recipient of a 2018 IBM Faculty Award for her research in distributed machine learning.
Sekar on ransomware attacks and cybersecurity
Monday, October 08, 2018
Sekar on ransomware attacks and cybersecurity
Vyas Sekar was interviewed about the March 2017 ransomware attack on the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus.
Carnegie Mellon team dives into DARPA Subterranean Challenge
Monday, October 08, 2018
Carnegie Mellon team dives into DARPA Subterranean Challenge
A team from Carnegie Mellon University will compete in the systems track of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Subterranean Challenge, a multi-year robotics competition with a $2 million prize in which robots will autonomously search tunnels, caves and underground structures.
Rajkumar on self-driving cars
Friday, October 05, 2018
Rajkumar on self-driving cars
Raj Rajkumar was interviewed about the progress of self-driving cars, and how much more research needs to be done for autonomous vehicles to surpass the driving abilities of humans.
Joe-Wong receives N2Women: Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications Award
Thursday, October 04, 2018
Joe-Wong receives N2Women: Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications Award
Carlee Joe-Wong, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named one of ten women in computer networking and communications who should be known and watched, according to N2Woman: Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications.
Rajkumar comments on autonomous vehicle company partnerships
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Rajkumar comments on autonomous vehicle company partnerships
Raj Rajkumar was quoted in a Wired article about Ike’s self-driving trucks.
Rajkumar comments on public transit and minority involvement
Monday, October 01, 2018
Rajkumar comments on public transit and minority involvement
Raj Rajkumar spoke with The New York Times about Phoenix’s rail extension project and minority protests.
Carnegie Mellon Racing has breakout season
Monday, October 01, 2018
Carnegie Mellon Racing has breakout season
Carnegie Mellon Racing achieved multiple victories in the 2017-2018 season, capturing first place overall in the electric vehicle category at both Formula North and Formula SAE.
Providing secure and resilient naval software
Monday, September 24, 2018
Providing secure and resilient naval software
CMU Team Receives $7.5M Office of Naval Research Grant in Collaboration with Penn and Stanford on Software Complexity Reduction.
Secure and Private IoT Initiative
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Secure and Private IoT Initiative
Carnegie Mellon's CyLab launches initiative on IoT security with Amazon Web Services, Infineon Technologies, and Nokia Bell Labs
Koopman on self-driving car accidents
Monday, September 17, 2018
Koopman on self-driving car accidents
Apple’s first ever self-driving car crash occurred in Sunnyvale, CA, when a human-driven Nissan Leaf rear-ended the self-driving car.
An Impressionable Technology: creating shape-aware surfaces
Monday, September 17, 2018
An Impressionable Technology: creating shape-aware surfaces
WiSh, a shape-sensing technology, could shape how we interact with virtual reality and how we create smart cities.
USNWR ranks undergrad computer engineering program No. 1
Monday, September 10, 2018
USNWR ranks undergrad computer engineering program No. 1
USNWR ranks ECE as the #1 undergrad computer engineering program
Krishnan awarded 2018 Innovation Fellowship
Friday, September 07, 2018
Krishnan awarded 2018 Innovation Fellowship
Ashwati Krishnan (ECE postdoctoral researcher) received the fellowship for her work on the instrumentation and hardware development of ultra-high density electroencephalography (EEG).
Call for Code Challenge
Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Call for Code Challenge
Launched by IBM, Call for Code is a global initiative for developers around the world to help with disaster preparedness.
Rajkumar comments on Tesla crash in Wired
Monday, September 03, 2018
Rajkumar comments on Tesla crash in Wired
Wired quoted ECE’s Raj Rajkumar on why Tesla cars’ autonomous mode fails to avoid parked fire trucks.
Datta on discriminatory algorithms
Monday, August 27, 2018
Datta on discriminatory algorithms
Techfestival reported on ECE’s Anupam Datta’s research illuminating discriminatory biases in algorithms.
Vyas Sekar discusses skills gap in cybersecurity
Monday, August 27, 2018
Vyas Sekar discusses skills gap in cybersecurity
CNBC interviewed Vyas Sekar on the myths about cybersecurity employment.
