Department News: Engineering Systems and Environment

Engineering systems and environment assistant professor and Link Lab faculty member Afsaneh Doryab’s research was presented last month at the IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication. Her research is a departure from typical human-robot interaction studies, which...

First-Year engineering students tour UVA’s decommissioned nuclear reactor building and learn about their roles in designing the future

UVA Engineering students learn about the nuclear reactor that once existed here and the consequential role engineers play in developing technology that can help or hurt humanity.

Alumni explain what makes the Accelerated Master’s Program so powerful

UVA’s Accelerated Master’s Program in Systems Engineering is rolling out a new video series as the program kicks off it’s 21st recruiting season.

Electronic and connected devices and systems make life better for people, but their use can compromise our privacy and security. UVA is taking a lead role in countering cyber...

A working group is focused on designing city water systems that are tough enough for whatever the future holds.

UVA academics join forces with the community to tackle some of the region’s biggest issues using social innovation, civic technology, and open data.

The center will seek to work with community stakeholders to apply data and technology in order to find creative solutions to sticky civic problems.

The Ford Foundation’s pre- and post-doctoral fellowship programs aim to increase the diversity of faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.

Distinguished Speaker Series Offers Considerations for Cybersecurity Balanced with Civil Liberties

Distinguished Speaker Series Offers Considerations for Cybersecurity Balanced with Civil Liberties

Using analysis and modeling to individualize treatment strategies for Type 1 diabetes

Başak Özaslan develops algorithms that improve physical activity-related blood glucose management in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Hyunglok Kim, whose research is aided by a NASA award, is assimilating data from multiple satellites to better understand Earth’s climate systems, which can potentially help reduce impact of natural disasters.