July 17, 2017
July 17, 2017 —
Effective July 1, Dr. Hao Su joined the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department as a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of California San Diego to explore fundamental problems in broad disciplines related to artificial intelligence, including computer vision, computer graphics, machine learning and robotics
July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017 —
Over 200 high school students have moved into dorms at UC San Diego for the 2017 California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), a four-week program focused on advanced tech skills including programming and robotics.
July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017 —
University of California San Diego nanoengineering professor David Fenning has received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to lead a new project aimed at advancing research in solar photovoltaic technologies. The project will focus on developing a high resolution tool that can detect moisture in photovoltaic modules and predict how it will affect the modules’ performance.
July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017 —
Five UC San Diego professors will receive $4MN as part of an international collaboration led by Brown University to develop grain-sized sensors, actuators and networking to be inserted into the cerebral cortex for brain research or repair. DARPA is funding the overall $19MN project announced this week.
July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017 —
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smart glove that wirelessly translates the American Sign Language alphabet into text and controls a virtual hand to mimic sign language gestures. The device, which engineers call “The Language of Glove,” was built for less than $100 using stretchable and printable electronics that are inexpensive, commercially available and easy to assemble.
July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017 —
UC San Diego Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering professor Olivia Graeve has been named one of the “100 mujeres más poderosas de México” – one of the 100 most powerful women in Mexico, according to a Forbes 2017 ranking.
July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017 —
Computer science graduate students Ariana Mirian and Stephanie Chen will attend the 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Orlando, FL, thanks to travel grants awarded by UC San Diego’s Center for Networked Systems (CNS).
June 30, 2017
June 30, 2017 —
Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a temperature sensor that runs on only 113 picowatts of power — 628 times lower power than the state of the art and about 10 billion times smaller than a watt. This “near-zero-power” temperature sensor could extend the battery life of wearable or implantable devices that monitor body temperature, smart home monitoring systems, Internet of Things devices and environmental monitoring systems.
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017 —
Cocoon Cam, a computer-vision-based baby monitor company co-founded by University of California San Diego computer science alumnus Pavan Kumar (M.S. Computer Science 2015), recently announced that it closed a $4 million Series A funding round. Cocoon Cam is a baby monitor that relies on computer vision technologies to track breathing and other vital signs. It offers instant alerts and sleep analytics that can be accessed by parents anytime through a smartphone app.
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017 —
Computer science graduate student Tianyin Xu will complete his Ph.D. later this summer, but he received five faculty job offers from top-notch schools, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he will become a tenure-track assistant professor next January.
