Research @ UVA Engineering
Engineering for the Cyber FutureOur researchers are not merely reacting to the cyber age, we are catalyzing it. Machine learning, cybersecurity, high performance computing, intelligent memory systems, avalanche photodiodes, ultra-low-power chips: These are just some of the technologies essential to such next-generation projects as the Internet of Things and 100 Gbps Ethernet, and they are just some of the areas in which UVA Engineering holds world-class expertise.
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Daniel Quinn Wins Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award
Quinn inspires the engineers of the future by making difficult material accessible.
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CAVCAR Prof Showcases Autonomous Racing Research at MARS 2025, Hosted by Jeff Bezos
Professor Madhur Behl and Cavalier Autonomous Racing showcased UVA research at one of the most prestigious tech events in the world.
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Cooler Faster Better: UVA Engineers Uncover a New Way To Stop Electronics From Overheating
UVA engineers discovered a way to move heat ultrafast using crystal waves, offering a breakthrough in cooling advanced electronics.
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UVA Computer Science Chair Sandhya Dwarkadas Elected AAAS Fellow
Dwarkadas’ innovations in computer architecture research have helped make modern computing systems faster, more energy efficient and easier to use.
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Three UVA Engineering Faculty Elected as AAAS Fellows
UVA Engineering’s new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science represent three different departments and distinct areas of research.
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UVA Engineering’s Cyber Defense Team Scores Mid-Atlantic Three-peat
The UVA Engineering cyber defense team’s three-peat as regional champions sends them back to nationals to try for a fourth title in late April.
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UVA Lands Moon Base: Robot Arena To Simulate Lunar Surfaces for NASA Competition
Engineering students are “over the moon” about recent Jefferson Trust project funding.
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James H. Lambert Honored for Preparing a New Generation of Risk Analysis Leaders
James H. Lambert has been recognized as a distinguished educator by the Society for Risk Analysis, an international scientific and professional society.
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Q&A: UVA’s Cindy Chang Talks About Her AI Tool for Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
Her lab’s approach finds the connections between individual processes and the manufacturing system as a whole — and tries to coordinate everything at once, she tells Tech Briefs.
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Author of ‘Ethical Hacking’ Contributes Expertise to New Edition of a Cybersecurity Classic
Daniel G. Graham joined the authors of “Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide” for the book’s second edition, released in January.
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UVA’s 2024 Research Achievement Awards Feature Numerous Engineering Faculty
Five engineering faculty won three of the University of Virginia’s top research awards. Many more were recognized during an annual ceremony celebrating UVA’s research accomplishments.
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NSF CAREER Grant Supports UVA Researcher’s Vision for a More Reliable Cloud Future
Innovative tools detect hidden cloud failures, reducing downtime, financial losses and disruptions in critical industries like healthcare and e-commerce.