Overcoming the human bottleneck with autonomy
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Overcoming the human bottleneck with autonomy
On August 4, 2016, the mission of cyber autonomy was declared accomplished. Meanwhile, back in Pittsburgh, a CyLab graduate student quietly hacked away at her own research in cyber autonomy.
Rethinking social networks
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Rethinking social networks
Radu Marculescu and his colleagues have created a new model of social network formation and evolution driven by the notion of “betweenness.”
Indoor location, location, location
Monday, August 06, 2018
Indoor location, location, location
A CMU team and a CMU spinout took first and second place, respectively, at the 2018 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition.
PDL team tests new file system on Trinity supercomputer
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
PDL team tests new file system on Trinity supercomputer
A team from the Carnegie Mellon Parallel Data Lab (PDL) recently completed work with Los Alamos National Lab simulating physical phenomena involving as many as a trillion individual particles.
CMU, Bossa Nova to apply AI to retail analytics
Monday, July 30, 2018
CMU, Bossa Nova to apply AI to retail analytics
Carnegie Mellon University has announced a research partnership with Bossa Nova, the leading provider of real-time, on-shelf product data for the global retail industry, to develop and integrate artificial intelligence into service robots in retail stores nationwide.
Koopman comments on hurdles facing self-driving cars
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Koopman comments on hurdles facing self-driving cars
Philip Koopman commented for TechRadar on the challenges that will need to be overcome in order to achieve safe, widespread deployment of self-driving vehicles.
Koopman explains how to keep self-driving cars safe
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Koopman explains how to keep self-driving cars safe
Philip Koopman wrote an op-ed for The Hill explaining how automakers can maintain vehicle safety without sacrificing progress and technological innovation.
Multi-armed bandits: using algorithms for sequential decision-making
Monday, July 23, 2018
Multi-armed bandits: using algorithms for sequential decision-making
ECE Assistant Professor Gauri Joshi is investigating multi-armed bandit algorithms to make data-driven inference and decision-making faster and more efficient. She recently received the Berkman Faculty Development Award to aid her research and acquire real-world data sets to validate her findings.
Insight without Incision: Advances in noninvasive brain imaging offers improvements to epilepsy surgery
Monday, July 16, 2018
Insight without Incision: Advances in noninvasive brain imaging offers improvements to epilepsy surgery
Grover and team recently presented their work at the annual meeting of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
Falcon joins the Institute for Defense Analyses
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Falcon joins the Institute for Defense Analyses
Carnegie Mellon University student, Kathleen Falcon joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a Summer Associate in IDA’s Operational Evaluation Division (OED).
Rajkumar quoted by Wired on AVs and pedestrians
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Rajkumar quoted by Wired on AVs and pedestrians
Wired quoted ECE’s Raj Rajkumar on how autonomous vehicles might determine a pedestrian’s intent to cross a road.
Company that acquired CMU spinoff poised for future competition
Monday, July 09, 2018
Company that acquired CMU spinoff poised for future competition
Ottomatika, a Carnegie Mellon spinoff specializing in autonomous driving technology originally started by ECE’s Raj Rajkumar, was mentioned in a story in Forbes on competition for the future of the autonomous vehicle (AV) market.
Pricing and processing data far from the Cloud: Carlee Joe-Wong on the economics of the IoT
Monday, July 02, 2018
Pricing and processing data far from the Cloud: Carlee Joe-Wong on the economics of the IoT
Carlee Joe-Wong is working to establish the economic foundations for the next generation of computing.
Sekar and team discover internet vulnerabilities
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Sekar and team discover internet vulnerabilities
The Register quoted a study by Vyas Sekar that uncovered how hackers exploit third-party internet services to hamper or stall website traffic.
Flying high
Monday, June 25, 2018
Flying high
Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command (CMRC) flew away from a NASA competition with a top 10 finish and an altitude award for coming closest to hitting a one-mile target launch altitude. It was the first time the team competed in the competition.
Alumna earns IJCAI Computers and Thought Award
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Alumna earns IJCAI Computers and Thought Award
Devi Parikh was named recipient of the 2017 International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Computers and Thought Award, which is considered to be the premier award for artificial intelligence researchers under the age of 35.
