Category: News
General Tapped to Lead PowerAmerica
January 23, 2015A retired U.S. Army major general has been named the new executive director of PowerAmerica, the public-private power electronics manufacturing institute that will be located on Centennial Campus.
How students are tackling unstructured data indexing with POWER8
January 13, 2015North Carolina State University is one of the participants in the Innov8 with POWER8 Challenge. Utilizing technology from IBM and OpenPOWER Foundation members including NVIDIA, Mellanox and Altera, I’m overseeing a team that is working on a custom Fiel …
Bozkurt Investigates New Technology to Detect Sleep Disorders
December 17, 2014Dr. Alper Bozkurt, in collaboration with Duke University School of Medicine, has been awarded $414,218 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research methods of monitoring sleep and detect sleep disorders with a long term goal of developing a low cost, low power, low noise, ultra-miniaturized, wireless system for automated assessment of sleep physiology.
Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya Selected as University Faculty Scholar
December 12, 2014Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya, ABB term professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was selected by colleagues to be a University Faculty Scholar for 2014-15.
Holmes honored with Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award
November 13, 2014The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University honored ECE alumnus Irwin R. Holmes Jr. with the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award at a ceremony held on Sept. 25 at the Park Alumni Center on NC State’s Centennial Campus.
Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect, Trace Sounds
November 13, 2014North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. The technology is designed to help emergency personnel find and rescue survivors in the aftermath of a disaster.
Kudenov and Escuti Work to Improve Detection of Eye Diseases
November 13, 2014Dr. Michael Kudenov and Dr. Michael Escuti have been awarded $427,376 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research and development of a new type of rapid snapshot imaging polarimeter that will enable real-time full polarimetric video of the retina to be able to detect diseases like glaucoma early.
Byrd elected to IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors
November 13, 2014“I am honored to be elected to the Board by fellow computer engineers and computer scientists. Service on the Board is a chance to contribute to the profession, and a chance to work with very creative and dedicated people”
Wang and Eun Explore Theoretical Foundation of Mobile Clouds
November 7, 2014Dr. Wenye Wang and Dr. Do Young Eun have received $499,149 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore fundamental issues that will advance our understanding of using mobile clouds in delivering wireless data traffic.
New Tech Aims to Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans
November 4, 2014North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets.
Systems-based approach pays off
October 30, 2014[ubermenu config_id=”main” menu=”84″] NEWSROOM Systems-based approach pays off The goal of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) – creating wearable health monitori …
From the garage to the valley
October 30, 2014[ubermenu config_id=”main” menu=”84″] NEWSROOM From the garage to the valley Being your own boss. Setting your own hours. Having your name on the front door. Those are the perks that come to mind when most people think of life as an entrepreneur. Natal …