Imagining Intelligent Traffic Lights, Parking spaces, Buildings, and Appliances
Bostonia showcases Smarter Cities. By Leslie Friday Follow this link for an overview of Smarter Cities research at Boston University.
Upgrading the Grid
New Algorithms Could Cut Costs, Add Renewables By Mark Dwortzan When power transmission lines reach their capacity in a particular region during high demand periods, controllers have little choice but to tap local power plants to keep the electricity flowing and prevent blackouts. This practice, which favors expensive, local generation sources such as coal and […]
SE Faculty Search: Tenure track faculty position at the rank of Professor in the area of Network Systems
The Division of Systems Engineering (SE) at Boston University (BU) is seeking candidates for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Professor in the area of Network Systems. The Division of Systems Engineering is seeking a proven accomplished researcher to provide leadership in the area of network systems and to bring together a number […]
Ari Trachtenberg Receives ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching
The ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching was instituted by the Department during the 1997-98 academic year and is designed to recognize innovation and excellence in teaching among its faculty. The award, based on nominations from College of Engineering students, faculty, and staff, carries with it a $1,000 prize to be used toward instructional activities. […]
Paschalidis Named Editor-in-Chief of New IEEE Journal
The Control Systems Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has chosen Professor Ioannis Paschalidis (ECE, SE) to be the inaugural editor-in-chief of the journal, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems (TCNS). TCNS will publish high-quality papers on systems with interconnected components, emphasizing topics related to the control of these systems. […]
BU Team Soars at MIT Clean Energy Competition
Wins First Prize in Energy Efficiency Category A College of Engineering and School of Management team took first prize in the energy efficiency category of the annual MIT Clean Energy Prize on May 6, one of six premiere regional clean energy student business plan competitions in the U.S. A collaboration between students and faculty from […]
Opening Movements – J Konrad and P. Ishwar
Your next security ID may be a defining gesture by Rich Barlow In the video above, two College of Engineering professors explain, and demonstrate, the computer software they are developing to recognize a gesture, from your torso, your hand, or perhaps just your fingers. They hope this could be the future security portal to your […]
A BU Center to Promote Cleaner Cities?
Just one idea proposed at Smarter Cities conference BU Today article by Rich Barlow As both an engineer and a motorist, Christos Cassandras feels the pain of drivers on Commonwealth Avenue. Although he usually leaves work after the evening rush has waned, he invariably hits a red light at the BU Bridge, even when there’s […]
BU Scholars Day 2013
BU Scholars Day (formally BU Science and Engineering Day) will be April 2. Any student with a CISE affiliated advisor may submit a poster and is be eligible for the CISE Award which is presented on April 2. Honorable mention prizes are presented at the CISE Pizza Party on April 5. LEARN about the CISE […]
Ari Trachtenberg – Awarded Full Professorship
Full Professorships Awarded to 17 Faculty- Recipients represent several schools, fields of study Tom Vellner can be reached at tvellner@bu.edu; follow him on Twitter @tomgvellner. From mapping marketing strategies to mapping the brain, the 17 BU faculty members who have just been promoted to full professor cover a wide and compelling range of research interests. […]