CMU and Howard offer dual engineering Ph.D. degrees
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
CMU and Howard offer dual engineering Ph.D. degrees
CMU Engineering and the College of Engineering and Architecture of Howard University are launching a new partnership that will include a dual-degree Ph.D. program and other initiatives.
Bettinger and Fedder create soft hydrogel brain implants
Monday, June 18, 2018
Bettinger and Fedder create soft hydrogel brain implants
BME/MSE’s Christopher Bettinger and ECE’s Gary Fedder are part of a team that created a new soft hydrogel material for use in developing non-invasive brain implants.
Sinopoli co-chairs and co-organizes Automotive CPS conference
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Sinopoli co-chairs and co-organizes Automotive CPS conference
Bruno Sinopoli co-chaired and co-organized the 2018 MORE on Automotive: Cyber-Physical-Systems (Control, Robustness, Security) workshop at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE).
Chen and Stamoulis receive 2018 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
Monday, June 11, 2018
Chen and Stamoulis receive 2018 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
ECE Ph.D. students Zhuo Chen and Dimitrios Stamoulis were awarded the 2018 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship.
Rajkumar wary of self-driving vehicle manufacturer claims
Saturday, June 09, 2018
Rajkumar wary of self-driving vehicle manufacturer claims
“Consumers need to be extremely cautious about the claims being made,” says ECE’s Raj Rajkumar.
Kumar discusses impact of next-generation wireless technology
Friday, June 08, 2018
Kumar discusses impact of next-generation wireless technology
The Washington Post talked to Swarun Kumar about the various ways in which 5G technology will redefine the future, changing industries from architecture to the Internet of Things.
Your smart home may soon have a smarter way to pair your devices
Thursday, June 07, 2018
Your smart home may soon have a smarter way to pair your devices
Jun Han, a CyLab researcher and recent Ph.D. graduate in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering presented a study titled "Do You Feel What I Hear? Enabling Autonomous IoT Device Pairing using Different Sensor Types" at the IEEE Security & Privacy Symposium in San Francisco.
Gao and Zhao can identify people by their breathing
Thursday, June 07, 2018
Gao and Zhao can identify people by their breathing
Co.Design reported ECE’s Yang Gao and Wenbo Zhao have researched how to detect occupants in a room by their breathing.
Moutis served as editor-in-chief to an IEEE legacy publication
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Moutis served as editor-in-chief to an IEEE legacy publication
Panayiotis (Panos) Moutis served as editor-in-chief to an IEEE legacy publication that compiled 37 papers essential to smart grid technology.
Datta quoted on privacy and encryption
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Datta quoted on privacy and encryption
Scientific American quoted Anupam Datta on privacy and encryption issues with AI assistants.
CMU-Africa to celebrate 5th graduation
Monday, June 04, 2018
CMU-Africa to celebrate 5th graduation
Carnegie Mellon University Africa will celebrate its fifth graduation on Tuesday, June 5, marking another year of the location advancing technology education in one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. The 45 students will receive degrees in both information technology and electrical and computer engineering.
Rajkumar comments on autonomous trucking development
Monday, June 04, 2018
Rajkumar comments on autonomous trucking development
Raj Rajkumar commented for Ars Technica on how autonomous vehicle technologies are changing the future of the trucking industry.
Rajkumar analyzes causes of fatal Uber accident in Arizona
Friday, June 01, 2018
Rajkumar analyzes causes of fatal Uber accident in Arizona
As investigators continue to unravel the details behind the Uber accident in Arizona which left one dead, ECE’s Raj Rajkumar spoke with The Wall Street Journal about what exactly went wrong in those crucial seconds after the vehicle detected the pedestrian.
“Circling the block” may soon be circling the drain
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
“Circling the block” may soon be circling the drain
A team of ECE Ph.D. students placed third in the Siemens FutureMakers Challenge, and plan to continue development of their app which could forever change the parking landscape.
