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ECE Ph.D. student Alireza Chamanzar created an algorithm to locate regions of neural silence using an EEG, a widely accessible device that measures brain activity.

Finding Opportunities That Shouldn't Exist

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Finding Opportunities That Shouldn't Exist

In his quest to make an impact, Devin Gund has a knack for finding opportunities that shouldn’t exist.

Studying Human-Bot Teams

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Studying Human-Bot Teams

Lujo Bauer, Matt Fredrikson, and Cleotilde Gonzalez are part of a team of researchers that was named a winner of a prestigious US Department of Defense (DoD) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award to study human-bot teams.

Morgan Chairing Congressional Briefing on Future of US Electrical Grid

Friday, February 26, 2021

Morgan Chairing Congressional Briefing on Future of US Electrical Grid

Granger Morgan and Bill Sanders will present their report on the future of the US electrical system followed by a webinar that the public is encouraged to attend.

Kim Wins EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award

Friday, February 26, 2021

Kim Wins EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award

Jeremie Kim, ECE’20, won the European Design and Automation Association (EDAA) Outstanding Dissertation Award at the recent 2021 Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference.

Datta to Chair National Academies Workshop on Trustworthy AI

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Datta to Chair National Academies Workshop on Trustworthy AI

National Academies will convene “Assessing and Improving AI Trustworthiness: Current Contexts, Potential Paths,” a public workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and chaired by Datta, to help think through the challenges associated with building trustworthy AI.

Blanton Among 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Blanton Among 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America

Shawn Blanton, the Joseph F. and Nancy Keithley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named to Cell Mentor's list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America.

Fanti and Lucia Receive 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Fanti and Lucia Receive 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship

The fellowships honor early career scholars whose achievements put them among the very best scientific minds working today.

Alum and Faculty Join NAE

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Alum and Faculty Join NAE

Davis, Ilic, and Cendes join an elite group of more than 60 members of the extended CMU community who have been honored with membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

IoT@CyLab Sharpens Focus on Industrial IoT

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

IoT@CyLab Sharpens Focus on Industrial IoT

Carnegie Mellon’s Secure and Private IoT initiative (IoT@CyLab) has recognized the so-called Industrial IoT (IIoT) as the next big challenge in IoT security.

Announcing the 2021 Professorships

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Professorships

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has announced the most recent faculty members to receive a professorship. As the highest academic award a university can bestow on a faculty member, professorships are reserved for those who show continued contributions in their field.

Alumni Creates “Dynamic” COVID Solution

Monday, January 25, 2021

Alumni Creates “Dynamic” COVID Solution

Alumnus Jeff Mullen (ECE ‘00, Tepper ‘09) and his company, Dynamics Inc., have created an innovative way to inactivate coronavirus in the air.

Pileggi's Pearl Street Technologies featured in Green Tech Media

Friday, January 22, 2021

Pileggi's Pearl Street Technologies featured in Green Tech Media

Pittsburgh-based startup Pearl Street Technologies raises pre-seed investment for its integrated-circuit modeling technology SUGAR, an advanced software proven to be 200x faster at engineering analysis compared to industry-standard modeling, enabling a more reliable, resilient, and sustainable power grid.

Kumar Quoted on Affordable 5G

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Kumar Quoted on Affordable 5G

Swarun Kumar was quoted in Lifewire on why affordable 5G is so important.

A Universal Port for the Brain

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

A Universal Port for the Brain

Maysam Chamanzar of Carnegie Mellon University and Azadeh Yazdan of the University of Washington have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant to create a dural smart port that will allow direct access to the brain using optical and electrical stimulation, as well as recording.

Kumar discusses the future of 5G

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Kumar discusses the future of 5G

Swarun Kumar was featured in a TechRepublic article about the future of 5G and his experience with remote teaching.

Home Automation Rules

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Home Automation Rules

According to home automation company IFTTT around 11 million people use over 1 billion home automation rules, commonly referred to as “applets,” each month in their homes. But a 2017 study found that nearly half of the IFTTT applets may pose a security or privacy threat to users.

Chi Named 2021 Goldsmith Lecturer

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Chi Named 2021 Goldsmith Lecturer

As the recipient, Chi will deliver the Goldsmith Lecture at one of the ITSoc’s Schools of Information Theory.

Student Turns Old Polaroid Into New Digital Camera

Monday, November 23, 2020

Student Turns Old Polaroid Into New Digital Camera

Like any aspiring do-it-yourselfer, Sam Zeloof knew the idea in his head might not exactly match the finished product. But Zeloof is an aspiring engineer who's not afraid to try something new, and a quarantine is a fine time to try new things.

Big Security for Little Devices

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Big Security for Little Devices

Vanessa Chen and Jimmy Zhu were awarded an NSF grant to use machine learning to provide security to IoT devices.

New Tool Simplifies Data Sharing, Preserves Privacy

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

New Tool Simplifies Data Sharing, Preserves Privacy

According to a new study authored by researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab and IBM, a new tool can help circumvent privacy issues in data sharing. The study is being presented at the 2020 ACM Internet Measurement Conference, where it has been named a finalist in the conference’s Best Paper Award.

Intelligent, Automatic Contact Tracing

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Intelligent, Automatic Contact Tracing

ECE alumni Patrick Lazik and his team at Yodel Labs have developed a system that creates contact networks to contain COVID-19.

Academic Services Center Delivers Lab Kits

Monday, October 12, 2020

Academic Services Center Delivers Lab Kits

More than 500 electrical and computer engineering students studying remotely this fall have all the materials and tools they need for their core lab courses, thanks to a team effort that delivered on time to 12 countries on five continents.

Kumar 5G Commentary Featured in TechTarget

Monday, October 05, 2020

Kumar 5G Commentary Featured in TechTarget

Swarun Kumar was quoted in TechTarget on the benefits of deploying 5G on manufacturing floors.

Parylene Photonics Enable Future Optical Biointerfaces

Monday, October 05, 2020

Parylene Photonics Enable Future Optical Biointerfaces

Maysam Chamanzar’s team has developed a new class of materials for optical biointerfaces.

Bannis Receives ACM SIGBED Frank Anger Memorial Award

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Bannis Receives ACM SIGBED Frank Anger Memorial Award

This prestigious award was given in recognition of her research contributions and leadership in the areas of software engineering and embedded systems.

Jin Receives 2020 UbiComp Outstanding Student Award

Friday, September 18, 2020

Jin Receives 2020 UbiComp Outstanding Student Award

Haojian Jin, a fifth-year Ph.D. student, received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award on Thursday, September 17, 2020, during the virtual UbiComp 2020 awards ceremony.

Squeezing More Out of Wireless

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Squeezing More Out of Wireless

Researchers have demonstrated an alternate way to fulfill the traffic demands by squeezing out more from existing frequency bands using a technique called full duplex.

Detecting Wireless Interference

Monday, September 14, 2020

Detecting Wireless Interference

Swarun Kumar, Anthony Rowe, and Robert Iannucci from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been awarded a $1M National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to investigate a system that allows teams of geo-distributed low-power devices to quickly and efficiently scan wide bandwidths to avert interference.

Talking Tattoos

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Talking Tattoos

Carnegie Mellon University researchers develop RFID Tattoos for persons with voice disabilities.

This Will Get Your Attention

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

This Will Get Your Attention

Matt Smith and Byron Yu will simultaneously record multiple regions of the brain as subjects go through the process of preparing, establishing, and maintaining attention. This project is funded by the NIH.

Yagan Mentioned on Coronavirus Model

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Yagan Mentioned on Coronavirus Model

Osman Yagan was mentioned in IEEE Spectrum on his coronavirus model.

Assessing COVID-19 Countermeasures

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Assessing COVID-19 Countermeasures

In a project funded by the Army Research Office, Osman Yağan aims to augment the existing models of epidemic spread by leveraging the mathematical theory developed in his recent work.

Datta Featured on AI

Friday, August 14, 2020

Datta Featured on AI

Anapam Datta was featured in VentureBeat on his AI company, Truera.

Bugless Code

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Bugless Code

Parno and a team of researchers recently published a new coding language and tool for high-performance concurrent programs that ensures that programs are provably-correct – that is, that the code is mathematically proven to compute correctly.

Narasimhan Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Narasimhan Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times

Priya Narasimhan was featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times on her company, YinzCam.

Ilic Recognized for Outstanding Engineering Career

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Ilic Recognized for Outstanding Engineering Career

Marija Ilic has been invited to join the prestigious Academy of Europe for her outstanding contributions in control and design of large-scale systems, and has received the IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award.

Gobieski Receives Apple AI/ML Fellowship

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Gobieski Receives Apple AI/ML Fellowship

Apple Scholars is a program created to recognize the contributions of emerging leaders in computer science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate levels. As part of Apple Scholars, Apple is proud to announce the recipients of Ph.D. fellowships in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).

Neural Recording

Monday, July 20, 2020

Neural Recording

A team led by Maysam Chamanzar is developing a novel neural interface made from stainless steel for much safer, high-density neural recording.

Sensing Tire Wear

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Sensing Tire Wear

Today, every car has tire pressure sensors. But what if they also had tire wear sensors? This would increase safety on the road, save drivers money, and ultimately, save lives.

Chamanzar Featured in Wevolver

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Chamanzar Featured in Wevolver

Work by Maysam Chamanzar and his team on developing a novel neural interface made from stainless steel for much safer, high-density neural recording was featured in Wevolver.

Kumar Quoted on Wireless Headphones

Monday, July 06, 2020

Kumar Quoted on Wireless Headphones

Swarun Kumar was quoted in Consumer Reports on how true wireless headphones work.

Smile, You’re on Camaroptera

Monday, June 29, 2020

Smile, You’re on Camaroptera

Brandon Lucia created a battery-less remote image sensor—and taught it time management.

Managing Necessary Bias in AI

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Managing Necessary Bias in AI

Some biases in AI might be necessary to satisfy critical business requirements, but how do we know if an AI recommendation is biased strictly for business necessities and not other reasons?

Building Smart Cities With Taxis

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Building Smart Cities With Taxis

Pei Zhang has turned a fleet of taxis into a mobile sensing platform to collect data required to develop applications for a smart city.

A Science Experiment for Dinner

Friday, June 12, 2020

A Science Experiment for Dinner

Kumar and students developed a low-cost closed-loop microwave system that is programmed to heat food uniformly. The team’s paper was accepted at the MobiCom 2019 conference. Their work was also featured in the ACM GetMobile magazine this year, one of a select group of mobile systems papers. The research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Joshi Receives Best Paper Award at ACM SIGMETRICS 2020

Friday, June 12, 2020

Joshi Receives Best Paper Award at ACM SIGMETRICS 2020

Their paper, “Rateless Codes for Near-Perfect Load Balancing in Distributed Matrix-Vector Multiplication,” proposes a rateless fountain coding strategy that its latency is asymptotically equal to ideal load balancing, and it performs asymptotically zero redundant computation.

ECE's Commitment to Anti-Racism

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

ECE's Commitment to Anti-Racism

The ECE department, all of its faculty and staff, and in particular the Diversity, Inclusion, and Outreach Committee welcomes feedback, advice, and any other resources that can help us provide better support and allyship to people of color. We are also here for anyone who is struggling personally and needs someone to talk to. We will listen and learn.

Five CMU Security and Privacy Papers Receive IEEE’s Test of Time Award

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Five CMU Security and Privacy Papers Receive IEEE’s Test of Time Award

Having a paper accepted to a high-caliber conference is a great accomplishment. Having one of those papers withstand the test of time is even better.

Success On and Off the Court

Monday, May 18, 2020

Success On and Off the Court

Since coming to CMU, Beaudoin has succeeded on and off the court. Beaudoin earned the top grade in Structure and Design of Digital Systems, a course required of all ECE majors. In the same semester, she was an honorable mention regional All-American and received 2nd team All-UAA honors for her prowess on the court.

Scott Institute Seed Grant Funding Advances Energy Projects

Thursday, May 07, 2020

Scott Institute Seed Grant Funding Advances Energy Projects

Carnegie Mellon University research projects exploring perspectives on energy policy, batteries and storage and smart grid solutions are among the projects being amplified by the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation’s 2020 Seed Grants for Energy Research.

