Category: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Expert take: Engineering for the success of humanity
Three Michigan Engineering faculty help to elevate communities and systems through a people-first approach to teaching.
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Engineering tough
Michigan engineering alum Linda Zhang has the daunting task of bringing America’s bestselling vehicle into the electric age.
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Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale hexagonal boron nitride.
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Immune to hacks: Inoculating deep neural networks to thwart attacks
The adaptive immune system serves as a template for defending neural nets from confusion-sowing attacks.
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ECE alum Mihir Sheth receives Young Innovator Award from Innovate UK for making a medical device that weans patients off ventilators quicker
Sheth is the co-founder of Inspiritus Health and has developed a simple to use, non-invasive medical device that keeps patients’ muscles engaged when they are on a ventilator to prevent muscle atrophy.
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Open-source patient model tops industry standard
Tested without needing hospitals to share data, the method for developing the model could speed further improvements in medical prediction tools.
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‘Exciton surfing’ could enable next-gen energy, computing and communications tech
A charge-neutral information carrier could cut energy waste from computing, now that it can potentially be transported within chips.
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Optimizing the interactions between critical infrastructure systems for better flexibility, sustainability, and resiliency
PhD student Anna Stuhlmacher researches how the water distribution network can better provide services to the power network, which can allow for greater integration of renewable energy sources into the grid, reduce costs, and improve system resiliency.
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Computer science and information building construction plans approved by Regents
The new building will enhance collaboration and provide much-needed space to meet the increasing demand for computer science and information graduates.
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Five electrical and computer engineering professors named IEEE Fellows
Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in IEEE fields are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.
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NSF commits $3 million to diversifying STEM, continuing U-M led program
Collaboration with Michigan universities and community colleges taps local expertise and resources.
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African research engagement program recognizes third annual cohort
Students in AURA are paired with a faculty mentor for an immersive research experience throughout the summer.