Rajkumar discusses autonomous vehicle safety on “If Then”
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Rajkumar discusses autonomous vehicle safety on “If Then”
Elon Musk has sparked a lot of conversation recently with his assertion that the media is misrepresenting the safety of self-driving cars, and that Tesla’s autopilot feature has already saved lives.
Parno quoted by WSJ on Intel chip flaws
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Parno quoted by WSJ on Intel chip flaws
The Wall Street Journal quoted Bryan Parno about Intel’s Spectre and Meltdown chip flaws.
Koopman doubts Mobileye AV claims
Monday, May 21, 2018
Koopman doubts Mobileye AV claims
Ars Technica quoted ECE’s Philip Koopman in an article about the feasibility of Mobileye’s autonomous vehicle technology.
2018 Alumni Award Spotlight: Bill Strecker
Thursday, May 17, 2018
2018 Alumni Award Spotlight: Bill Strecker
Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering alumnus Bill Strecker loves to build things, and his life’s work has been putting things together in novel ways that solve problems.
Kumar quoted on standard Wi-Fi mesh networks
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Kumar quoted on standard Wi-Fi mesh networks
Popular Science quoted Swarun Kumar on standardizing Wi-Fi mesh network devices.
ECE Team wins IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems Best Paper Award
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
ECE Team wins IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems Best Paper Award
Professors Radu Marculescu and Diana Marculescu, post-doctoral researcher Ryan Kim, and Ph.D. student Zhuo Chen have been awarded the 2018 IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems Prize Paper Award from the Circuits and Systems Society (CAS) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Commencement and diploma ceremony information
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Commencement and diploma ceremony information
Carnegie Mellon's Commencement Ceremony, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's Diploma Ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
Rajkumar quoted in The Verge
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Rajkumar quoted in The Verge
The Verge quoted Raj Rajkumar on how Tesla enables its semi-autonomous vehicles.
Datta cited by Fortune on the fairness of AI
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Datta cited by Fortune on the fairness of AI
An article in Fortune cited Anupam Datta and discussed the power of AI to create fair and unfair virtual and real-world experiences.
Datta cited by New Scientist on biased algorithms
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Datta cited by New Scientist on biased algorithms
A study by Datta demonstrated that Google’s online advertising algorithm would show ads for high-income jobs to more male than female users.
Koopman interviewed on AV safety
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Koopman interviewed on AV safety
Citylab interviewed Philip Koopman on the safety implications of the fatal Uber crash in Tempe, AZ.
Improving anti-virus software with approximations
Monday, May 07, 2018
Improving anti-virus software with approximations
Anti-virus software, that tiny icon on most computer screens that provides a huge service as the protective policeman of computer systems, is on its way to receiving a significant improvement.
Grover and former Steeler Merrill Hoge interviewed by KDKA
Friday, May 04, 2018
Grover and former Steeler Merrill Hoge interviewed by KDKA
Pulkit Grover was interviewed with former Steeler’s running back Merrill Hoge on KDKA’s Sunday Business Page with Jon Delano.
Peha believes FCC is heading in wrong direction
Thursday, May 03, 2018
Peha believes FCC is heading in wrong direction
Jon Peha disputes FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s claim that Obama-era regulations stifled broadband infrastructure development to rural areas.
ECE Day is Friday, May 4
Monday, April 30, 2018
ECE Day is Friday, May 4
Koopman on pedestrians and self-driving cars
Friday, April 27, 2018
Koopman on pedestrians and self-driving cars
The Incline quoted Philip Koopman on how autonomous cars detect pedestrians. Koopman details a self-driving car’s situational awareness: 360-degree cameras intake large volumes of data, and the car maintains singular attention on the road.
Rajkumar quoted by USA Today on Uber crash in Tempe
Friday, April 27, 2018
Rajkumar quoted by USA Today on Uber crash in Tempe
USA Today quoted Raj Rajkumar about sensor reliability in the fatal Uber crash in Tempe, AZ.
CMU team in NASA Mars ice drilling competition
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
CMU team in NASA Mars ice drilling competition
A team of undergraduate engineering students from Carnegie Mellon will design and construct a prototype robot that can extract ice from a simulated Martian landscape.