Zhang Featured in Scientific American

Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Zhang Featured in Scientific American

Pei Zheng was featured in Scientific American for developing sensors that analyze footsteps by measuring floor vibrations.

A Big Comeback for a Little Switch

Monday, May 04, 2020

A Big Comeback for a Little Switch

Gianluca Piazza and Maarten De Boer are developing reliable, mechanical switches the size of a DNA molecule, thanks to a $2M LEAP-HI grant from the National Science Foundation.

Tracking Wildfires

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Tracking Wildfires

A research team has received the Best Paper Award at the 19th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) in recognition of their work "Quick (and Dirty) Aggregate Queries on LP-WANs" (QuAiL).

Fighting COVID-19

Monday, April 27, 2020

Fighting COVID-19

Osman Yağan and Princeton’s Vincent Poor were awarded an NSF RAPID grant for applying their work on modeling disease spread to COVID-19. In a recently published paper, the pair modeled how mutations play into the spread of a virus. Now, they are looking to model how public health measures, such as social distancing and travel bans, will affect the spread of COVID-19.

Gadre Earns IPSN Ph.D. Forum Best Presentation Award

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Gadre Earns IPSN Ph.D. Forum Best Presentation Award

Akshay Gadre, an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student, has received the Best Presentation Award at the 19th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) in recognition of his work on Low-Power Wide-Area Networking.

Stabilizing Brain-Computer Interfaces

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Stabilizing Brain-Computer Interfaces

Researchers from CMU and Pitt have published research in Nature Biomedical Engineering that will drastically improve brain-computer interfaces and their ability to remain stabilized during use, greatly reducing or potentially eliminating the need to recalibrate these devices during or between experiments.

CMU-Africa Mobilizes

Monday, April 20, 2020

CMU-Africa Mobilizes

When the Government of Rwanda implemented a nationwide lockdown because of coronavirus, CMU-Africa transitioned to remote learning in less than a week.

Yagan Quoted on Coronavirus Models

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Yagan Quoted on Coronavirus Models

The problem with Coronavirus models is how we talk about them.

Kar, Pileggi Named Energy Fellows

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Kar, Pileggi Named Energy Fellows

The highly competitive Energy Fellows Program is designed to incentivize, promote and reward CMU’s most dedicated tenure track faculty.

Orbital Edge Computing

Monday, April 13, 2020

Orbital Edge Computing

As humanity moves into outer space, scientists and engineers must come up with innovative technology to get them there. In a recently published paper, Brandon Lucia, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Bradley Denby, a Ph.D. student, explore one such innovative idea: orbital edge computing with nanosatellite constellations.

The COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Cybersecurity

Thursday, April 09, 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Cybersecurity

Vyas Sekar, a professor in Carnegie Mellon’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department whose work focuses on network security, thinks that enterprises need to be thinking very critically about the security of their networks—maybe more now than ever.

Improving Data Performance

Monday, April 06, 2020

Improving Data Performance

Chi recently took home the 2019 IEEE SPS Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award for her contributions to high-dimensional structured signal processing.

Vernon Earns ZiF Centre Fellowship

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Vernon Earns ZiF Centre Fellowship

Vernon will work with the project “Enabling Cognitive Behavior of Humans, Animals, and Machines: Situation model perspectives” convening in June-July 2020.

Recognizing Speech Recognition

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Recognizing Speech Recognition

Stern attempts to use knowledge of human auditory processing to guide his algorithm design, so PNCC is specifically structured to mimic some of our brain’s methods of interpreting words from soundwaves.

Safety Helmet for Firefighters

Monday, March 23, 2020

Safety Helmet for Firefighters

Communication technologies built into a firefighter’s helmet can send directional information in realtime to firefighters working in dangerous environments.

Lucia Receives VMWare Early Career Grant

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Lucia Receives VMWare Early Career Grant

Brandon Lucia, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the VMWare Early Career Grant in support of building efficient intermittent edge computer systems.

Feet Beyond Fiction

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Feet Beyond Fiction

Carnegie Mellon’s Pei Zhang is part of a team blurring the line between science and magic with a footstep-sensing invention inspired by Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map.

CMU Team Ranks Top 10 in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition

Thursday, March 05, 2020

CMU Team Ranks Top 10 in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition

A team comprised of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Colorado Boulder has placed in the top 10 in all divisions of the ARPA-E Grid Optimization (GO) Competition.

To Predict an Epidemic, Evolution Can’t Be Ignored

Monday, March 02, 2020

To Predict an Epidemic, Evolution Can’t Be Ignored

In a new study appearing in this week’s issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers show for the first time how important evolutionary adaptations are in predicting epidemics.

Rowe Receives Siewiorek Professorship

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Rowe Receives Siewiorek Professorship

Anthony Rowe, named the inaugural recipient of the professorship, has been inspired by Siewiorek’s dedication to electrical and computer engineering and computer science.

Gadre to Present at NSDI 2020

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Gadre to Present at NSDI 2020

Third-year ECE Ph.D. candidate Akshay Gadre will present a new project on Frequency Configuration for Low-Power IoT Devices at USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI).

Using AI to Recycle Bottles

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Using AI to Recycle Bottles

A collaborative project in partnership with CMKL University aims to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to accurately screen bottles for reuse and recycling.

Air Force Partnership to Fuse AI and Materials Research

Monday, February 03, 2020

Air Force Partnership to Fuse AI and Materials Research

CMU and Air Force Research Laboratory establish 5-year, $7.5M Center of Excellence in data-driven materials research.

Providing Wireless Connectivity at Lower Data Rates

Monday, January 27, 2020

Providing Wireless Connectivity at Lower Data Rates

Swarun Kumar, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award supporting his research on low-power wide-area networks.

Wang Receives 2020 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship

Friday, January 24, 2020

Wang Receives 2020 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship

Microsoft Research awards this two-year fellowship to Ph.D. students at North American universities pursuing research aligned to the research areas carried out by Microsoft.

Kumar comments on the next leap in wireless charging

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Kumar comments on the next leap in wireless charging

Swarun Kumar was quoted in Consumer Reports on wireless charging and what hurdles must be overcome before making this technology a reality.

DeltaFS Recognized as Exceptional New Product by R&D World Magazine

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

DeltaFS Recognized as Exceptional New Product by R&D World Magazine

The Parallel Data Lab’s DeltaFS project recently received the prestigious R&D 100 Award from R&D World magazine, a leading resource for research scientists, engineers, and technical staff members at laboratories around the world.

Secure and Energy-Efficient Communication

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Secure and Energy-Efficient Communication

Vanessa Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant as part of the SpecEES program to develop trusted wireless transceivers for secure and energy-efficient communication.

New faculty members join the ECE community

Thursday, January 16, 2020

New faculty members join the ECE community

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ushers in the spring semester with three new faculty members, strengthening the innovative research fields of circuit design, neuroscience, and software architecture.

Build18 2020

Monday, January 13, 2020

Build18 2020

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.

Reshaping the future of consumer electronics

Monday, January 06, 2020

Reshaping the future of consumer electronics

When it came time for Jiaqi Zou, a senior studying electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), to start his summer internship at Hewlett Packard (HP), he felt prepared due to the education he received during his undergraduate career.

Computing at the edges of the earth—and beyond

Monday, December 16, 2019

Computing at the edges of the earth—and beyond

Brandon Lucia has developed new hardware and software that enables reliable sensing and processing onboard nanosatellites smaller than the size of a playing card.

ETIM students place third in Space Innovation Challenge

Thursday, December 12, 2019

ETIM students place third in Space Innovation Challenge

ETIM students placed third in the Space Innovation Challenge for their team pitch to utilize lunar surface with an in-situ resource utilization solution called “Lunargy,” a solar-powered grid on the poles of the moon.

Six things you should know about AI from experts in the field

Monday, December 09, 2019

Six things you should know about AI from experts in the field

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering share what they have learned about artificial intelligence while working in the field—from what led to the explosion of AI applications, to where it could have the biggest impact in the future, to areas still ripe for discovery.

Preventing cyberattacks on vehicles

Monday, November 25, 2019

Preventing cyberattacks on vehicles

CyLab researchers create a tool to help prevent cyberattacks on vehicles that can identify all of the computers on the vehicle’s network, what messages each computer is sending, where those messages are going, and where they could go if an attacker took control over one.

Sekar warns about "juice jacking"

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Sekar warns about "juice jacking"

Sekar told The New York Times that “there is a risk” in charging your devices at public charging stations.

CMU-Africa celebrates new location

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

CMU-Africa celebrates new location

CMU-Africa celebrates the opening of its new location within Kigali Innovation City, where students can interact directly with surrounding industries to experiment, to innovate, and to build solutions that will impact the continent.

Two Professorships Support Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Two Professorships Support Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University announced that Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, have made significant gifts of $3 million each to support faculty members working in computer-related fields at CMU.

Parallel Data Lab receives computing cluster from Los Alamos National Lab

Monday, November 11, 2019

Parallel Data Lab receives computing cluster from Los Alamos National Lab

Carnegie Mellon University has received a supercomputer from Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) that will be reconstructed into a computing cluster operated by the Parallel Data Lab (PDL) and housed in Carnegie Mellon’s Data Center Observatory.

Inventive design illuminates neurons deep in the brain

Monday, November 04, 2019

Inventive design illuminates neurons deep in the brain

New paper features a range of research from engineering design to nanofabrication and neurobiology experiments on live neurons.

Protecting 3D printers from attackers

Monday, October 28, 2019

Protecting 3D printers from attackers

CyLab’s researchers have developed a tool to identify security risks of networked 3D printers.

Pileggi on Tesla's legacy

Friday, October 25, 2019

Pileggi on Tesla's legacy

Larry Pileggi commented on Nikola Tesla inventions that should have made the inventor famous, including the Tesla coils.

Deploying goods effectively with large data

Monday, October 21, 2019

Deploying goods effectively with large data

To help businesses improve efficiency, Hyong Kim’s team is developing Smart Logistics, software that uses large data to optimize logistics operation and detect anomalies.

Engineering deanship endowed with $15 million gift

Monday, October 14, 2019

Engineering deanship endowed with $15 million gift

Carnegie Mellon University alumnus William Strecker and his wife, Nancy, have made a transformational $15 million gift to endow the dean's chair of the College of Engineering.

Power-full sound waves

Monday, October 07, 2019

Power-full sound waves

Gianluca Piazza is developing a piezoelectric system that powers devices with ultrasound.

William Sanders appointed dean

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

William Sanders appointed dean

William H. Sanders of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been appointed as the next dean of the College of Engineering, effective January 1, 2020.

Mill 19 opening signals new era of manufacturing

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Mill 19 opening signals new era of manufacturing

Carnegie Mellon University researchers and robots will soon occupy a state-of-the-art facility at the newly constructed Mill 19 building on the 178-acre site known as Hazelwood Green.

Brain changes when mastering new skills

Monday, September 16, 2019

Brain changes when mastering new skills

Mastering a new skill—whether a sport, an instrument, or a craft—takes time and training. While it is understood that a healthy brain is capable of learning these new skills, how the brain changes in order to develop new behaviors is a relative mystery.

Security and privacy need to be easy

Monday, September 09, 2019

Security and privacy need to be easy

A brief history of usability research at Carnegie Mellon

Koopman on self-driving car challenges

Friday, September 06, 2019

Koopman on self-driving car challenges

Philip Koopman was interviewed by Bloomberg in an article about car crashes caused by Tesla vehicles, specifically responding to a crash from 2018 in which a Tesla car failed to see the firetruck in front of it and crashed.

Detecting good vibrations, with pigs

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Detecting good vibrations, with pigs

ECE and CEE researchers use vibrational sensors to detect sick pigs and improve farm efficiency.

Li receives a DARPA Young Faculty Award

Monday, August 26, 2019

Li receives a DARPA Young Faculty Award

Professor Qing Li is the recipient of a prestigious 2019 Young Faculty Award from the US Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

New faculty members join the ECE community

Monday, August 26, 2019

New faculty members join the ECE community

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ushers in the 2019-2020 academic year with four new faculty members, strengthening the innovative research fields of microsystems, nanotechnology, and cybersecurity.

