A Bug’s-Eye View
Researchers develop a new camera inspired by insects’ compound eyes Even though we’ve developed the ability to shrink down cameras to fit on a phone, the underlying principle of the camera itself hasn’t really progressed. As a camera gets smaller, there’s a trade-off between field-of-view and image quality; the larger the field-of-view, the more distorted […]
Yazicigil on Track to Monitor the GI Tract
“This is an ingestible sensor that will track and record the inflammation of the GI tract in a continuous and minimally-invasive manner, and especially tailored toward an individualized response for each patient’s disease,” said Yazicigil. Yazicigil’s team in collaboration with MIT is currently developing a mm-scale ingestible micro-bio-electronic device by leveraging the natural advantages of […]
Advancing Smart Cities with the Internet of Cars
Quicker, Safer and Greener Intersections Intersections with Dynamic Traffic Control In road transport engineering, an intersection is defined as at-grade junction where two or more roads or streets meet or cross. Statistically, it has been evidenced that intersections present a major hurdle in traffic control as they account for the lion’s share of accidents and of […]
No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner
A massive reduction in rush hour traffic has reduced carbon and nitrogen emissions in Boston. Photo by Above Summit for Boston University Photography AIR POLLUTION & COVID-19 BU researchers say emissions went down almost instantly, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, after Governor Baker issued a statewide stay-at-home advisory Since last month, as daily commuters and city […]
BU Researchers Propose Method for Controlling COVID-19 through Cellphones
CISE faculty affiliate Ari Trachtenberg along with fellow Boston University Computer Science professors Mayank Varia, and Ran Canetti recently published a paper that proposes a method for using cellphones to track COVID-19, while protecting user privacy. The researchers write: “Successful containment of the Coronavirus pandemic rests on the ability to quickly and reliably identify those […]
Meet Jaco and Baxter, Machine Learning Robots Who Cook Perfect Hotdogs
BU engineers built the culinary bots to test a framework that could improve self-driving cars and other artificial intelligence Craving a bite out of a freshly grilled ballpark frank? Two robots named Jaco and Baxter can serve one up. Boston University engineers have made a jump in using machine learning to teach robots to perform […]
Moths Teach Drones to Fly
Research is first to apply animal data to autonomous vehicle navigation When an autonomous drone is deployed for a mission, it flies on a specific, programmed route. But if there are any surprises along the way, the drone has a difficult time adapting to a change because it hasn’t been programmed on how to do […]
PLOS Computational Biology: Learning from Animals: How to Navigate Complex Terrains
PLOS Computational Biology issued a press announcement on a paper that it published today authored by Boston University CISE Director Yannis Paschalidis (Professor ECE, SE, BME), PhD candidate Henghui Zhu (SE), former CISE post-doctoral associate Armin Ataei, former CISE visiting student scholar Hao Liu (Zhejiang University), along with University of Washington collaborators Professor Thomas Daniel (BIO, […]
Science Robotics: A New Approach to Teaching Robots
The two robots, Jaco and Baxter, must work together to cook, assemble and serve a hot dog. They must detect and find their supplies, shown in the upper left-hand corner, which are tracked with motion capture throughout the experiment. A new machine-learning framework could be used to complete high-risk, complex tasks Machine learning can identify […]
NEXTCAR Self-driving Car in Action Advances the Future Internet of Cars
Traffic congestion around the world is worsening, according to transport data firm INRIX. In the U.S. alone, Americans wasted an average of 97 hours in traffic in 2018 – that’s two precious weekends worth of time. Captivity in traffic also costs them nearly $87 billion in 2018, an average of $1,348 per driver. Clearly, the […]