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Search Committee Formed to Find New Dean of the McCormick School of Engineering
The individual chosen will succeed Julio M. Ottino, who will step down as dean at the end of the academic year.Nov 16, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
Chinese Incursions into India are Increasing, Strategically Planned
A new study from Professor V.S. Subrahmanian finds incursions into Aksai Chin region are not random, independent events.Nov 10, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
Reconnecting the Microarchitecture Community
Simone Campanoni and Nikos Hardavellas co-chaired the five-day MICRO 2022 conference hosted in Chicago on October 1-5, 2022.Nov 9, 2022
Science: Why Fish Look Down When They Swim
The (London) Times wrote about Professor Emma Alexander’s study that showed fish use river beds to judge their speed and ensure they don’t get lost.Nov 7, 2022|from The (London) Times
Exploring the Future of Human-Computer Interaction and Design
In celebration of the center’s official launch, a community of faculty, students, alumni, and industry professionals gathered October 24-25 for the Lambert Conference on the Future of Human-Computer Interaction + Design.Nov 7, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
Why Fish Look Down When They Swim
The researchers concluded that this quirk is an adaptive behavior that evolved to help the fish self-stabilize, as when swimming against a current.Nov 2, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
Artificial Intelligence: Is It Safe?
Writing in The Hill, Professor Kristian Hammond argues for the need to determine how to make intelligent technologies useful and safe.Oct 28, 2022|from The Hill
Connecting Deep Learning Developers with Sound Artists
Professor Bryan Pardo and collaborators at the University of Rochester aim to accelerate research in AI for music production by enabling musicians to better leverage deep learning tools in the creation, performance, and dissemination of their music.Oct 25, 2022
On Undergraduate Research in Computer Science: Tips for Shaping Successful Undergraduate Research Projects
Samir Khuller, a recipient of the 2020 CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award, shares guidance on engaging undergraduate students in computer science in research projects.Oct 24, 2022|from Computing Research News
Supporting Designers in Expressing Human Experiences to AI and Context-Aware Technologies
Technology and Social Behavior PhD student Ryan Louie earned a 2022 Google PhD Fellowship in Human Computer Interaction for his pioneering research into context-aware technologies.Oct 18, 2022
Students Featured in Chicago Inno’s ‘25 Under 25’
Rising young innovators from Northwestern Engineering are making a mark in Chicago’s entrepreneurship community.Oct 10, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
Exploiting Security Vulnerabilities
Professor Xinyu Xing and his current and former students recently participated in three flagship security summits.Oct 3, 2022
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2022 Cole-Higgins Awards
Matthew Elwin, Branden Ghena, Barry Nelson, Sara Sood, and Jill Wilson received the awards for outstanding teaching and advising.Sep 21, 2022|from Northwestern Engineering News
IDEAL Hosts Theory-in-Practice Workshop
Speakers from a variety of backgrounds examined practical, robust solutions to big data challenges from an algorithmic perspective during an IDEAL special workshop held September 12-13.Sep 21, 2022
Changes to Computer Science Undergraduate Curricula
Effective fall 2022, Northwestern Engineering undergraduate curricula requirements are changing to expand the scope of approved course options and increase flexibility.Sep 19, 2022