Exploring the essence of big data

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Exploring the essence of big data

Chi has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Established in 1996, the PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who have begun their independent research careers and have shown exceptional promise for advancing their fields.

CMU crowned hacking champs for fifth time in seven years

Thursday, August 15, 2019

CMU crowned hacking champs for fifth time in seven years

Carnegie Mellon University’s competitive hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), just won its fifth hacking world championship in seven years at this year’s DefCon security conference, widely considered the “World Cup” of hacking. The championship, played in the form of a virtual game of “capture the flag,” was held August 8-11 in Las Vegas.

Developing innovative practices for modern education

Monday, August 12, 2019

Developing innovative practices for modern education

Saugata Ghose, a systems scientist in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been named a Wimmer Faculty Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year by the Wimmer Family Foundation, which awards grants to junior faculty members to enhance their teaching skills as they work to design or rework a course.

Breezy performance combines music, art, and robotics

Monday, August 05, 2019

Breezy performance combines music, art, and robotics

On a recent Saturday night, a breath of fresh air could be found in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts building as students in three IDeATe classes presented their projects in "Pushing Air," an event featuring music, soft-sculpture and textile robotics.

Koopman comments on the multiple challenges of autonomous vehicles

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Koopman comments on the multiple challenges of autonomous vehicles

Philip Koopman was quoted by Communications of the ACM about the multiple challenges for self-driving cars. Many problems arise when these vehicles encounter unanticipated circumstances and try to transfer control to humans.

CMU researchers read data from brains to help people learn

Thursday, July 25, 2019

CMU researchers read data from brains to help people learn

Axios featured work by a group of CMU Engineering researchers connecting with brains to help people learn faster.

Breakthrough in ultrasound could replace endoscopy

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Breakthrough in ultrasound could replace endoscopy

One day, scopes may no longer need to be inserted into the body, such as down the throat or under the skin, to reach the stomach, brain, or any other organs for examination.

Algorithms, signals and sensors for secure systems

Monday, July 15, 2019

Algorithms, signals and sensors for secure systems

ECE alum creates algorithms, signal processing schemes, and hardware systems that provide real-world solutions for cybersecurity and physical security.

Rajkumar quoted on the challenges of autonomous vehicles

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Rajkumar quoted on the challenges of autonomous vehicles

As technology experts have pointed out, teaching machines to understand nuanced aspects of human behavior and handle the subtleties of each culture’s driving mannerism is an even harder task.

Rajkumar comments on the roles of human minds and AI in self-driving car safety

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Rajkumar comments on the roles of human minds and AI in self-driving car safety

For years, engineers have developed technologies for autonomous cars; however, these technologies are making human-driven cars safer at a rate that could actually delay the adoption of driverless vehicles.

Overcoming the privacy paradox

Monday, July 08, 2019

Overcoming the privacy paradox

Why do some people say they value their privacy, but then willingly give up personal information when downloading an app? Understanding this so-called “privacy paradox” would help answer lots of questions about how privacy could be better dealt with.

Chi recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Chi recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award

ECE’s Yuejie Chi is annouced as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Exploring the Art of Technology

Monday, July 01, 2019

Exploring the Art of Technology

From robotics to jazz performance, Sam Rainey (E 2021) is making the most of his time at CMU — and is grateful for the support that has made it possible.

Fiscko and Blanco awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Friday, June 28, 2019

Fiscko and Blanco awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two Ph.D. students from ECE have received 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.

How to teach cybersecurity without scaring students away

Thursday, June 27, 2019

How to teach cybersecurity without scaring students away

The masterminds behind picoCTF shared some lessons learned in a paper at the Colloquium for Information System Security Education conference in Las Vegas.

Péraire published in new engineering reference book

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Péraire published in new engineering reference book

ECE/CMU-SV’s Cécile Péraire contributed a chapter to a new reference book, Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, based on insight from the 2017 “Dagstuhl” seminar on productivity in software engineering.

Lucia receives IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Lucia receives IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award

ECE Assistant Professor, Brandon Lucia, has been selected to receive the 2019 IEEE Young Computer Architect Award from the IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Architecture (TCCA).

Transforming ideas into reality in Tech Spark

Monday, June 24, 2019

Transforming ideas into reality in Tech Spark

Tech Spark is a place where members of the Carnegie Mellon University community come together in a single location to design and innovate together, transforming ideas into reality.

Two ECE teams receive 2019 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

Friday, June 21, 2019

Two ECE teams receive 2019 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

ECE Ph.D. students Chenlei Fang, Qicheng Huang, Ankur Mallick, and Jianyu Wang were awarded the 2019 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship.

Sankaranarayanan and co-authors win best paper at CVPR

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Sankaranarayanan and co-authors win best paper at CVPR

ECE Associate Professor Aswin Sankaranarayanan and co-authors have received the Best Paper Award at the 2019 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Software engineering and education with Cécile Péraire

Monday, June 17, 2019

Software engineering and education with Cécile Péraire

Cécile Péraire, an associate teaching professor in electrical and computer engineering, has been working at the intersection of teaching and research for more than 15 years.

Rajkumar points out the limitations of Tesla’s Autopilot technology

Friday, June 14, 2019

Rajkumar points out the limitations of Tesla’s Autopilot technology

ECE’s Raj Rajkumar was recently quoted by The Verge in an article about Tesla’s Autopilot technology.

Singularity Hub features ECE/BME joint DARPA project

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Singularity Hub features ECE/BME joint DARPA project

Singularity Hub featured BME and ECE researchers’ project recently funded by DARPA.

The power of EEG and student innovation

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The power of EEG and student innovation

Research experience is a keystone of the engineering student experience at CMU. One group of researchers in ECE has a wide variety of students exploring novel uses and implementation methods for an underutilized technology: EEG nodes.

CMU aims to develop privacy and security systems for Internet of Things

Monday, June 10, 2019

CMU aims to develop privacy and security systems for Internet of Things

CyLab has recently announced its funded projects for the Secure and Private Internet of Things (IoT) Initiative.

Alum reflects on engineering career

Monday, June 10, 2019

Alum reflects on engineering career

Don Abell’s engineering career took him from the suburbs of Pittsburgh to the far side of the world, spanning over 60 years and nearly every continent.

Carnegie Mellon Racing wins the 2019 Formula SAE North championship

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Carnegie Mellon Racing wins the 2019 Formula SAE North championship

Congratulations to the Carnegie Mellon Racing (CMR) team, who won the Formula SAE North championship this year!

College of Engineering names 2019 faculty award winners

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

College of Engineering names 2019 faculty award winners

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s faculty awards!

Congratulations Carnegie Mellon University Africa Class of 2019

Monday, June 03, 2019

Congratulations Carnegie Mellon University Africa Class of 2019

Carnegie Mellon University Africa is proud to announce that 51 students graduated, June 2, 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Christin says dark-web ecosystem undented by law enforcement efforts

Friday, May 31, 2019

Christin says dark-web ecosystem undented by law enforcement efforts

International law enforcement has made major improvements in coordination and methodology, but according to Christin, their efforts don’t “seem to have dented the ecosystem in a major way.”

Preventing exposure to malicious websites

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Preventing exposure to malicious websites

A team of CyLab researchers have developed a mechanism that detects when users may be about to visit a malicious website.

Learning to Play the Pipes at Carnegie Mellon

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Learning to Play the Pipes at Carnegie Mellon

Class of 2019 graduates Elim Zhang (master's, electrical and computer engineering) and Min Hwang (computer science) had never played the bagpipes prior to their first day on campus as freshmen at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rajkumar comments on Tesla’s future plans

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Rajkumar comments on Tesla’s future plans

ECE’s Raj Rajkumar was recently quoted by The Associated Press in an article concerning Elon Musk’s plan to start converting Tesla’s electric cars into self-driving vehicles for 2020.

Rectennas: converting radio waves into electricity

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Rectennas: converting radio waves into electricity

We are constantly surrounded by energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could take advantage of it? In a recently published paper in the journal Nature, a future Carnegie Mellon University faculty member, Dr. Xu Zhang, and co-authors describe a novel device that can charge electronics using the energy from radio frequency waves, including Wi-Fi signals.

Lucia quoted on novel memory compression technique

Friday, May 24, 2019

Lucia quoted on novel memory compression technique

ECE’s Brandon Lucia was recently quoted in a Technology Networks article about a novel memory compression technique developed by MIT researchers.

Achieving provably-secure encryption

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Achieving provably-secure encryption

CyLab researchers released security software that is provably robust against the most popular cyberattacks.

Koopman is skeptical of Tesla’s fully driverless claims

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Koopman is skeptical of Tesla’s fully driverless claims

With bold claims of fully driverless cars in the near future, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has earned the cautious skepticism of many experts in the field, including ECE’s Phil Koopman.

Wearable system to sense and stimulate the brain

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Wearable system to sense and stimulate the brain

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon is starting a project to design and implement a high-resolution, noninvasive neural interface that can be used as a wearable device.

Rowe’s Yodel Labs wins 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional and International Finals Competitions

Monday, May 20, 2019

Rowe’s Yodel Labs wins 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional and International Finals Competitions

Yodel Labs, a CMU spin-off co-founded by ECE’s Anthony Rowe, won the 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional Competition and International Finals Competition.

Congratulations to the Class of 2019

Monday, May 20, 2019

Congratulations to the Class of 2019

Carnegie Mellon University celebrated its 122nd Commencement on Sunday, May 19.

Ou's Work Lights the Way

Friday, May 17, 2019

Ou's Work Lights the Way

Graduating senior Christina Ou has a head start on making an impact in the real world. She traveled to Zimbabwe with Engineers Without Borders to complete a solar streetlight project helping a community of 2,000 people in Nyadire.

Buffering, Burstables, and Better Websites

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Buffering, Burstables, and Better Websites

For the last year and a half, Carlee Joe-Wong has been investigating how cloud providers can optimize their use of burstable instances.

ECE alum participates in IDeATe’s “Pushing Air”

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

ECE alum participates in IDeATe’s “Pushing Air”

“Pushing Air,” an event featuring music, soft-sculpture, and textile robotics, combined the work of three spring IDeATe courses: Exploding Ensemble, Kinetic Fabrics, and Inflatables & Soft Sculptures.

Bhagavatula receives numerous appointments

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Bhagavatula receives numerous appointments

CMU-Africa Director Vijayakumar Bhagavatula has been appointed to the Technical Program Committee of the Globecom 2019: The IEEE Global Communications Conference, as well as to the same committee of the CVPR 2019 Biometrics Workshop.

Commencement and diploma ceremony information

Monday, May 13, 2019

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 19, 2019.

Bhagavatula and Kim granted a patent

Friday, May 10, 2019

Bhagavatula and Kim granted a patent

CMU-Africa Director Vijayakumar Bhagavatula and Yongjune Kim, a CMU graduate with a Ph.D. in ECE, were granted a United States patent.

Graduate student fosters long relationship with Department of Energy

Thursday, May 09, 2019

Graduate student fosters long relationship with Department of Energy

ECE’s Bryce Smith has a long relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In his sophomore year of high school, Smith participated in an internship at DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

PushID: Pushing the Limits of Commercial RFIDs

Thursday, May 09, 2019

PushID: Pushing the Limits of Commercial RFIDs

According to SITA (a leading specialist in air transport technology), mishandled baggage costs the industry an estimated $2.3 billion in 2017 alone. While this frustrating experience affects millions of travelers each year, researchers are searching for new ways to improve the tracking technology.

ECE student wins McGinnis Venture Competition

Monday, May 06, 2019

ECE student wins McGinnis Venture Competition

ECE junior Matt Spettel and team won the 2019 Graduate Track competition for their startup Delta Band, a wearable strength training platform.

CMU professors advance flipped classroom format

Monday, May 06, 2019

CMU professors advance flipped classroom format

A flipped classroom is a teaching method where students learn the theory outside of class and apply it in practice during class—in other words, homework and lectures are flipped.