Koopman quoted on the difficulties of human operators in self-driving vehicles
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Koopman quoted on the difficulties of human operators in self-driving vehicles
As the government and different agencies are looking at the safety of self-driving vehicles, PennDOT is looking into how companies like Uber can continue to test this technology in a safe and useful way.
Rajkumar quoted on Uber collision
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Rajkumar quoted on Uber collision
Bloomberg Technology quoted Raj Rajkumar on sensor and software limitations in the Uber collision in Tempe, Arizona.
Koopman quoted on self-driving technology
Monday, April 16, 2018
Koopman quoted on self-driving technology
Consumer Affairs recently discussed the future of self-driving technology with Philip Koopman.
Marculescu receives Celebration of Education Award
Monday, April 16, 2018
Marculescu receives Celebration of Education Award
Barbara Lazarus advocated for graduate students and young faculty, a quality that Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Diana Marculescu boldly displays. She has advised and mentored 61 graduate students. Through mentoring, she hopes to empower her mentees to define their path as professionals and researchers.
Faculty and students win at IPSN 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018
Faculty and students win at IPSN 2018
Carnegie Mellon University had a strong showing at this year’s International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) in Porto, Portugal, by winning Best Paper, Best Demo, and taking first and second place in the Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition.
Improving cybersecurity with machine learning
Monday, April 09, 2018
Improving cybersecurity with machine learning
Mahmood Sharif has been named a 2018 Symantec Research Lab Graduate Fellow and will continue his research in machine learning and cybersecurity in collaboration with Symantec.
The 2018 CIT Dean's Early Career Fellows
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
The 2018 CIT Dean's Early Career Fellows
Grover, Péraire, Sankaranarayanan, and Yağan are among the eight engineering faculty to received this award for their outstanding contributions to the university.
Yu quoted in Quanta on roadblocks to learning
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Yu quoted in Quanta on roadblocks to learning
Quanta Magazine quoted Byron Yu and BME’s Steve Chase on their research of learning. Much research on intelligence emphasizes brain plasticity, the ability to respond and adapt to new information.
Hezarkhani is a Defending Digital Democracy contest finalist
Monday, April 02, 2018
Hezarkhani is a Defending Digital Democracy contest finalist
Rutenbar’s startup raises $8 million in funding
Monday, April 02, 2018
Rutenbar’s startup raises $8 million in funding
Voci Technologies, a startup co-founded by ECE Adjunct Professor Rob Rutenbar, received $8 million during its Series B round of funding.
Lucia and students receive Best Paper Award at ASPLOS
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Lucia and students receive Best Paper Award at ASPLOS
Brandon Lucia, Alexei Colin, and Emily Ruppel received a Best Paper Award at the 23rd Association for Computing Machinery’s International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS).
Students win Influenster Scholarship for Women in STEM
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Students win Influenster Scholarship for Women in STEM
Two ECE master's students, Sanika Kapale and Lisa Yan, won two of five 2018 Influenster scholarships for women in STEM. Influenster is a female-founded technology company that aims to raise awareness of gender inequality in STEM, as well as narrow the gap by empowering more women to pursue careers in STEM.
Using machine learning to understand microbial relationships
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Using machine learning to understand microbial relationships
Marculescu, along with ECE Ph.D. student Chieh Lo, has developed a machine learning algorithm — called MPLasso — that uses data to infer associations and interactions between microbes in the GI microbiome.
Narasimhan’s YinzCam, Inc. featured in GeekWire
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Narasimhan’s YinzCam, Inc. featured in GeekWire
Priya Narasimhan founded YinzCam, Inc. in 2009 to use technology to bring sports fans closer to the games and teams they love.
The learning brain is less flexible than we thought
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The learning brain is less flexible than we thought
New research from CMU and Pitt reveals that the brain has various mechanisms and constraints by which it reorganizes its neural activity when learning over the course of a few hours. The new research finds that, when learning a new task, the brain is less flexible than previously thought.
Koopman to speak at PAAV Summit 2018
Friday, March 09, 2018
Koopman to speak at PAAV Summit 2018
Philip Koopman will be the kickoff keynote speaker at the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle (PAAV) Summit 2018.
