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Faculty Spotlight: Valdez Makes Travel Easier for People With Disabilities
Rupa Valdez, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, conducts research that involves thinking about and designing useful systems to help people living with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
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UVA Engineering Graduate Students Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eight graduate students and two graduating fourth-year students at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have received National Science Foundation...
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UVA Engineering Open House
All are welcome for UVA Engineering's popular open house, featuring demos and talks from faculty, students and staff. Join us on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Engineering New Tools for New Hearts: Helping Children on the Transplant Waitlist
A University of Virginia pediatric cardiologist and data scientist team up to better match hearts to patients
Almost 20% of pediatric patients on the U.S. wait list for heart transplants die before they receive a heart. A UVA engineering-medicine research team is dedicated to saving lives...
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Medicine Meets Big Data: Clinicians Look to AI for Disease Prediction and Prevention
Donald E. Brown, W.S. Calcott Professor in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, and Dr. Sana Syed, a UVA Health pediatric gastroenterologist, are using deep learning methods in their quest to improve patient outcomes.
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Speed Racer: Systems Engineering Student Builds Auto Racing Simulator During Pandemic
Engineering fuels Thomas Twomey’s passion for auto racing, and lends an edge in virtual competition.
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Systems Engineering Undergraduate Researcher Is Part of UVA Swimming’s Secret Weapon
As an undergraduate research assistant, systems engineering double major Jerry Lu is helping to push UVA swimmers to their highest potential.
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A Brain Trust Approach
UVA Engineering Team Pools Expertise to Reduce Emissions from the Diesel Engines that Move Goods Around the Globe
Decarbonizing heavy freight trucks won’t be easy; no technology today has the power and efficiency to replace diesel engines for moving goods over long distances.
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Putting It All on the Line
UVA Students Test Their Code in a Robot Competition that Relies on Teamwork
Nicola Bezzo's Autonomous Mobile Robots course and its competition demonstrate to students the complex but important work that goes into ensuring a future when people can...
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UVA Earns International Bragging Rights for Driverless Racing
Cavalier Autonomous Racing Team Clocks Fastest All-American Laps at Historic Indy Event - and Chance to Help Drive Autonomous Vehicle Industry
UVA’s fully autonomous car achieved an average speed of nearly 120 mph and a top speed of 124 mph in the historic Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco.