Computer science students’ paper selected as one of conference’s best
A research paper on robotics authored by computer science researchers at Oregon State University was recently named one of the top four out of more than 2,000 accepted submissions at a prestigious conference. Students Jonah Siekmann and Yesh Godse presented their research findings at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. In their […]
Three College of Engineering marine energy initiatives to receive Department of Energy funding
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office recently announced support of up to $22 million for 10 marine energy research projects, including three represented by researchers from Oregon State University’s College of Engineering. (The award amounts for each project are under negotiation.) “For industry to move toward commercialization, we need to utilize all […]
Energy systems professor to work on electrified locomotive research
Yue Cao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, will play a significant role in a new $1.5M U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E award on LOCOMOTIVES – Lowering CO2: Models to Optimize Train Infrastructure, Vehicles, and Energy Storage. Cao will help develop electric propulsion and grid/charging infrastructure models. The project […]
New grant: Gender-inclusive open source through gender-inclusive tools
“Open source software is changing the technology and workforce landscape. Our work will help open source software tools and technology support diverse cognitive styles that will help bring diversity in thought by enabling diversity in open source contributors.” – Anita Sarma, associate professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Oregon State. Principal […]
Amazon Prime Air funds autonomous drone research
Yue Cao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, is collaborating with Amazon Prime Air to make UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) delivery a reality. Prime Air promises to deliver a package to the customer within 30 minutes after receiving the order. Cao will help develop an advanced propulsion system that […]
Stephen Ramsey levels up in NIH program
In August, Stephen Ramsey, assistant professor of computer science in the College of Engineering, along with his collaborators, received an additional $351,443 in funding to develop a biomedical data translator, bringing the total funds this year to $788,443. The award is part of a program by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build a […]
Spin-off company develops wireless for undersea platforms
E-Lambda LLC, an Oregon State University spin-off, was just awarded a Navy Small Business Innovation Research contract for $225,000 to develop a high-speed, secure, wireless communication system for underwater platforms. Alan Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer science in the College of Engineering, co-founded E-Lambda LLC with his graduate student, Jyotindra Shakya, to commercialize […]
Writing Apps That Don’t Freeze
Danny Dig and his colleagues discovered widespread problems in mobile app development that can cause applications to be unresponsive and “freeze.” After looking at over 1,000 open-source mobile apps, they found two main problems — underuse and misuse of asynchronous programming. “It’s very easy, if you are not careful, to write a mobile app that […]
New Energy Sensors at OSU Will Test Local Electric Grid
Oregon State press release posted 5/7/2015. A new energy test bed using cutting-edge sensor technology has been located at Oregon State University, designed to gain a better understanding of the local electric grid. The Bonneville Power Administration awarded a $350,000 grant to develop a system that will provide a detailed analysis of load composition and power […]