Metro21: Smart Cities Institute launch
Friday, March 09, 2018
Metro21: Smart Cities Institute launch
The Smart Cities Institute is a campus-wide academic center that will address the complex challenges facing metro areas in the 21st century and build on the exciting work that has already come out of Metro21.
Koopman receives IEEE's Carl Barus Award
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Koopman receives IEEE's Carl Barus Award
Philip Koopman recently won the 2018 IEEE-SSIT Carl Barus Award for Outstanding Service in the Public Interest.
Grover and Kelly receive Chuck Noll Foundation Award
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Grover and Kelly receive Chuck Noll Foundation Award
Pulkit Grover and Shawn Kelly and their research team received an award from the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research.
Pileggi comments on vulnerability of US power grid
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Pileggi comments on vulnerability of US power grid
Cybersecurity researchers are concerned that the country’s power grid could be threatened by microprocessor vulnerabilities like Meltdown and Spectre, two chip flaws that let attackers capture sensitive information (like passwords) stored in the memory of other programs.
Researchers develop camera to see through skin
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Researchers develop camera to see through skin
Carnegie Mellon University is part of a five-year, $10 million program sponsored by the National Science Foundation to develop a new type of camera that peers deep beneath the skin to help diagnose and monitor a wide variety of health conditions.
Datta stresses internal processes of AI
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Datta stresses internal processes of AI
Anupam Datta was featured in a story in The Economist discussing the push to understand why artificial intelligence (AI) agents make the decisions they do.
Sekar quoted on Pyeongchang cyberattack
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Sekar quoted on Pyeongchang cyberattack
“It's pretty easy for attackers to hide their origins or use VPNs etc., so the IOC is probably doing the right thing of not blaming until they are sure,” Vyas Sekar told SC Magazine. “Forensics/attribution is really hard work especially given sophisticated attackers.”
Rowe heads research on future of edge computing
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Rowe heads research on future of edge computing
Anthony Rowe is leading CONIX, a research project aimed at increasing the capabilities of future computing networks.
Siewiorek recognized with IEEE Computer Society 2018 Taylor L. Booth Education Award
Monday, February 26, 2018
Siewiorek recognized with IEEE Computer Society 2018 Taylor L. Booth Education Award
Daniel P. Siewiorek, Buhl University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Taylor L. Booth Education Award.
Bain named new Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs of ECE
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Bain named new Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs of ECE
Professor James Bain will become the new Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs, effective June 1, 2018.
Marculescu receives Kavčić-Moura Professorship
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Marculescu receives Kavčić-Moura Professorship
Radu Marculescu is one of four Carnegie Mellon University faculty members that have been appointed to new Kavčić-Moura Professorships, designed to provide sustained, long-term support for scholars across the university whose breakthroughs and discoveries have the potential to impact the world where human life and technology meet.
Pileggi comments on benefits of microgrids in ChooseEnergy
Friday, February 16, 2018
Pileggi comments on benefits of microgrids in ChooseEnergy
In an article for ChooseEnergy, Larry Pileggi talks about the benefits and importance of microgrids.
Rowe quoted on CMU students' contribution to IoT field
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Rowe quoted on CMU students' contribution to IoT field
According to Anthony Rowe, students at Carnegie Mellon are developing solutions for real-world IoT applications.
Carnegie Mellon University and Portugal renew and celebrate partnership
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University and Portugal renew and celebrate partnership
Carnegie Mellon University will sign a cooperation agreement with the Government of Portugal to renew the CMU Portugal Program on February 15th, 2018 in Matosinhos, Portugal.
Parno receives 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Parno receives 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship
The fellowship, awarded annually since 1955, honors early career scholars whose achievements put them among the very best scientific minds working today. Winners receive a two-year, $65,000 fellowship to further their research.
ECE Valentine's Day poem contest winners
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
ECE Valentine's Day poem contest winners
Thank you to all who participated in the ECE Valentine's Day Poem Contest. There were so many entries, the judges could not decide on just one. Below are the winning poems.
Datta's study cited in New York Times book review
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Datta's study cited in New York Times book review
In his study, Datta found that, when an equal number of men and women visited 100 recruitment sites, men were shown ads for the highest-paying jobs six times more often than women.
