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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Influential Robotics Journal Picks UVA Paper as Best of 2024
Read NowScience Robotics chose a UVA paper describing praying mantis-inspired artificial eyes as their most outstanding of the year.
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New Book Ties Together an Improbably Effective Career in Probability
Read NowSystems engineering professor Roman Krzysztofowicz, known for modeling high-stakes decision making, has authored a textbook synthesizing his research across the years.
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UVA Engineering and Education Researchers Leverage AI to Improve Classroom Teaching
Read NowECE chair Scott Acton’s AI-powered video analysis technology can help teachers improve performance.
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WIRED: Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros
Read NowAssociate Professor Coleen Carrigan discusses how coalitions between feminist movements, minorities and labor activists will help keep the Silicon Valley moguls in check.
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UVA Engineering Alum’s Paper on Bio-Inspired ‘Tunabot’ Is Among Publisher’s Most Cited
Read NowMechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. alumnus and current post-doc Carl H. White discusses the impact of his Tunabot Flex research in an interview with IOP Publishing.
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Whose Robot Conquered the Cardboard Course, Taking Home the Coveted Golden Duckies?
Read NowA professor’s annual classroom competition pits student programming of turtle-like robots in time trials, with penalty points added for imprecision as the ’bots maneuver through a carboard maze.
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AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases with Speed and Precision
Read NowUVA Engineering advancement protects public health by improving air quality monitoring in real time.
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As NASA Prepares for Next Moonshots, This Student’s Job Is To Make Sure Rockets Get Their Closeup
Read NowUVA Engineering undergraduate student Craig Kalkwarf, who is double-majoring in astronomy, is finding his career path courtesy of NASA Pathways.
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New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use
Read NowUVA researchers use AI to manage the growing complexity of modern power grids.
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Predicting Norfolk Street Flooding in Seconds: UVA Professor Jon Goodall's Machine Learning Advancements
Read NowAI-powered models offer faster, real-time flood forecasts for Hampton Roads.
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UVA Professor Tackles Graph Mining Challenges with New Algorithm
Read NowNikolaos 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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UVA Researchers Engineer AI Breakthrough in Human Action Detection Technology
Read NowScott 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.