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Jun 26, 2024

New AI Architecture Can Detect Breast Cancer With a Near-Perfect Accuracy Rate

BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal and his research team have developed a new AI architecture that has detected breast cancer with a 99.7% accuracy rate. His research was published in the journal Cancers. He has submitted an invention disclosure with the Center for Research Innovation on the idea. 

Bioengineering

Jun 25, 2024

Exploring the Potential of Frictional Mechanical Metamaterials

MIE Associate Professor Yaning Li was awarded a $531,056 NSF grant to explore a new category of mechanical metamaterials:  “Frictional Mechanical Metamaterial.”

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Ningfang Mi

Jun 24, 2024

$1M NSF Award for Enhancing Educational Research With AI and Cloud Infrastructure Training

ECE Associate Professor Ningfang Mi is leading a multi-institution, $1 million NSF grant to create tools, resources, and templates to enable educators to analyze student data and identify trends more effectively to better determine improvements to curriculum and testing.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Juner Zhu

Jun 24, 2024

Advancing EV Battery Technology

MIE Assistant Professor Juner Zhu has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Ford University Research Program (URP) designated for developing advanced EV battery cell models.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 20, 2024

Industrial Engineering Capstone Team Modernizes Parachute Inspection for U.S. Army

Four industrial engineering students received several awards, including the Capstone Day Judges Award, for their Parachute Quality Assurance Modernization Capstone Design project presented at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference in Montréal. The students, who worked with the U.S. Army Personnel Airdrop Systems team, digitized a paper-based system for recording parachute component measurements.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 20, 2024

Industrial Engineering Capstone Team Wins Fourth Place at International Conference for US Open Officiating Project

An undergraduate industrial engineering Capstone team was recognized for their US Open Tennis Championships Electronic Officiating Quality Control project at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference. The team worked with the United States Tennis Association to help automate and standardize the electronic officiating process for the acclaimed tennis event.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 18, 2024

Forum on Sustainable Energy in Cities and Communities Celebrates World Environment Day

MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng moderated a forum on the impact of innovative technology in achieving efficient energy use and reducing carbon emissions at the Boston Urban Forum, which hosted the event to celebrate World Environment Day.  

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jun 18, 2024

Annual Cochrane Fellowship Luncheon Celebrates Academic Excellence and Research Innovation

CEE University Distinguished and CDM Smith Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar, along with CEE faculty and the development and alumni relations team, hosted the annual Cochrane Fellowship Fund luncheon. The event brings together past and current recipients of the Cochrane Fellowship and provides a unique opportunity for fellowship donors and recipients to engage in meaningful dialogue about their work and academic pursuits.

Civil & Environmental Engineering