Celebrating "SSL," the unsung hero of online shopping
Monday, February 05, 2018
Celebrating "SSL," the unsung hero of online shopping
Bryan Parno says it’s hard to imagine modern online shopping without a protocol like SSL or TLS. If you can’t communicate securely with the shopping site, then all of the information you send or receive could be intercepted along the way.
Parno quoted on Chronicle, Alphabet's newest cybersecurity company
Thursday, February 01, 2018
Parno quoted on Chronicle, Alphabet's newest cybersecurity company
Recently, Alphabet–Google's parent company–developed a new cybersecurity platform called Chronicle that companies can use to help comprehend their own security data.
Powering the smart cities of the future
Monday, January 29, 2018
Powering the smart cities of the future
CMU-SV’s Bob Iannucci and his students have developed the PowerDué: a prototyping platform that allows programmers, students, and makers alike to build their intuition about how much energy their code is using, and how to build better efficiency into their code from the get-go.
New research center CONIX featured in TribLIVE
Thursday, January 25, 2018
New research center CONIX featured in TribLIVE
Anthony Rowe will head the Computing on Network Infrastructure for Pervasive Perception, Cognition, and Action Research Center—CONIX—to work toward improving Internet of Things (IoT) networks.
ECE staff award nominees
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
ECE staff award nominees
To honor outstanding staff members, the Carnegie Institute of Technology has established four Staff Recognition Awards.
College of Engineering remembers alumnus Yush Pal Gupta
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
College of Engineering remembers alumnus Yush Pal Gupta
Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering alumnus Yush Pal Gupta (ECE ’10) passed away November 5, 2017.
Creativity, curiosity, and engineering intersect at Build18
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Creativity, curiosity, and engineering intersect at Build18
Build18’s mission is to provide students with a risk-free environment to pursue personal engineering challenges, where the only limiting factor to creation is their own ingenuity. The festival signifies the start of the spring semester and a chance for students to build for fun.
Brumley featured on SciTech Now
Monday, January 22, 2018
Brumley featured on SciTech Now
Recently, David Brumley was featured on an episode of SciTech Now, where he talked about the importance of understanding basic cybersecurity concepts.
Researchers recognized for face image generation work
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Researchers recognized for face image generation work
A team of ECE researchers received the Best Paper Award at the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Identity, Security, and Behavior Analysis (ISBA), held in Singapore.
Bauer's research on facial recognition technology cited in Digital Trends
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Bauer's research on facial recognition technology cited in Digital Trends
Lujo Bauer and his research team recently developed eyeglasses that are capable of fooling facial recognition algorithms.
Smarter networks to connect the edge to the cloud
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Smarter networks to connect the edge to the cloud
Carnegie Mellon University will lead a $27.5 million Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) initiative to build more intelligence into computer networks.
Should we be concerned about our privacy in a world of self-driving cars?
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Should we be concerned about our privacy in a world of self-driving cars?
CyLab researchers find out what information, if any, is this sensor-covered vehicle collecting about you.
Lucia receives NSF CAREER grant for energy-harvesting devices
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Lucia receives NSF CAREER grant for energy-harvesting devices
Brandon Lucia, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award supporting his research on the next generation of reliable, capable intermittent computer systems. Lucia will receive a $654,500 grant over the next five years to further his research on energy-harvesting devices.
ARM announces new CEO
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
ARM announces new CEO
The Board of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute has appointed Byron C. Clayton, an experienced leader in public-private partnerships and technology commercialization, as chief executive officer. Clayton will succeed Gary Fedder, who has held the interim CEO role since early 2017.
College of Engineering's 2017 game changers
Monday, January 08, 2018
College of Engineering's 2017 game changers
From engineering new materials to constructing smart systems, researchers in the College of Engineering are innovating for the future. Read some of our highlights from 2017.
Can Pre-Class Assessments Help Students Prepare for Lecture?
Monday, January 08, 2018
Can Pre-Class Assessments Help Students Prepare for Lecture?
Pre-class quizzes and embedding assessments in instructional videos enhanced student learning.
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