CMWA Awards announced

Friday, May 03, 2019

CMWA Awards announced

ECE senior Mimi Niou was the College of Engineering awardee for the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association (CMWA).

Parno collaborates on cryptographic provider and library

Friday, May 03, 2019

Parno collaborates on cryptographic provider and library

Team Everest, a joint Microsoft-academia collaboration, recently released a cryptographic provider called EverCrypt. ECE’s Bryan Parno, worked on the project,

Rajkumar talks about building public trust in AV’s

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Rajkumar talks about building public trust in AV’s

Autonomous vehicles are slowly creeping onto our roadways and into our lives, but it will take time to build trust between human and AV.

Brumley on Nielsen’s departure and cybersecurity

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Brumley on Nielsen’s departure and cybersecurity

In an article from The Washington Post, cybersecurity experts in government, academia, and the private sector discussed the implications and consequences of Kirstjen Nielsen’s ouster from the Department of Homeland Security.

First round of Secure and Private IoT Initiative funded projects announced

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

First round of Secure and Private IoT Initiative funded projects announced

CyLab’s Secure and Private IoT Initiative (IoT@CyLab) has broken ground as the first round of funded proposals have been announced. Twelve selected projects will be funded for one year, and results will be presented at the IoT@CyLab annual summit next year.

Koopman helping draft first AV safety standards

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Koopman helping draft first AV safety standards

ECE’s Philip Koopman is helping to create the first set of safety standards for autonomous vehicles. It will require manufacturers to provide a comprehensive accounting of how their vehicle will ensure the safety of its occupants in any likely dangerous scenario.

Bhagavatula lab granted IEEE Data Storage Best Student Paper award

Monday, April 29, 2019

Bhagavatula lab granted IEEE Data Storage Best Student Paper award

ECE students from Vijayakumar Bhagavatula’s lab were recently granted the 2016-2017 IEEE Data Storage Best Student Paper award.

ECE Day is Friday, May 3

Monday, April 29, 2019

ECE Day is Friday, May 3

Save the date! ECE Day 2019 is Friday, May 3.

Rowe’s Yodel Labs wins 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional Competition

Friday, April 26, 2019

Rowe’s Yodel Labs wins 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional Competition

Yodel Labs, a CMU spin-off co-founded by ECE’s Anthony Rowe, won the 2019 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup Regional Competition.

Virgil Gligor inducted to the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame

Friday, April 26, 2019

Virgil Gligor inducted to the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame

CyLab’s Virgil Gligor was formally inducted into the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame this week at the Arundel Preserve Hotel in Hanover, Maryland. Gligor was chosen by a senior board based on five criteria: Technology, Policy, Public Awareness, Education, and Business.

Intelligence beyond the edge

Monday, April 22, 2019

Intelligence beyond the edge

Lucia, Beckmann, and their student present first-ever demonstration of machine learning inference using deep neural networks on a batteryless, intermittent computing device at ASPLOS 2019.

Sound steers light through the brain

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Sound steers light through the brain

Maysam Chamanzar and his colleagues have introduced a groundbreaking technique to the field of optics that can revolutionize optical imaging and manipulation in biology, machine vision, and spatial light modulation. The results are published in two recent papers in the journals of Optics Express and Nature Communications.

Schwedock receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Schwedock receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Brian Schwedock, an electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship for his work in computer architecture and computer systems with a focus on caching.

Franchetti appointed as honorary consul by Austrian president

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Franchetti appointed as honorary consul by Austrian president

Franz Franchetti has been appointed as an honorary counsel by the Austrian president and will report to the New York Consulate General.

In memoriam: Chuck Neuman

Monday, April 15, 2019

In memoriam: Chuck Neuman

Charles “Chuck” Neuman, emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University for 46 years, passed away on March 22, 2019. A respected colleague, teacher, and friend, Neuman will be missed by many.

Seed grants for energy research

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Seed grants for energy research

The seventh round of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation’s Seed Grants for Energy Research will provide funding to eight projects. These projects explore key energy topics including emerging information technology and advances in high-performance materials and natural gas solutions.

Sekar on automated visitor security systems

Monday, April 08, 2019

Sekar on automated visitor security systems

ECE/CyLab’s Vyas Sekar was interviewed by NBC News about the safety and privacy of automated visitor security systems, which are replacing receptionists and security guards in businesses, schools, hotels, and hospitals.

Recognizing disease using less data

Monday, April 08, 2019

Recognizing disease using less data

Artificially intelligent medical imaging technology is a promising tool to help doctors diagnose disease. But training these systems requires a lot of data—which is time-consuming and costly to obtain. Carnegie Mellon researchers are using active learning to train their models with less data while maximizing the models’ performance.

Gligor and Woo receive Distinguished Paper Award for breakthrough result on establishing "root of trust"

Monday, April 08, 2019

Gligor and Woo receive Distinguished Paper Award for breakthrough result on establishing "root of trust"

In a breakthrough study, "Establishing Root of Trust Unconditionally," CyLab researchers Virgil Gligor and Maverick Woo present a test that can be run on any computing device to show whether the device has been infected with malware or not. The study was presented at last week's Network and Distributed Systems Security (NDSS) Symposiumin San Diego, California, where it received a Distinguished Paper Award.

Savvides on AI and facial recognition

Monday, April 01, 2019

Savvides on AI and facial recognition

CyLab/ECE’s Marios Savvides spoke with CNET in an article about how AI has helped to drastically improve facial recognition.

Cybersecurity stars

Monday, April 01, 2019

Cybersecurity stars

Women in cybersecurity, from those in senior roles to the next wave of female technologists, will meet in Pittsburgh this week to share knowledge and experience, network and mentor during the sixth annual Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Conference co-hosted by WiCyS and Carnegie Mellon University.

Parno quoted in PopSci on end-to-end encryption

Friday, March 29, 2019

Parno quoted in PopSci on end-to-end encryption

One proponent of encryption is ECE’s Bryan Parno, who emphasizes that it is essentially impossible to break.

Women in cybersecurity gather in Pittsburgh

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Women in cybersecurity gather in Pittsburgh

Women in cybersecurity, from those in senior roles to the next wave of female technologists, will meet in Pittsburgh this week to share knowledge and experience, network and mentor during the sixth annual Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Conference co-hosted by WiCyS and Carnegie Mellon University.

CMU Energy Week explores what's next in energy innovation

Thursday, March 21, 2019

CMU Energy Week explores what's next in energy innovation

The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University will hold CMU Energy Week 2019 from March 25-28.

Savvides on the future of airport security

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Savvides on the future of airport security

Marios Savvides was interviewed by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press about the future of airport security and the role advancing technology will play.

Marculescu named to receive IEEE Computer Society 2019 Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Marculescu named to receive IEEE Computer Society 2019 Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award

Radu Marculescu, the Kavčić-Moura Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has been selected to receive the IEEE Computer Society 2019 Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, for “seminal contributions to the science of network on chip design, analysis, and optimization.”

ECE graduate programs maintain in the top ten U.S. News & World Report rankings

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

ECE graduate programs maintain in the top ten U.S. News & World Report rankings

U.S. News and World Report has released the 2020 rankings of the best graduate schools.

Year two of “Rethink the Rink” launched

Monday, March 11, 2019

Year two of “Rethink the Rink” launched

The Pittsburgh Penguins, Covestro, and Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering will host their second annual Make-a-thon, kicking off year two of the “Rethink the Rink” initiative.

Building a verifiably-secure internet

Monday, March 04, 2019

Building a verifiably-secure internet

Parno and his Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Ph.D. student Aymeric Fromherz, in collaboration with researchers from Microsoft, have developed a programming tool called "Vale" that can mathematically verify the security of low-level assembly code, such as cryptographic code that runs when one browses the internet.

CyLab team studies user behavior to detect malicious websites

Friday, March 01, 2019

CyLab team studies user behavior to detect malicious websites

In an article for Security Magazine, ECE Ph.D. student Mahmood Sharif spoke about a CyLab research study to predict and detect malicious websites before users are exposed to them.

Smailagic and team win Best Paper Award at IEEE Conference on Machine Learning and Applications

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Smailagic and team win Best Paper Award at IEEE Conference on Machine Learning and Applications

Asim Smailagic, CEE's Hae Young Noh, and their team have recently been awarded the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Machine Learning and Applications.

Beyond 5G

Monday, February 25, 2019

Beyond 5G

To support the beyond-5G network of the future, Paramesh, Mondal, and Singh presented a new chip design at the 2019 International Solid-State Circuit’s Conference in San Francisco on February 20th.

Rajkumar addresses pace of AV development

Friday, February 22, 2019

Rajkumar addresses pace of AV development

Inclement weather in particular can cause major interference to vehicles’ sensors, explains ECE’s Raj Rajkumar. “It’s like losing part of your vision,” Rajkumar tell the Associated Press.

Moura hosts Portugese delegation at CMU

Monday, February 18, 2019

Moura hosts Portugese delegation at CMU

Manuel Heitor, Portugal’s Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, visited Carnegie Mellon alongside a delegation of 15 people. The visit, hosted by ECE/CMU Portugal’s José Moura, strengthened the cooperation between the Portuguese government and Carnegie Mellon in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.

Information bottlenecks between brain areas

Monday, February 18, 2019

Information bottlenecks between brain areas

Byron Yu and ECE postdoc João Semedo found that communication between brain areas occurs through an information bottleneck, which they’ve termed a “communication subspace.”

Optimal energy management in smart buildings

Friday, February 15, 2019

Optimal energy management in smart buildings

Chaitanya Poolla (PhD '16) addressed the problem of optimal energy management in a stochastic environment under the guidance of Dr. Abe Ishihara (ECE) and Dr. Rodolfo Milito.

Valentine's Day poem contest winners

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Valentine's Day poem contest winners

Every year, the electrical and computer engineering department hosts a poem contest on Valentine's Day. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to submit a poem. Here are the winners.

Pileggi named ECE department head

Thursday, February 07, 2019

Pileggi named ECE department head

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering has named Larry Pileggi as head of its Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective March 1.

HKN receives the 2017-2018 Outstanding Chapter Award

Monday, February 04, 2019

HKN receives the 2017-2018 Outstanding Chapter Award

Carnegie Mellon University’s IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Honor Society received the 2017-2018 Outstanding Chapter Award. This award is presented to IEEE-HKN chapters in recognition of excellence in their chapter administration and programs.

Thwarting bias in AI systems

Monday, February 04, 2019

Thwarting bias in AI systems

As machine learning systems are used more and more to make decisions about insurance, criminal justice, credit, and child welfare, we need to ensure that they are fair.

Fanti works on faster cryptocurrency called unit-e

Friday, February 01, 2019

Fanti works on faster cryptocurrency called unit-e

Giulia Fanti is working alongside other researchers at Distributed Technologies Research on a new, faster cryptocurrency called Unit-e.

Mondal receives Predoctoral Achievement Award

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Mondal receives Predoctoral Achievement Award

Susnata Mondal, a fourth-year ECE PhD student in Prof. Jeyanandh Paramesh's group, has been selected by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society for a prestigious Predoctoral Achievement Award (2018-2019).

3D displays that "accommodate" the human eye

Monday, January 28, 2019

3D displays that "accommodate" the human eye

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have engineered a new technology to enable natural accommodation cues in 3D displays.

A milestone celebration

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

A milestone celebration

The 10th anniversary of Build18 celebrated the inaugural crowdfunding campaign which fully funded twelve teams.

Savvides recognized at Immigrant Entrepreneur Celebration

Monday, January 14, 2019

Savvides recognized at Immigrant Entrepreneur Celebration

Marios Savvides was one of eight people recognized at GlobalPittsburgh’s 3rd Annual Immigrant Entrepreneur Celebration and Award Ceremony.

Build18 to celebrate 10th anniversary

Monday, January 14, 2019

Build18 to celebrate 10th anniversary

The playground for Carnegie Mellon’s most curious students will celebrate its 10th anniversary this week.

