°®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering News
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Adaptive Lessons Funded by $383k NSF Grant: Principal Investigators, Autar Kaw and Rasim Guldiken
Autar Kaw and Rasim Guldiken, °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering Faculty, is revolutionizing education through adaptive learning technology. Supported by a $383,172 NSF grant, this project integrates tailored pre-class lessons into key engineering courses, aiming to improve student engagement, motivation, and success. The initiative also generates data-driven insights to refine learning strategies and promote best practices in STEM education.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Microbiome Research Awards Granted to °®¶¹´«Ã½ Faculty: Daniel Yeh & Jody Harwood
°®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty Daniel Yeh and Jody Harwood have been awarded the 2024-2025 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Microbiome Research Award for developing sustainable wastewater systems for lunar habitats. Their innovative project combines environmental engineering and microbiology to tackle waste treatment in space, with potential applications for Earth.
December 10, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research
Olukemi Akintewe, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Engineering Professor, Recognized as an AIMBE Emerging Leader
Olukemi Akintewe, an Associate Professor of Instruction in Medical Engineering at °®¶¹´«Ã½, has been named an inaugural AIMBE Emerging Leader. Recognized for her advocacy for women and underrepresented groups in STEM, she leads efforts to improve retention and support systems for these students. Dr. Akintewe will be honored at the AIMBE Annual Event in March 2025 in Washington, D.C., where she looks forward to collaborating with other leaders and mentors.
Engineering Faculty Spotlight at 2024 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventor’s Hall of Fame
Celebrate °®¶¹´«Ã½ Professor Daniel Yeh’s induction into the 2024 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame! Renowned for the NEWgenerator, his innovative sanitation solution brings clean water and renewable energy to communities in need. Learn more about his impactful work
November 25, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Faculty Honored at ASEMFL 2024, Featuring a Rising Star Award Recipient!
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering is proud to announce the recognition of multiple faculty members by the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of °®¶¹´«Ã½ (ASEMFL). Faculty recognized included: Dr. Prasant Mohapatra, Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas, and Dr. Susan Bell, celebrating their achievements and potential to shape the future of science and engineering in °®¶¹´«Ã½. Also, the 2024 Rising Star awards for Dr. Anna Pyayt.
Dr. Licato, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Engineering Associate Professor, Awarded the U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Three Years in a Row
°®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Dr. John Licato, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, awarded U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship for third consecutive year. Recognized for AI research in natural language processing and machine reasoning. His fellowship reflects °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering's ongoing impact in military-academic collaborations.
CSE Student received The Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award
CSE Professor Katkoori and his MS student, Raaga Sai Somesula, have received The Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation (OTD) Award for Raaga’s Master’s thesis work on a resource-efficient custom hardware for machine learning models.
The 2024 Transportation Achievement Awards were held on October 29. The transportation community joined together at the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ to celebrate excellence in transportation and planning. The CUTR event brought together industry leaders, innovators, and advocates to honor exceptional achievements that drive °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s transportation and infrastructure forward. Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport (TPA), was inducted into the prestigious °®¶¹´«Ã½ Transportation Hall of Fame.
November 8, 2024Research
°®¶¹´«Ã½ CyberHerd Takes Second Place in U.S. Navy Cyber Resiliency Challenge
°®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s CyberHerd team won second place and a $40,000 prize in the U.S. Navy’s Cyber Resiliency Challenge, showcasing their cybersecurity expertise. The team’s innovative HERD Tool impressed judges and highlighted °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s strength in cybersecurity education.
°®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering Faculty Honored as 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Congratulations to two °®¶¹´«Ã½ Engineering Faculty! Discover how °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering’s distinguished faculty, Dr. J. Morris Chang and Dr. Mauricio Arias, are driving innovation worldwide as 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholars. Learn about Dr. Chang’s advancements in privacy-preserving machine learning and Dr. Arias’s impactful research in environmental sustainability.
November 6, 2024Civil Environmental, Electrical, Faculty, Research
°®¶¹´«Ã½ CyberHerd Wins First Place at Raymond James 2024 Capture the Flag Competition
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½'s CyberHerd team secured first place in the Raymond James Capture the Flag competition held on October 5, 2024. Competing against top universities, the team excelled in challenges like web security and malware analysis, thanks to months of preparation. Led by Captain Waseem Albaba, the CyberHerd’s victory highlights their growing reputation in cybersecurity competitions.
October 31, 2024°®¶¹´«Ã½