School of electrical engineering and computer science

Electrical engineering undergrads gain experience in new research program

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:51:12 -0500

Halfway through the inaugural year of the Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering’s undergraduate research program, students met to present and receive feedback on their work.

Building a ‘honeypot’ of fake cameras, networks to deceive military adversaries

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:52:02 -0500

Three computer science researchers in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are teaming up to build a “honeypot,” a decoy suite of fake networks, devices and domains, to entrap and deceive such hackers. They received a two-year, $557,000 grant from the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, with the possibility of renewal.

‘Buzz me in:’ Bees wearing itty bitty QR codes reveal hive secrets

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:55:00 -0500

Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs to track when they go in and out of their hives. The work, a collaboration among entomologists and electrical engineers at Penn State, is the first step in solving a long-standing mystery of how far bees travel from their hives to collect pollen and nectar.

Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:54:50 -0500

Penn State engineering researchers have developed a portable and wireless device to simultaneously detect vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by integrating commercial transistors with printed laser-induced graphene.

Computer science professor named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:36:32 -0500

Anand Sivasubramaniam, distinguished professor of computer science and engineering and associate head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was named a fellow by the National Academy of Investors.

N2Women names computer science researcher Star of Networking and Communications

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:52:34 -0500

Ting He, associate professor in the school of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Computer Science and Engineering, was recognized on the 2024 N²Women: Stars in Networking and Communications list. The list recognizes women who produce outstanding research or industry results in the field of networking and communications.

Two engineering professors named IEEE fellows

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:39:56 -0500

Vishal Monga, professor of electrical engineering, and Swaroop Ghosh, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, were recently recognized as fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the highest level of recognition available in the organization.

X-ray vision: Seeing through the mystery of an X-ray emissions mechanism

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:11:37 -0500

A team of Penn State researchers used mathematical modeling to explain the underlying mechanism at play in X-ray emissions that was previously not understood.

Q&A: Addressing vulnerabilities to increase mobile network safety, efficiency

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:40:48 -0500

Syed Rafiul Hussain, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Penn State, leads a research team addressing a variety of mobile network vulnerabilities. The team's research focuses on issues in hardware, coding and networking, that leave everyone, from the network providers to the end user of the phone, at risk.

College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:50:40 -0500

The Penn State College of Engineering invites alumni and friends to support engineering student success through a GivingTuesday gift on Dec. 3 as Penn State celebrates its 10th GivingTuesday.

Electrical engineering major named fall 2024 ROTC student marshal

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:53:17 -0500

Richard Wilson has been named the fall 2024 student marshal for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at Penn State. He will receive a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Penn State College of Engineering with a minor in military studies.

Q&A: Centering people, advancing artificial intelligence with NSF CAREER award

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:16 -0400

Rui Zhang, assistant professor of computer science in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Penn State College of Engineering, will focus his NSF CAREER award on developing usable, trustworthy, responsible and safe artificial intelligence that operates under user control, reflects social norms and honors human knowledge.

A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:05:00 -0400

A team led by Penn State researchers recently developed an electronic tongue capable of identifying differences in similar liquids, such as milk with varying water content; diverse products, including soda types and coffee blends; signs of spoilage in fruit juices; and instances of food safety concerns. They found that results were even more accurate when artificial intelligence used its own assessment parameters to interpret the data generated by the electronic tongue.

Penn State leads $8.5M, multi-institution DARPA project on mixed-reality systems

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:20:44 -0400

A team of Penn State researchers has been selected to lead a three-year, $8,552,388 multi-institution project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to identify cognitive threats in mixed-reality systems as part of the Intrinsic Cognitive Security program.

$2M NSF Future of Semiconductors grant to team led by Penn State researchers

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:26:33 -0400

A team led by Penn State researchers has been awarded a $2 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to develop innovative semiconductor technologies for 6G wireless communications and sensing platforms.

Undergrads gain access to unique electrical engineering research opportunities

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:07:09 -0400

The Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering has announced the inaugural cohort of students for its new undergraduate research program. The program pairs undergraduate students one-to-one with faculty across the department for the duration of this two-semester, seven-credit program.