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Podcast: The Wide World of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Scott Acton
Electrical and computer engineering was central to three defining technologies — personal computers, the internet and AI — ECE chair Scott Acton told Ken Ono. The field isn’t done changing history.
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UVA Professor Tackles Graph Mining Challenges with New Algorithm
Nikolaos Sidiropoulos has helped create a powerful new algorithm that uncovers hidden patterns in complex networks, with potential uses in fraud detection, biology and knowledge discovery.
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Bridging the Gap: Evolving Project Management for Modern Transportation
Opinion: Changes in transportation project management are key to building a resilient workforce and sustainable infrastructure.
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UVA Researchers Uncover Key to Preventing Fibrosis in Biomaterial Implants
Researchers in the UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering have discovered a type of fibroblast cells that appear to drive a deadly disease progression.
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Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients
Dean Jennifer L. West and a team of researchers developed an innovative approach to treating prostate cancer, successfully eliminating cancerous cells in 73% of patients in the study.
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UVA Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives FDA Clearance for AI Muscle Health Analysis Tool
Silvia Salinas Blemker’s spin out company, Springbok Analytics, can now commercialize its precision health technology.
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UVA Researchers Engineer AI Breakthrough in Human Action Detection Technology
Scott T. Acton and a team of researchers develop an AI-driven video analyzer capable of detecting human actions in video footage with unprecedented precision and intelligence.
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Fast Company: How Hemp Plants Can Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’
Chemical engineering’s Bryan Berger hopes his $1.6 million Environmental Protection Agency grant will eventually lead to a DIY protocol for removing toxic chemicals from farmland.
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Trust is Not the Answer: Rethinking Human-Machine Interaction for Ethical Engineering
Matthew Bolton argues that relying on trust in AI can mislead users, advocating instead for transparency, reliability and ethical design.
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UVA Researchers Pioneer AI-Driven Manufacturing Efficiency
Cindy Chang and her team have created a more efficient way to optimize manufacturing systems, improving speed and quality while reducing waste.
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Hoo’s a Pinball Wizard? Engineering Student Goes From Winning the Game To Designing the Game
Mean pinballer and second-year systems engineering major Colin Sartori is offering his wizardry to help design a UVA-themed pinball game for Gavin Garner’s mechatronics course project.
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Systems and Information Engineering 2.0: The Future of Complex Systems
Opinion: Integrating AI with human insight to revolutionize smart systems for a modern world.