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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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.