Zhu supports microwave-assisted magnetic recording

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Zhu supports microwave-assisted magnetic recording

Jian-Gang (Jimmy) Zhu recently commented for IEEE Spectrum on the future of magnetic storage.

As advertised? Exposing lies about VPN locations

Monday, January 07, 2019

As advertised? Exposing lies about VPN locations

CyLab researchers figured out a way to approximate actual locations of VPN servers based on the amount of time it took for a server in the unknown location to send a packet of data to a server in a known location—generally referred to as “ping time.”

Koopman discusses safety and the future of self-driving cars

Thursday, January 03, 2019

Koopman discusses safety and the future of self-driving cars

In The Atlantic’s article about the future of self-driving cars, Phil Koopman commented on how safety might affect the technology’s future.

Teaching drones how to learn on the fly

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.”

CyLab researchers quoted in NYT

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.

A universal memory

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.”

One framework to rule them all

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.

Strength training deep neural networks

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.

Support Build18

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.

Former Marine sets up shop at CMU

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.

Rowe discusses FCC's proposed plans to quicken Wi-Fi

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.

Researchers develop a new model that enables fast and accurate object detection

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.

Graph reordering for an optimal future

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.

Savvides comments on biometrics in airports

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.

Transcending the transistor

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.

CyLab study mentioned as facial detection finds its challengers

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

CyLab study mentioned as facial detection finds its challengers

Last year, ECE/CyLab’s Lujo Bauer, Sruti Bhagavatula, and Mahmood Sharif were part of a research study that developed facial-recognition-fooling eyeglasses.

Datta’s 2015 algorithm bias study referenced by HuffPost UK

Monday, December 18, 2017

Datta’s 2015 algorithm bias study referenced by HuffPost UK

Embrace an android. That’s the rallying cry of the UK’s deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson. His party’s Future of Work Commission recently released a study finding, in part, that the “increasing use of hi-tech machines could create as many jobs as it destroys,” but only if the government invests in training low-skilled workers to fill those jobs. With the rise of automation in the workplace, the Commission also recommended the establishment of ethics and algorithm training to prohibit discrimination by algorithm.

Students mentor teens in hackathons

Monday, December 18, 2017

Students mentor teens in hackathons

Students and faculty from Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley are working to support the next generation of technologists by mentoring high school students competing in community hackathons.

Datta’s research referenced in story addressing AI liability

Friday, December 15, 2017

Datta’s research referenced in story addressing AI liability

In 2015, Anupam Datta co-authored a study that revealed digital ads for high-paying jobs were shown to significantly more men than women.

Bhagavatula named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Bhagavatula named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Vijayakumar Bhagavatula of Carnegie Mellon University has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced Tuesday.

Kumar comments on the use of aluminum foil to enhance Wi-Fi Signals

Monday, December 11, 2017

Kumar comments on the use of aluminum foil to enhance Wi-Fi Signals

Every day, we use devices like iPhones, computers, and tablets to complete tasks at work or finish school projects. These devices, as we know, require Wi-Fi signals to function properly. Without a strong Wi-Fi connection, we can’t access the internet, email our co-workers, or conduct online research for a school project.

Rajkumar quoted on semi-autonomous big rigs in city and highway settings

Monday, December 04, 2017

Rajkumar quoted on semi-autonomous big rigs in city and highway settings

With the recent announcement of Tesla's electric 18-wheeler, the conversation on autonomous vehicles is moving toward applications for trucking companies.

Koopman provides voice of reason on safety for self-driving car development

Friday, December 01, 2017

Koopman provides voice of reason on safety for self-driving car development

The first self-driving cars are finally operating on real streets, but doubts about their safety continue to plague passengers and pedestrians.

Franchetti quoted on AI chip startups

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Franchetti quoted on AI chip startups

As companies continue to invest heavily in hardware to run deep-learning systems, the limitations of existing chips, such as Nvidia’s graphic chips, are being exposed. Despite having been tweaked to adapt, they soak up a lot of energy when working in parallel. CMU has had to ask its researchers to throttle back their chip use due to the strain they placed on the university’s power system.

Datta study cited in article about fairness in AI

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Datta study cited in article about fairness in AI

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have revealed the presence of bias within the learning processes of neural networks. Anupam Datta conducted a study in 2015 that offers proof: in certain settings, Google ads that promised help for applicants in getting jobs with salaries greater than $200,000 were shown to significantly fewer women than men.

CMU and KMITL to launch research & education collaboration

Monday, November 27, 2017

CMU and KMITL to launch research & education collaboration

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), a leading engineering university in Thailand, today announced a long-term collaboration to significantly expand research and education in the areas of information, computing, and autonomous technologies.

Powerful storage, tiny space

Monday, November 20, 2017

Powerful storage, tiny space

Imagine a building the size of the entire city of Chicago, filled with rows and rows of hard disk drives. That’s what a big data storage center would have looked like twenty years ago. Thanks to improvements in storage technology, data centers have scaled down to the size of a football field. But there’s still a great need to shrink the size of storage technology while the amount of data increases.

Zhang receives Test of Time Award 2017

Friday, November 17, 2017

Zhang receives Test of Time Award 2017

ECE/INI associate research professor Pei Zhang recently received the ACM SenSys Test of Time Award (ToTA) 2017 for his 2004 research paper, “Hardware design experiences in ZebraNet.”

Rajkumar quoted on self-driving car lidar tech

Monday, November 13, 2017

Rajkumar quoted on self-driving car lidar tech

Self-driving car companies are expanding their testing locations to cities with narrow, bumpy roads, bad weather, and culturally-specific driving conventions. Using a combination of radar, lidar, laser scanners, and cameras, self-driving vehicles are gearing up to work in the worst conditions possible.

Veteran Ph.D. student tackles robots in space

Thursday, November 09, 2017

Veteran Ph.D. student tackles robots in space

Fedder discusses robotics hub at Hazelwood Green steel mill

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Fedder discusses robotics hub at Hazelwood Green steel mill

Gary Fedder is in the process of turning Hazelwood Green steel mill into a CMU robotics hub. With the space available, Fedder intends to focus more on manufacturing than on just one type of product.

To improve smartphone privacy, control access to third-party libraries

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

To improve smartphone privacy, control access to third-party libraries

Smartphone apps that share users’ locations, contacts and other sensitive information with third parties often do so through a relative handful of services called third-party libraries, suggesting a new strategy for protecting privacy, Carnegie Mellon University researchers say.

Koopman comments on software bugs in autonomous vehicles

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Koopman comments on software bugs in autonomous vehicles

While the idea of a fully self-driving car is exciting, it’s important to note just how large a role software plays in autonomous capability. And how big of a stumbling block it can be. ECE’s Philip Koopman recently told The Register that the majority of software-induced vehicle accidents should never happen.

Rutenbar honored with 2017 Phil Kaufman Award

Monday, October 30, 2017

Rutenbar honored with 2017 Phil Kaufman Award

Dr. Rob A. Rutenbar, senior vice chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design.

Rajkumar quoted on future of automotive electronic architecture

Friday, October 27, 2017

Rajkumar quoted on future of automotive electronic architecture

A recent feature tackled the outlook of the auto industry in 2018, predicting the future of topics such as electric cars, government regulation, and technological developments. On the topic of electronic architecture Car and Driver turned to ECE’s Raj Rajkumar, who believes that 12-volt batteries will be phased out of the industry in around twenty years.

Zhu quoted on MAMR use enabling HDD growth for data centers

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Zhu quoted on MAMR use enabling HDD growth for data centers

For years companies have been projecting that heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) would allow data centers to achieve new hard disk drive (HDD) storage capabilities. However, progress in density growth (bits of storage per square inch) has slowed recently, dropping this year below 10%, and the high temperatures required by HAMR present major challenges in implementation of the technology.

2017-2018 Dowd Fellowship recipients announced

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

2017-2018 Dowd Fellowship recipients announced

Rajkumar awarded for innovation

Monday, October 23, 2017

Rajkumar awarded for innovation

The Pittsburgh Business Times honored two College of Engineering faculty members with their 2017 Innovation Awards. They each founded or led companies that made great advances in their fields. CEE’s Burcu Akinci developed, through LeanFM Technologies, systems to more predictably manage facilities. The technology provides “a clear picture” of a facility by integrating its variousdata, from autonomous systems to blueprints. ECE’s Raj Rajkumar led Ottomatika to ensure “safety, efficiency and affordability of [autonomous] transportation.” The company conducted a “3,400 mile-trip” for an almost entirely autonomous vehicle.

ALA names Peha OITP senior fellow

Thursday, October 19, 2017

ALA names Peha OITP senior fellow

Jon Peha has been named a senior fellow in the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy.

Radio City

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Radio City

Iannucci is the director of the CyLab Mobility Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and resident at CMU’s Silicon Valley campus. His cell phone exemplifies how prevalent radio technology is in our daily lives. If it weren’t for radios, we wouldn’t type on Bluetooth keyboards, wouldn’t engage in wireless video chats, wouldn’t be guided safely to our destinations by GPS mapping. These technologies illustrate what radios do for us now. But what will they do for us in the future?

Savvides on iPhone X's facial recognition technology

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Savvides on iPhone X's facial recognition technology

Apple unveiled its new iPhone X and the world watched in awe as senior vice president Craig Federighi accessed the device using facial recognition by simply looking at it. Rest assured, this is a big deal, but what Apple missed that this kind of facial recognition is already possible without all of the high-technology sensors in the iPhone X’s “TrueDepth” camera system. In fact, it can be done with a very low-cost webcam and some advanced machine-learning algorithms.

Humanitarian mission to Puerto Rico

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Humanitarian mission to Puerto Rico

On September 20th, 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by a category five hurricane, leaving the island and its inhabitants devastated. A team of Carnegie Mellon University students has raised money to charter a plane carrying vital medical supplies to the island, and to evacuate patients in need of immediate medical attention.

Moura named 2018 IEEE President-Elect

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Moura named 2018 IEEE President-Elect

José M. F. Moura, Philip L. and Marsha Dowd University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and IEEE Life Fellow, has been elected to serve as the 2018 IEEE President-Elect. Moura will begin serving as IEEE President on January 1, 2019.

Neural network developed by CyLab researchers mentioned

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Neural network developed by CyLab researchers mentioned

A neural network developed by CyLab researchers Lorrie Cranor, Lujo Bauer, and Nicolas Christin was mentioned in Science Magazine in relation to new GAN technology that guesses users’ passwords in an effort to beat cyber criminals at their own game.

Optimizing the 21st century radio network

Monday, October 02, 2017

Optimizing the 21st century radio network

Because of the large amount of data that is constantly moving back and forth across communication networks, latency optimization isn’t the only barrier. The sheer wealth of data can overload a network, rendering it unusable. Many of us routinely experience this—you look down at your phone and it appears you have service, yet you can’t make a call or access the internet. Midnight rolls around on New Year’s Eve and your texts won’t go through, thanks to the vast number of texts being sent at that exact moment.

Savvides quoted on Apple’s facial recognition technology

Friday, September 29, 2017

Savvides quoted on Apple’s facial recognition technology

Recently, Apple released its newest device, the iPhone X, with a price tag of nearly $1,000. The new iPhone uses facial recognition technology instead of fingerprint detection to help customers secure their data. But is there something even more reliable we could be using?

Garba selected as Next Einstein Forum Fellow

Friday, September 29, 2017

Garba selected as Next Einstein Forum Fellow

CMU-Africa/ECE’s Aminata Garba was recently selected as a 2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellow. The fellowship recognizes Africa’s best young scientists and technologists with a demonstrated track record of innovative research and findings. The Fellows Class is comprised of 16 scientists, all under 42 years of age, who are solving Africa’s and the world’s challenges.

Datta quoted on machine bias

Friday, September 29, 2017

Datta quoted on machine bias

CyLab/ECE’s Anupam Datta was quoted in Science News on machine bias. With increased dependence on machine-learning, algorithms also pick up biases along the way. But is it possible to get a completely unbiased algorithm?

