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Monday, December 13, 2021

Chi Named 2022 SPS Distinguished Lecturer

The Distinguished Lecturer (DL) Program provides means for SPS Chapters and Student Branch Chapters to have access to well-known educators and authors in the fields of signal processing, to lecture at Chapter meetings.
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Pileggi Named to the National Academy of Inventors

Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Monday, December 06, 2021

Optimizing Power Grid Simulation

Researchers introduced an algorithm to quickly facilitate highly accurate simulations and optimizations of power grids, ensuring energy is never found in short supply.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

An Electrifying Legacy

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will celebrate the life and accomplishments of Don Thomas on November 20, 2021.
Friday, November 12, 2021

Visual AI Company Oosto Partners with CyLab Biometrics Center

Marios Savvides will join Oosto as the Chief AI Scientist to expand Oosto’s AI team.
Wednesday, November 03, 2021

A Platform for Physical and Virtual Collaboration

Researchers from the CONIX research center have made the first open-source version of their novel platform combining augmented and virtual reality into a unified collaborative space.
Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Cen Selected as Finalist for the George Nicholas Student Paper Competition

ECE Ph.D. candidate Shicong Cen has recently been selected as a finalist for the George Nicholson Student Paper Competition.
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Nakahira Accepted to Operations Research

Nakahira's paper on Generalized Exact Scheduling: a Minimal-Variance Distributed Deadline Scheduler has been accepted to the INFORMS Journal Operations Research.
Monday, October 25, 2021

Bosch and CMU to Focus on Spatial Computing

Announced today, Bosch and Carnegie Mellon University extend collaboration; focus on how virtual and physical worlds interact. Professor Anthony Rowe joins Bosch team to lead research in the emerging area of spatial computing.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Proposal Selected for Facebook Grant

In May 2021, Facebook launched the Engineering Approaches to Responsible Neural Interface Design request for proposals (RFP) as a means to surface and consider neuroethical considerations in tandem with system design. BME's Jana Kainerstorfer and Sossena Wood, along with ECE's Pulkit Grover, collaborated on a winning proposal. The group will receive a research grant to further explore their research, which is focused on racially inclusive optical technology.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Does the Brain Learn in the Same Way that Machines Learn?

A new perspectives piece co-authored by Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh researchers relates machine learning to biological learning, showing that the two approaches aren’t interchangeable, yet can be harnessed to offer valuable insights into how the brain works.
Monday, October 11, 2021

ARENA Wins at Mixed and Augmented Reality Conference

The Augmented Reality Edge Networking Architecture (ARENA), a unique networking platform designed by the CONIX Research Center, recently won a hybrid conference competition held at IEEE’S Mixed and Augmented Reality Conference (ISMAR).
Monitoring Cow Movement
Monday, September 20, 2021

Monitoring Cow Movement

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Virginia Tech have developed a versatile, reliable, and attack-resistant wireless sensor network for smart animal monitoring.
$3M Grant to Fund Study of Internal States in the Brain
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

$3M Grant to Fund Study of Internal States in the Brain

A group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh were recently awarded a three-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation.
Fanti Receives Intel’s 2021 Rising Star Faculty Award
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Fanti Receives Intel’s 2021 Rising Star Faculty Award

The Intel Rising Star Faculty Award program has selected ten promising early-career academic researchers who lead some of the most important technology research of our time.
DSSC Hosts TMRC 2021 Conference
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

DSSC Hosts TMRC 2021 Conference

Sponsored by the IEEE Magnetics Society, the 4-day virtual conference covered the following topics; solid state memory – devices and applications, advanced generation recording technologies, and recording and memory fundamentals.
Take Two
Monday, August 23, 2021

Take Two

Studies focused on neuronal interactions extend across domains in neuroscience, primarily using the approaches of spike count correlation or dimensionality reduction. Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a way to bridge them, resulting in a richer understanding of neuronal activity.
Franchetti Appointed Associate Dean for Research
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Franchetti Appointed Associate Dean for Research

Congratulations to the newly-appointed Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering, Franz Franchetti.
Joshi to Lead CMU’s AI-EDGE Team
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Joshi to Lead CMU’s AI-EDGE Team

The mission of the AI-EDGE Institute is to design next-generation intelligent edge networks that are efficient, reliable, robust and secure.
Franchetti Selected for DOE's X-Stack Teams
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Franchetti Selected for DOE's X-Stack Teams

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science – Advanced Scientific Computing Research has announced awards for its five X-Stack: Programming Environments for Scientific Computing teams.
Keeping Distributed Systems Secure
Monday, July 19, 2021

Keeping Distributed Systems Secure

Professor Osman Yağan and Ph.D. student Mansi Sood are working to improve the way systems communicate with one another and keep them safe.
Kumar Interviewed About 5G
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Kumar Interviewed About 5G

Swarun Kumar was interviewed by Thrive Global on 5G: what it is, how it can improve lives, and what concerns need to be addressed.
Rajkumar Quoted on Autopilot in Cars
Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Rajkumar Quoted on Autopilot in Cars

Rajkumar was quoted by The New York Times on the effectiveness of autopilot in Tesla vehicles following multiple accidents.
Hot, hot, hot!
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Hot, hot, hot!

As summer temperature surges and an unprecedented heatwave hits parts of the U.S., we asked our College of Engineering experts about using smartphones, laptops, and other electronics in extremely hot weather.
Making Phone Displays See Better
Monday, June 21, 2021

Making Phone Displays See Better

Researchers create displays that better support under-panel cameras on smartphones, win best paper award at ICCP 2021
A Big Step Towards Cybersecurity’s Holy Grail
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

A Big Step Towards Cybersecurity’s Holy Grail

CyLab researchers reveal a new computing platform that is provably secure even alongside software compromised I/O devices.
Yağan’s Work Included in the Army Research Office Year in Review
Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Yağan’s Work Included in the Army Research Office Year in Review

Osman Yağan is among a group of researchers included in the Army Research Office (ARO) Year in Review. The group’s paper "Network Propagation Model Predicts Both Information and Viral Spread” is one of the success stories outlined in the annual document.
Fabric Friendly Sensors
Thursday, June 03, 2021

Fabric Friendly Sensors

Researchers win best paper and presentation for a novel sensing modality that locates everyday objects at the 2021 ACM/IEEE's IPSN.
Prison Communications
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Prison Communications

A CyLab study explores the privacy of prison communications. “You gotta be careful what you say…” one study participant said.
Preparing the Chip Workforce of the Future
Thursday, May 06, 2021

Preparing the Chip Workforce of the Future

With decreasing interest in the field of integrated circuit design, CMU has found a way to attract students to the career field.
Yu Featured in Ladders
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Yu Featured in Ladders

Byron Yu and Steven Chase were featured in a Ladders Inc. article highlighting what actually happens in your brain when you are learning.
The Future of Medicine: Targeted Drug Delivery
Friday, April 23, 2021

The Future of Medicine: Targeted Drug Delivery

Zheng is fabricating microdevices and creating nanomaterials for critical medical applications.
Connecting the Dots Between Engagement and Learning
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Connecting the Dots Between Engagement and Learning

Byron Yu and Steven Chase together with colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh published their findings in Nature Neuroscience.
Making History Possible
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Making History Possible

Two CMU alumni contributed to ensuring a smooth Inauguration Day.
Bedoyan Receives Goldwater Scholarship
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Bedoyan Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Esther Bedoyan has received the prestigious 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship to encourage her pursuit of a research career.
Finding Silence in the Brain
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Finding Silence in the Brain

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.
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