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It’s Got Praying Mantis Eyes
The praying mantis is one of the few insects with compound eyes and the ability to perceive 3D space. UVA engineers are replicating their visual systems to make machines see better.
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See All NewsCharlottesville High School Students Pair With UVA Ph.D. Students for Mentorship
Graduate students in UVA’s Link Lab mentored local high school students on projects designed to benefit society. NBC29 covered the story.
Read NowUVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline
UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.
Read NowUVA Researchers Simplify Signal Classification with Smarter, Faster Tech
UVA develops Python-based tool using CDT for faster, accurate signal classification, enabling robust AI applications in healthcare and engineering.
Read NowPicture This: Dozens Gather for the Graduate Engineering Student Council’s Popular International Food Friday
A tradition started as a community-building project is going strong a couple of years later. UVA Engineering’s monthly International Food Friday draws dozens for dinner, laughs and fellowship.
Read NowWhose Robot Conquered the Cardboard Course, Taking Home the Coveted Golden Duckies?
A professor’s annual classroom competition pits student programming of turtle-like robots in time trials, with penalty points added for imprecision as the ’bots maneuver through a carboard maze.
Read NowAI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases with Speed and Precision
UVA Engineering advancement protects public health by improving air quality monitoring in real time.
Read NowPodcast: The Wide World of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Scott Acton
Electrical and computer engineering was central to three defining technologies — personal computers, the internet and AI — ECE chair Scott Acton told Ken Ono. The field isn’t done changing history.
Read NowUVA Professor Tackles Graph Mining Challenges with New Algorithm
Nikolaos Sidiropoulos has helped create a powerful new algorithm that uncovers hidden patterns in complex networks, with potential uses in fraud detection, biology and knowledge discovery.
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