11 engineering students named ACS Scholars

Friday, September 29, 2017

11 engineering students named ACS Scholars

Congratulations to the 11 College of Engineering Andrew Carnegie Society (ACS) Scholars for 2017-2018! ACS Scholars are undergraduate seniors who exemplify the standards of academic excellence, volunteerism, leadership, and involvement on campus.

Tayur featured in Huffington Post on VC investments

Monday, September 25, 2017

Tayur featured in Huffington Post on VC investments

CE Courtesy Professor Sridhar Tayur was featured in the Huffington Post in an interview on his career and venture capitalist investments. Also a professor of business, he has founded a startup called "SmartOps" to commercialize his research on supply chain planning algorithms and worked with numerous other startup ventures.

Tracking firefighters through heat and smoke

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Tracking firefighters through heat and smoke

Tracking firefighters in burning buildings is fraught with challenges. Smoke renders laser- and vision-based tracking technologies useless, while heat and flames will obliterate pre-installed monitoring devices. GPS isn’t an option either, because it doesn’t work indoors. Another constraint is the need for speed—when firefighters arrive on the scene, they don’t have time to operate complex technology.

CyLab faculty write article about password security

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

CyLab faculty write article about password security

Cranor, Bauer, Christin, and their colleagues from the University of Maryland and the University of Chicago say that users need to go beyond creating passwords that are merely “hard to guess.” To defend themselves against hackers, they must now create passwords that are difficult for computers to figure out.

Peha offers insight on postponed net neutrality hearing

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Peha offers insight on postponed net neutrality hearing

Will the internet remain open? That wait continues. A recently scheduled hearing to discuss rules surrounding net neutrality was postponed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee after no response from any of the eight tech companies invited to testify.

CMU-SV students and faculty mentor teens in hackathon

Thursday, September 14, 2017

CMU-SV students and faculty mentor teens in hackathon

This summer, students and faculty from Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley (CMU-SV) collaborated with the Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) and Cupertino Library on the third annual Teen Hackathon (CU Hacks 3) in the Cupertino community.

Kumar quoted about RFID tracking drones

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Kumar quoted about RFID tracking drones

Swarun Kumar was recently quoted in TechXplore about RFID tracking drones that are being developed to optimize supply chain management, especially in large warehouses. The drones are intended to read RFID tags from tens of meters away; as of now, researchers are working to account for phase shifts that occur as the drone is moving, which might interfere with a proper RFID detection.

Rajkumar comments on challenges faced by new Uber CEO

Friday, September 08, 2017

Rajkumar comments on challenges faced by new Uber CEO

Raj Rajkumar was quoted in The Verge regarding Uber’s hiring of Dara Khosrowshahi as the replacement for former CEO Travis Kalanick. Khosrowshahi finds himself in a challenging situation with the tech and ride-sharing giant, a company that, under Kalanick, fostered a culture of toxicity and hostility towards women.

Improving web security without sacrificing performance

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Improving web security without sacrificing performance

Chances are, you’re reading this article on a web browser that uses HTTPS, the protocol over which data is sent between a web browser and the website users are connected to. In fact, nearly half of all web traffic passes through HTTPS. Despite the “S” for security in “HTTPS,” this protocol is far from perfectly secure.

Moura and Kottur win Best Short Paper award at the 2017 EMNLP Conference

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Moura and Kottur win Best Short Paper award at the 2017 EMNLP Conference

ECE Professor José Moura and Ph.D. student Satwik Kottur were recently recognized with the Best Short Paper award for their paper, "Natural Language Does Not Emerge 'Naturally' in Multi-Agent Dialog," at the 2017 Conference on Empirical Methods on Natural Language Processing (EMNLP).

Bringing harmony to discord in the IoT world

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Bringing harmony to discord in the IoT world

Billions of devices are connected to wireless networks all over the globe, and because of the Internet of Things (IoT), they’re starting to communicate with each other and the cloud now more than ever. Today, some of our devices can ‘talk’ with other applications to make our lives more manageable and stress-free: our smart phones can track our movements to help us navigate, and our Fitbits can count our steps to monitor our health, but what if every device in our homes, or in our cities, could be connected to the Internet?

Yu receives NSF grant for brain research

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Yu receives NSF grant for brain research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded BME/ECE’s Byron Yu and Professor Matthew Smith from the University of Pittsburgh nearly $500,000 to conduct a research project, titled “Volitional Modulation of neural activity in the visual cortex.” For their project, Yu and Smith will use a brain-computer interface (BCI) to identify which aspects of the brain’s activity are sensory versus cognitive.

Protecting the power grid with circuit simulation methods

Monday, August 21, 2017

Protecting the power grid with circuit simulation methods

In December 2015, Russian hackers allegedly pummeled Ukraine’s power grid, disrupting the flow of electricity for nearly a quarter-million Ukrainians. Then, in December 2016, roughly a year after the first attack, the hackers struck again. But this time, they targeted an electric transmission station in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Each cyberattack lasted no more than six hours, but security experts were still alarmed: hackers had just demonstrated their ability to infiltrate the grid and drastically alter the flow of society.

Rowe featured in NPR for research on bicycle safety and autonomous vehicles

Monday, August 14, 2017

Rowe featured in NPR for research on bicycle safety and autonomous vehicles

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2015, nearly 1,000 cyclists were killed in car crashes. Some people say that self-driving vehicles will make our roadways safer, but before this can happen, researchers argue that these vehicles must be able to recognize bicyclists.

Datta leads NSF project on accountable decision systems

Monday, August 14, 2017

Datta leads NSF project on accountable decision systems

Increasingly, decisions and actions affecting people's lives are determined by automated systems processing personal data. Excitement about these systems has been accompanied by serious concerns about their opacity and threats they pose to privacy, fairness, and other values.

Tague comments on the benefits of BitClave in MediaPost

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Tague comments on the benefits of BitClave in MediaPost

Recently, a team at BitClave built a decentralized search advertising platform that eliminates the need for intermediaries like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Instead of paying “middlemen” to promote their advertisements online, businesses can now make offers directly to consumers who have chosen to participate in the program.

Interview with Moura featured in The Institute

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Interview with Moura featured in The Institute

An interview with José M.F. Moura was recently published in The Institute, a newspaper for the members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Moura is a candidate for 2018 IEEE president-elect.

Jordan helped lead CMU’s rise to prominence

Sunday, August 06, 2017

Jordan helped lead CMU’s rise to prominence

Angel Jordan, who played a pivotal role in establishing Carnegie Mellon University as one of the leading engineering, computer science and robotics institutions in the world, died Friday. He was 86.

CMU hacking team emerges as strongest in DefCon history with 4th win

Monday, July 31, 2017

CMU hacking team emerges as strongest in DefCon history with 4th win

Carnegie Mellon University’s hacking team won its fourth “World Series of Hacking” title this weekend at the DefCon security conference in Las Vegas.

CMU hacking team eyes big win

Thursday, July 27, 2017

CMU hacking team eyes big win

Carnegie Mellon’s competitive hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, is looking to win an unprecedented fourth title at this year’s DefCon cybersecurity conference. Never before has a team ever won more than three times in DefCon’s 21-year history of what many refer to as the “World Series of Hacking.”

Pileggi and students receive Best Paper Award at IEEE PES

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Pileggi and students receive Best Paper Award at IEEE PES

A team of ECE researchers recently received the Prize Paper Award in the Best Conference Papers Session on Power System Planning, Operation, and Electricity Markets at the 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting.

Morgan to lead National Research Committee on nation's electric transmission and distribution system

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Morgan to lead National Research Committee on nation's electric transmission and distribution system

An ad hoc National Research Committee (NRC), headed by Granger Morgan, will address the technical, policy, and institutional factors that may affect the implementation of technology during the evolution of electric transmission and distribution (T&D) in the United States.

ECE works with NSBE to recruit grad students in engineering

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

ECE works with NSBE to recruit grad students in engineering

Faculty members and students from Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering attended the most recent convention in Kansas City to invite students to pursue a graduate degree in engineering at Carnegie Mellon.

Moura and Kottur paper on non-human robot languages cited in The Atlantic

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Moura and Kottur paper on non-human robot languages cited in The Atlantic

In a 2017 research paper, Kottur, Moura,and their colleagues from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Virginia Tech describe their experience with two robots that eventually formed their own language by assigning values to colors and shapes.

Enhancing athletes' performance with data

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Enhancing athletes' performance with data

Thanks to CMU-SV Professor Pei Zhang, the modern athlete now has access to the newest advancement in performance enhancing technology: data.

NIST awards CMU $3.2M to help firefighters and first responders

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

NIST awards CMU $3.2M to help firefighters and first responders

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently awarded $38.5 million to 33 different research and development projects that are aimed specifically at advancing broadband communications technologies for first responders.

How safe is your online behavior?

Monday, June 26, 2017

How safe is your online behavior?

Selecting a password or deciding whether an email is a phishing email or not are among countless security decisions you make on a regular basis. Are you making the right decisions? Do you consider your online behavior safe? According to the latest research out of Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab, it actually depends on where you’re from.

Alum receives Outstanding Young Engineering Award from IEEE PES

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Alum receives Outstanding Young Engineering Award from IEEE PES

Dr. Le Xie, CMU ECE alum, has been awarded the 2017 Outstanding Young Engineering Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power & Energy Society (PES) for his research in power systems analytics and big data.

Erdogmus delivers keynote address at UNL Conference in Santa Fe, Argentina

Monday, June 19, 2017

Erdogmus delivers keynote address at UNL Conference in Santa Fe, Argentina

Hakan Erdogmus, associate teaching professor at CMU Silicon Valley, recently delivered the keynote address at a conference held by the National University of the Litorall (Universidad Nacional del Litoral, UNL) in Santa Fe, Argentina.

CMU team places second in global trading challenge

Monday, June 19, 2017

CMU team places second in global trading challenge

For the past 14 years, CME Group, a leading derivatives marketplace, has invited graduates and undergraduate students to participate in an annual Trading Challenge, taking place over the course of four weeks.

Leybold conference room named in CMU's nanofabrication facility

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Leybold conference room named in CMU's nanofabrication facility

As an acknowledgement for this close cooperation, the CMU community named one of the new conference center and reception rooms ‘Leybold’ and celebrated this inauguration with a presentation and reception held at the CMU Nanofabrication Facility on May 22nd.

Sekar honored with Angel Jordan Early Career Professorship

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Sekar honored with Angel Jordan Early Career Professorship

Vyas Sekar was awarded the Angel Jordan Early Career Professorship for his contributions in the academic and research sectors of Carnegie Mellon’s engineering department.

Joe-Wong's net neutrality research cited in Forbes

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Joe-Wong's net neutrality research cited in Forbes

A research paper written by ECE’s Carlee Joe-Wong, University of Minnesota’s Soumya Sen and University of Colorado’s Sangtae Ha was referenced by Forbes in an article about the current net neutrality debate.

Lucia quoted on Intel’s new chip in Popular Science

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Lucia quoted on Intel’s new chip in Popular Science

Intel has developed the most powerful computer desktop chip for consumers. The Core i9 Extreme Edition processor is the first chip to break the teraflop barrier and can accomplish a trillion computational operations every second. ECE’s Brandon Lucia explains just how powerful the new chip really is.

Marculescu and O’Hallaron receive faculty awards

Monday, June 05, 2017

Marculescu and O’Hallaron receive faculty awards

Two ECE professors have received College of Engineering Faculty Awards, which are given to faculty in recognition of their academic and research achievements. Each award has different criteria and requirements.

Alum receives award for decades of service to the Bar

Monday, June 05, 2017

Alum receives award for decades of service to the Bar

Recently, ECE alumnus David S. Posner received the Washington County Bar Association's Robert L. Ceisler Professionalism Award and the Pennsylvania Bar Association's CCBL Gilbert Nurick Award for his decades of service to the Bar and his efforts to exemplify the Working Rules of Professionalism.

Strengthening network security

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Strengthening network security

Despite the U.S. government’s $7.3 billion investment towards IT infrastructure last year, the state of operational network security remains abysmal. While many devices can be entry points to network breaches, printers and other IoT devices have recently been receiving a lot of bad press.

