The newsletter will highlight our ongoing activities and accomplishments, not only on the research front but also on education and outreach. We hope to keep you up-to-date on the broad research activities within the Institute, as well as provide opportunities… Read More
Author: Lauren Gonzalez
CAD for Assurance Webinars Aim to Share Hardware Security and Trust Tools and Research
CAD for Assurance, an initiative supported by IEEE’s Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), is aimed at addressing the growing need for reliable and secure tools and methodologies in hardware design fields. The CAD for Assurance website is an academic… Read More
Education and Workforce Development Activities in the Warren B. Nelms Institute
Since its inception in 2017, the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World has worked toward becoming a leader in education and research on Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation. The institute is spearheading efforts to enhance workforce development and preparation… Read More
New $1.5M NSF Project Addresses Engineering Workforce Need Through Hands-On Microelectronics and AI Education in High Schools
A new project, funded by the NSF Discovery Research PreK-12 program, will focus on engaging high school students in integrated computer science and engineering through hands-on experiences with microelectronics and artificial intelligence. This approach will pioneer a hardware-focused approach to… Read More
Dr. Ruchkin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Make Cyber-Physical Systems Aware of Their Limitations
As work on improving cyber-physical systems (CPS) barrels ahead, Ivan Ruchkin, Ph.D., has some concerns. Loosely defined as mechanisms controlled and monitored by computer algorithms, CPS have some basic susceptibilities—rare events and unexpected circumstances can cause the system to react… Read More
Two New Endowed Professorships Established at the Warren B. Nelms Institute
Two highly-deserving leaders of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World were awarded endowed professorships in recognition of their research accomplishments and contributions to the institute. Dr. My T. Thai, Associate Director, and Dr. Sandip Ray, Director of… Read More
Nelms Institute PhD Student Receives Prestigious MTT-S Fellowship
Asif Iftekhar Omi, an ECE Ph.D. student working with Dr. Baibhab Chatterjee, has been selected to receive the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship for Medical Applications, among the most prestigious of accolades in microwave engineering. The fellowship recognizes contributions which have the… Read More
Warren B. Nelms Institute Newsletter, January 2025
The newsletter will highlight your ongoing activities and accomplishments, not only on the research front but also on education and outreach. We hope to keep you up-to-date on the broad research activities within the Institute, as well as provide opportunities… Read More
Publication on AI’s Impact in Healthcare to Appear in ‘IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering’
In this review paper, researchers explore the transformative potential of foundation models in medicine, from enhancing clinical decision-making to driving biomedical research. The paper highlights both the opportunities and challenges of these models, including interpretability, fairness, and adaptation to domain-specific… Read More
Dr. Yan Wang Aims to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Strategies
Dr. Yan Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fund the project, “RAPID: Assessing Urgent Time Use Dynamics Among Time-Poor Populations in Preparation for Hurricane Helene and… Read More