New Book Ties Together an Improbably Effective Career in Probability
Systems engineering professor Roman Krzysztofowicz, known for modeling high-stakes decision making, has authored a textbook synthesizing his research across the years.
Charlottesville 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.
Picture 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.
Whose 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.
Michael C. Smith
Mike Smith's technical expertise spans applied quantitative methods, strategic planning, technology evaluation, and organizational assessment across a variety of application domains including manufacturing, transportation, defense, and health care.
The Challenge and Innovation of Underwater Search and Rescue
Rescue divers still sometimes rely on rope signals to communicate with their surface guides. This expert diver — and UVA systems engineering Ph.D. student — has a better way.
Air Power Advocate Recognized as Distinguished ROTC Alumnus
David Deptula became an influential voice in Air Force-related policy. He credits his degree in systems engineering with broadening his perspectives.
How Do You Get a Swarm To Think on the Fly? Create ‘Empathy’ With Other Robots, For One
The team devised what it believes is a new way for coordinated robot activity to respond when the unexpected happens.