Alum receives best Ph.D. Forum Award

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Alum receives best Ph.D. Forum Award

Dr. Subhro Das received the Best Ph.D. Forum Award at the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) held in New Orleans.

Student wins Best Presentation at CPS Week

Monday, May 22, 2017

Student wins Best Presentation at CPS Week

Adwait Dongare won Best Presentation for his talk on a paper called “Pulsar: A Wireless Propagation-Aware Clock Synchronization Platform” at the Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS) as part of CPS Week hosted in Pittsburgh.

Recent grad receives Fulbright Award to study abroad

Monday, May 22, 2017

Recent grad receives Fulbright Award to study abroad

Rudina Morina, who just earned her Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, will spend the next year in Zurich, Switzerland, after being awarded a Fulbright Study/Research Grant.

ECE team wins Best Paper Award at Great Lakes Symposium

Thursday, May 18, 2017

ECE team wins Best Paper Award at Great Lakes Symposium

ECE’s Ruizhou Ding, Zeye (Dexter) Liu, Rongye Shi, Diana Marculescu, and Shawn Blanton recently received the Best Paper Award at the 27th edition of the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Great Lakes Symposium on Very Large Scale Integration (GLSVLSI).

Sending signals to keep cyclists safe

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Sending signals to keep cyclists safe

To reverse this alarming trend, Anthony Rowe, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, says that early-warning collision systems that are making their way into our auto fleet must not only detect cyclists but also predict how they will move.

ECE students win awards at Meeting of the Minds

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

ECE students win awards at Meeting of the Minds

ECE undergraduate students Shihan Wang and Kyuin Lee were awarded the second place Osher Award at the Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Bauer quoted in Vocativ on anti-facial recognition devices

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Bauer quoted in Vocativ on anti-facial recognition devices

Due to the rise of social media, technological devices and facial recognition databases, more than half of the U.S. adult population can be identified in public spaces by simply showing their face.

You can count on him

Monday, May 08, 2017

You can count on him

With assets of $2.5 trillion, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the world’s third largest bank and its 40,000 technologists have made it a force in the tech industry. At the pinnacle of the bank’s tech-savvy hires is Carnegie Mellon University alumnus David Winig.

Yu and Chase receive NIH grant for brain-computer interface research

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Yu and Chase receive NIH grant for brain-computer interface research

The goal of the research is to use brain-computer interfaces to study how to accelerate learning.

Bauer and researchers receive $6.2M MURI grant to fund cybersecurity project

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Bauer and researchers receive $6.2M MURI grant to fund cybersecurity project

Carnegie Mellon University’s Cleotilde (Coty) Gonzalez, Christian Lebiere and Lujo Bauer are part of a team that has received a $6.2 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the Department of Defense to prevent cyber attacks.

Regional meeting inspires undergrads to pursue Ph.D.

Friday, April 28, 2017

Regional meeting inspires undergrads to pursue Ph.D.

Last summer, Hector Ostolaza, Malik Parker, and Maya Lassiter, three undergraduate ECE students, attended the ECE Department Head Association (ECEDHA) Regional Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Savvides quoted in Vocativ on the benefits of iris scanners

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Savvides quoted in Vocativ on the benefits of iris scanners

In an article published by Vocativ, ECE/CyLab's Marios Savvides explained how iris scanners can help make smart phones more secure.

A grand challenge

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

A grand challenge

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) gathered for a regional meeting and symposium at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute to discuss cybersecurity, which is now one of the greatest challenges in the 21st century.

Narasimhan receives 25th Annual History Makers Award

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Narasimhan receives 25th Annual History Makers Award

Narasimhan will be attending the 25th Annual History Makers Award Dinner to receive an award for her outstanding achievements in technology and innovation for the greater Pittsburgh Area.

Carnegie Mellon hosts CPS Week 2017

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Carnegie Mellon hosts CPS Week 2017

CPS Week is the premier event on Cyber-Physical Systems. It brings together five top conferences, HSCC, ICCPS, IoTDI, IPSN, and RTAS, multiple workshops, tutorials, summits, and various exhibitions from both industry and academia.

Academic conferences: where diverse people inspire one another

Monday, April 10, 2017

Academic conferences: where diverse people inspire one another

Franchetti serves as the President of the Austrian Scientists & Scholars in North America (ASciNA), an organization that provides Austrians, especially Austrians new to the United States, with useful information, professional development resources, social events, networking opportunities, and a ‘home away from home’.

Kovačević quoted in U.S News & World Report

Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Kovačević quoted in U.S News & World Report

According to the article, academic institutions around the country have made drastic changes in the way they teach engineering students.

Pursuing innovation to impact the world

Monday, April 03, 2017

Pursuing innovation to impact the world

Prior to enrolling at CMU, 23 year-old ECE junior JunSu Jang wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. He loved physics, so maybe Civil Engineering.

CyLab challenges high school students to give hacking a try

Monday, March 27, 2017

CyLab challenges high school students to give hacking a try

Carnegie Mellon University aims to build a talent pipeline into the cyber workforce by introducing computer security skills to middle and high school students through picoCTF, a free, online hacking contest.

Alum moves to the front of the line with Refill app

Friday, March 24, 2017

Alum moves to the front of the line with Refill app

ECE alum Ian Glasner conceived the idea for Refill, a mobile app that allows you to place drink orders from your phone.

Bhagavatula announced as interim vice president for research

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Bhagavatula announced as interim vice president for research

Beginning April 1, 2017, Bhagavatula, has agreed to serve as interim vice provost for research. Kumar will assume overall responsibility for research administration and policy at the university and will oversee the Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance and the Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation.

Kumar featured in MIT News for multirobot systems research

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Kumar featured in MIT News for multirobot systems research

Swarun Kumar was featured in MIT News for working on a paper published in Autonomous Robots, titled “Guaranteeing spoof-resilient multi-robot networks.”

Suppressing epileptic seizures via Anderson localization

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Suppressing epileptic seizures via Anderson localization

Chamanzar, together with UC Berkeley’s Reza Alam, introduce a non-invasive approach to mitigate seizures in a paper recently published in the Journal of Royal Society Interface.

Datta publishes article on automated decision-making tasks

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Datta publishes article on automated decision-making tasks

Anupam Datta recently published an article in The Conversation on automated decision-making tasks. Specifically, Datta explored the issue of using machine learning algorithms for credit decisions.

Three time alumnus gives back

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Three time alumnus gives back

Strecker earned three degrees in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon: his bachelor’s in 1966, master’s in 1967, and doctorate in 1971.

Ozan Tonguz receives national and international coverage for vehicular networks research in IEEE Spectrum

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Ozan Tonguz receives national and international coverage for vehicular networks research in IEEE Spectrum

Tonguz was interviewed by IEEE Spectrum, one of the world's leading engineering and scientific magazines, on his vehicular networks research.

International Women's Day

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

International Women's Day

During this academic year, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is excited to launch The Judith Resnik Year of Women in ECE.

A hurricane shouldn't bankrupt your insurance company

Monday, March 06, 2017

A hurricane shouldn't bankrupt your insurance company

Researchers have recently received funding from the National Science Foundation’s Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP) program to study the intersection between financial and physical infrastructure in response to disasters.

Consumer Reports quotes Koopman on work with self-driving cars

Friday, March 03, 2017

Consumer Reports quotes Koopman on work with self-driving cars

Most experts agree that self-driving cars are 85 to 90 percent of the way to full autonomy.

Wearable tech hits the runway

Monday, February 27, 2017

Wearable tech hits the runway

Carnegie Mellon University’s Sarika Bajaj—an undergraduate junior in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) who is currently redesigning her own independent major of study by combining ECE, mechanical engineering, and industrial design—had a summer internship in the summer of 2016, working with Intel’s fashion technology group to design elements of Chalayan’s “Room Tone” line.

Making the smart connection

Friday, February 24, 2017

Making the smart connection

Mike Phillips understands the power of being connected—to devices, other people, and the surrounding environment. An electrical and computer engineering (ECE) alumnus and co-founder and CEO of Sense Labs, Phillips has expertise connecting people to technology through speech recognition.

Sankaranarayanan receives NSF CAREER grant to study light interactions

Friday, February 24, 2017

Sankaranarayanan receives NSF CAREER grant to study light interactions

Sankaranarayanan will receive a $532,000 grant to study how light interacts with materials using light rays and their transformations.

Weldon and Yu receive professorships

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Weldon and Yu receive professorships

Carnegie Mellon University’s Jeffrey Weldon has been awarded The Sathaye Family Foundation Early Career Professorship in Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Byron Yu has been awarded the Gerard G. Elia Career Development Professorship in Engineering. As the highest academic award a university can bestow on a faculty member, professorships are reserved for those who show continued contributions in their field.

Innovation in brain imaging

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Innovation in brain imaging

Grover and his research team have been focused on improving the resolution of EEG neural imaging technology, a portable and non-invasive brain imaging system.

Rajkumar quoted in US News on Tesla Model 3

Monday, February 13, 2017

Rajkumar quoted in US News on Tesla Model 3

Raj Rajkumar was quoted in US News on the Tesla Model 3 release date.

Meet the new ECE faculty members

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Meet the new ECE faculty members

As a new semester begins, we welcome four new faculty members to ECE. Meet Giulia Fanti, Carlee Joe-Wong, Gauri Joshi, and Bryan Parno.

Savvides gives talk at IDGA conference

Monday, February 06, 2017

Savvides gives talk at IDGA conference

Savvides joined an impressive lineup of speakers that included many government directors and program managers.

HKN receives the 2015-2016 Outstanding Chapter Award

Friday, February 03, 2017

HKN receives the 2015-2016 Outstanding Chapter Award

Carnegie Mellon University’s IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Honor Society received the 2015-2016 Outstanding Chapter Award.

Alumni famous in groundhog's inner circle

Thursday, February 02, 2017

Alumni famous in groundhog's inner circle

It is a whimsical, festive tradition for this town 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, and two of those top-hatted men—lifelong “Punxsy” residents Jeff Grube and Jason Grusky—are CMU engineering alumni.

$3 million gift to support transfer of CMU inventions to the marketplace

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

$3 million gift to support transfer of CMU inventions to the marketplace

ECE alum and Professor Aleksandar Kavčić and his wife, Dr. Sofija Kavčić, have donated $3 million to create a new, endowed fund to support inventors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Strojwas honored with 2016 Phil Kaufman Award

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Strojwas honored with 2016 Phil Kaufman Award

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Andrzej J. Strojwas received the 2016 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design (EDA) on Jan. 26 from the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA).

Classroom creativity leads to Rubik's Cube how-to guide

Monday, January 30, 2017

Classroom creativity leads to Rubik's Cube how-to guide

Let’s face it: we all know at least one person who constantly amazes us with their hidden talents. Now you can be that person, too, thanks to Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Chris Barker.

Lucia featured in People of ACM

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Lucia featured in People of ACM

Brandon Lucia was featured in ACM’s People of ACM bulletin, a bulletin that “highlights the unique scientific accomplishments and compelling personal attributes of ACM members who are making a difference in advancing computing as a science and a profession.

Brumley featured in Cyberscoop

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Brumley featured in Cyberscoop

David Brumley was interviewed by Cyberscoop in a feature article on his impact on education and the cybersecurity field.

Moura, Veloso, and Kavčićs give $16.5 million to CMU for data science and engineering education and research

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Moura, Veloso, and Kavčićs give $16.5 million to CMU for data science and engineering education and research

Professor José Moura; his wife and fellow CMU faculty member Professor Manuela Veloso; signal-processing researcher and Adjunct Professor Aleksandar Kavčić; and his wife, Dr. Sofija Kavčić, have jointly donated $16.5 million to the university to support education and research activities in data science and engineering.

Hyperloop team heads to California for final competition

Monday, January 23, 2017

Hyperloop team heads to California for final competition

After more than a year of work, Carnegie Mellon University's Hyperloop team puts the finishing touches on its half-sized pod protoype for next week's official SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition in Hawthorne, Calif.

Embedded.fm to feature Phil Koopman in upcoming podcast

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Embedded.fm to feature Phil Koopman in upcoming podcast

Rajkumar quoted in Wired on Tesla's plan for self-driving vehicles in 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Rajkumar quoted in Wired on Tesla's plan for self-driving vehicles in 2017

Raj Rajkumar was quoted in Wired on Tesla's plan to bring self-driving cars to the consumer by the end of 2017.

Hacking mobile games

Monday, January 09, 2017

Hacking mobile games

The team of researchers, mostly based at Carnegie Mellon University’s Silicon Valley campus, attempted to hack 100 of the most popular mobile games on Google Play: Angry Birds, Candy Crush Saga, and others.

Lucia’s paper selected as IEEE Micro’s Top Picks in Computer Architecture

Friday, January 06, 2017

Lucia’s paper selected as IEEE Micro’s Top Picks in Computer Architecture

A paper from Brandon Lucia and his research group has been selected as one of IEEE Micro’s 12 top picks of all computer architecture papers published in 2016.

Routers on wheels take the internet on the road

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Routers on wheels take the internet on the road

Peha and his student Alexandre Ligo have been working in Portugal testing different models for a connected vehicle network that can provide internet access for users on the go.

Kovačević honored with IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Kovačević honored with IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) recently awarded Jelena Kovačević with the 2016 Technical Achievement Award for contributions to the theory and practice of signal representations. This award is one of the Society’s most prestigious award.

Brumley pens op-ed on cybersecurity in Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Brumley pens op-ed on cybersecurity in Christian Science Monitor

CyLab Director David Brumley recently published an op-ed on cybersecurity in The Christian Science Monitor.

Rajkumar named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Monday, December 19, 2016

Rajkumar named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Raj Rajkumar, the George Westinghouse Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named a 2016 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Rajkumar quoted in Verge

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Rajkumar quoted in Verge

Raj Rajkumar was recently quoted in The Verge on the future of self-driving cars under the Trump administration.

Brumley publishes op-ed in The Hill

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Brumley publishes op-ed in The Hill

David Brumley published an op-ed in The Hill on President-Elect Trump's promise to make cybersecurity a top priority for his administration.

Sekar talks identity theft in WalletHub

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Sekar talks identity theft in WalletHub

In the article, Sekar gives advice on how individuals can protect themselves from identity theft and fraud.

ECE team places first in international CAD contest

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

ECE team places first in international CAD contest

The team, under the guidance of ECE professor Larry Pileggi, took first place in Problem C: Pattern Classification for Integrated Circuit Design Space Analysis, with a $5000 prize.

CMU awarded $14 million from US DOT for mobility research center

Tuesday, December 06, 2016

CMU awarded $14 million from US DOT for mobility research center

Carnegie Mellon University will receive $14 million over the next five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) to establish a new National University Transportation Center (UTC).

The College of Engineering announces AAAS Fellows

Monday, December 05, 2016

The College of Engineering announces AAAS Fellows

The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently elected Vijayakumar Bhagavatula to the rank of AAAS Fellow.

CyLab researchers spoof state-of-the-art facial recognition algorithms with printable eyeglasses

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

CyLab researchers spoof state-of-the-art facial recognition algorithms with printable eyeglasses

Want to fool facial recognition algorithms into thinking you’re Russell Crowe? Just ask a team of CyLab researchers to print you a pair of paper eyeglasses.

ChiroProktor: the CPR dummy of spinal manipulation

Monday, November 21, 2016

ChiroProktor: the CPR dummy of spinal manipulation

ChiroProktor—an instructional medical device being developed by Carnegie Mellon University undergraduates Christopher Chao (ECE/BME), Eric Parigoris (MechE/BME), Nicole Kawakami (MSE/BME), Meave Higgins (ChemE/BME), Lauren Zemering (Industrial Design), and Tepper School of Business master’s student Torrell Jackson—is a model spine capable of recreating spinal misalignments on command.

Bauer and Sharif's glasses that fool facial recognition covered in the media

Monday, November 21, 2016

Bauer and Sharif's glasses that fool facial recognition covered in the media

A team including ECE's Lujo Bauer and ECE Mahmood Sharif created an algorithm for generating eyeglasses, which, when printed and worn, can fool neural-network-based face-recognition algorithms into thinking that one person is another.

ECE students design social app for CMU

Thursday, November 10, 2016

ECE students design social app for CMU

Schmuck hopes the app may boost the social scene for students, which can be a challenge on a campus as academically focused as Carnegie Mellon.

Koopman delivers keynote at ISSRE 2016

Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Koopman delivers keynote at ISSRE 2016

Philip Koopman gave the opening keynote at 27th annual International Symposium on Software Reliability Software.

Marculescu and researchers develop network to study bacterial communication

Monday, November 07, 2016

Marculescu and researchers develop network to study bacterial communication

Marculescu investigates the way that bacteria communicate with each other and how interrupting this communication could lead to decreased drug resistance.

Koopman quoted in Wall Street Daily, EE TImes on self-driving cars

Friday, November 04, 2016

Koopman quoted in Wall Street Daily, EE TImes on self-driving cars

According to Koopman, we can't just assume this technology is going to work.

Researchers create tool that can predict what you look like solely based on your eyes

Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Researchers create tool that can predict what you look like solely based on your eyes

Savvides and his student authored a study on this topic that was just awarded “Best Student Paper” at the IEEE 8th International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems.

Rajkumar quoted in Guardian, Automotive News, and CityLab

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Rajkumar quoted in Guardian, Automotive News, and CityLab

Rajkumar was quoted in The Guardian, Automotive News, and CityLab on when we can expect to see safe, fully autonomous vehicles

Making energy-harvesting computers reliable

Friday, October 28, 2016

Making energy-harvesting computers reliable

Lucia and student created the first programming language designed to build reliable software for intermittent, energy-harvesting computers.

Sekar's work in reliable network security earns him a Facebook Research Award

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Sekar's work in reliable network security earns him a Facebook Research Award

Vyas Sekar has been selected to receive a Facebook Faculty Award for his research in networking, security, and systems.

Carnegie Mellon to host Rising Stars workshop

Monday, October 24, 2016

Carnegie Mellon to host Rising Stars workshop

Carnegie Mellon University will host the world’s brightest female Ph.D. students, postdocs, and engineers in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science at the 2016 Rising Stars Workshop.

Vyas Sekar is this year’s SIGCOMM “Rising Star”

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Vyas Sekar is this year’s SIGCOMM “Rising Star”

SIGCOMM’s 2016 “Rising Star” Award, which recognizes a young researcher who has made outstanding research contributions to the field of communication networks during this early part of his or her career.

CyLab researchers win NSA’s 2016 Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

CyLab researchers win NSA’s 2016 Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition

Vyas Sekar and student won the NSA's Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition with their paper, “Nomad: Mitigating Arbitrary Cloud Side Channels via Provider-Assisted Migration.”

At the crossroads of learning and technology

Monday, October 17, 2016

At the crossroads of learning and technology

Shawn Blanton teaches dozens of students each semester — this is his Clark Kent-style daytime occupation. However, when the proverbial sun goes down, he helps create cutting-edge technology that actively learns and adapts itself to the outside world.

Sinopoli receives NSF grant to strengthen infrastructure

Friday, October 14, 2016

Sinopoli receives NSF grant to strengthen infrastructure

Sinopoli aims to support policy makers and the managers of financial and physical infrastructures so that they can learn how to properly prepare for and respond to extreme events that disrupt daily life.

CMU-SV students land summer internships at top Bay Area companies

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

CMU-SV students land summer internships at top Bay Area companies

In summer 2016, many master’s students from CMU-SV landed internships at top companies in the Bay Area—companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Visa, Apple, and Uber. Four students in particular found their internship experiences, coupled with their time at CMU-SV, to be a story worth sharing.

Who's been peeking at your data?

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Who's been peeking at your data?

Everyone understands why security is important—bad guys break into a database and steal personal photos or credit card information—but understanding privacy is a bit trickier.

Narasimhan selected as Game Changer in the sports industry

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Narasimhan selected as Game Changer in the sports industry

The SportsBusiness Journal recognized 35 women for their contributions to the sports world.

Is "password1!" a good password?

Monday, September 19, 2016

Is "password1!" a good password?

Bauer and a team of researchers in CyLab just published new work outlining a new advanced password meter that makes use of an artificial neural network. The researchers’ study received Best Paper Award at the USENIX Security Symposium.

Tague receives NSF grant for CPS breakthrough

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Tague receives NSF grant for CPS breakthrough

Tague receives a National Science Foundation grant for multi-sensory event detection for cross-platform coordination and verification.

Undergrad women enter computer science, engineering in record numbers

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Undergrad women enter computer science, engineering in record numbers

While national efforts to encourage women to pursue degrees in key science and technology fields have flagged, Carnegie Mellon University has reached a new high-water mark this year, with women making up nearly half of this year’s incoming classes in the School of Computer Science and College of Engineering.

Alum chosen as one of Popular Science’s 10 most brilliant people of 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016

Alum chosen as one of Popular Science’s 10 most brilliant people of 2016

Alumnus Siddharth Garg is one of Popular Science’s 10 most brilliant people of 2016.

Grover presents at IEEE International Symposium

Friday, September 09, 2016

Grover presents at IEEE International Symposium

Pulkit Grover presented a paper on the fundamental limits of high-density EEG at the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory in Barcelona.

Datacenter-on-Chip

Friday, September 09, 2016

Datacenter-on-Chip

Diana Marculescu and Radu Marculescu have been awarded an NSF grant to develop a new paradigm for Big Data computing.

The new undergraduate wing

Friday, August 26, 2016

The new undergraduate wing

Students asked, and the department answered! The newly redesigned undergraduate wing allows for studying, collaborating, and relaxing.

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The Future of Medicine: Targeted Drug Delivery

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Finding Opportunities That Shouldn't Exist

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Kim Wins EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award

Datta to Chair National Academies Workshop on Trustworthy AI

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Alum and Faculty Join NAE

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A Universal Port for the Brain

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Home Automation Rules

Chi Named 2021 Goldsmith Lecturer

Student Turns Old Polaroid Into New Digital Camera

Big Security for Little Devices

New Tool Simplifies Data Sharing, Preserves Privacy

Intelligent, Automatic Contact Tracing

Academic Services Center Delivers Lab Kits

Kumar 5G Commentary Featured in TechTarget

Parylene Photonics Enable Future Optical Biointerfaces

Bannis Receives ACM SIGBED Frank Anger Memorial Award

Jin Receives 2020 UbiComp Outstanding Student Award

Squeezing More Out of Wireless

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Talking Tattoos

This Will Get Your Attention

Yagan Mentioned on Coronavirus Model

Assessing COVID-19 Countermeasures

Datta Featured on AI

Bugless Code

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Ilic Recognized for Outstanding Engineering Career

Gobieski Receives Apple AI/ML Fellowship

Neural Recording

Sensing Tire Wear

Chamanzar Featured in Wevolver

Kumar Quoted on Wireless Headphones

Smile, You’re on Camaroptera

Managing Necessary Bias in AI

Building Smart Cities With Taxis

A Science Experiment for Dinner

Joshi Receives Best Paper Award at ACM SIGMETRICS 2020

ECE's Commitment to Anti-Racism

Five CMU Security and Privacy Papers Receive IEEE’s Test of Time Award

Success On and Off the Court

Scott Institute Seed Grant Funding Advances Energy Projects

Zhang Featured in Scientific American

A Big Comeback for a Little Switch

Tracking Wildfires

Fighting COVID-19

Gadre Earns IPSN Ph.D. Forum Best Presentation Award

Stabilizing Brain-Computer Interfaces

CMU-Africa Mobilizes

Yagan Quoted on Coronavirus Models

Kar, Pileggi Named Energy Fellows

Orbital Edge Computing

The COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Cybersecurity

Improving Data Performance

Vernon Earns ZiF Centre Fellowship

Recognizing Speech Recognition

Safety Helmet for Firefighters

Lucia Receives VMWare Early Career Grant

Feet Beyond Fiction

CMU Team Ranks Top 10 in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition

To Predict an Epidemic, Evolution Can’t Be Ignored

Rowe Receives Siewiorek Professorship

Gadre to Present at NSDI 2020