Accessible autonomous vehicle system wins semifinalist position in DOT competition
By Alex LaSalvia As the promise of self-driving cars inches closer to reality for the general public, how do we ensure this technology is accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired? That’s the question that ECE Assistant Professor Eshed Ohn-Bar and his team seek to answer with their OpenGuide project. The project has […]
New Frontiers in Self-driving Cars
Goyal Research Team Breaks Conventions, Develops Novel 3D Imaging Methods Designed for the Real World LIDAR, used in most self-driving cars, models the world around them by creating 3D representations of a scene in view. Photo by John D. SL/Shutterstock By Maureen Stanton, CISE One of the most promising developments born out of the 2005 […]
Imaging technique solves long standing mystery in fighting fungal infections
By Alex LaSalvia Fungal infections are estimated to be currently affecting nearly a billion people around the world, with severity ranging from asymptomatic to life threatening. Battling these infections is one of the most important public health challenges today, and the medication amphotericin B (AmB) is a powerful first line of defense against dangerous fungi. […]
New imaging technique uses corners to see around corners
In a new paper published in Nature Communications, ECE Professor Vivek Goyal and his team developed a technique that can map out large-scale scenes around corners with a laser-camera system.
Coskun receives IBM faculty award
Professor Ayse Coskun earned an IBM Faculty Award to advance her research.
Professor Venkatesh Saligrama Named 2021 IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
ECE Professor Venkatesh Saligrama is climbing the ranks of a premier professional organization, and has been selected as a 2021-22 IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer.
Nature Communications publishes Ramachandran article
Professor Siddharth Ramachandran and ECE student Aaron Greenberg co-authored an article in Nature Communications
BU’s Secret Weapon Against COVID-19
Professor Densmore is the lead PI of DAMP Lab, which designs and creates the means to process molecular and biomedical materials quickly, accurately, and in large numbers, using robots.
Moustakas Elected OSA Fellow
Professor Theodore Moustakas was elected a Fellow Member of the Optical Society.
Yazicigil speaks on the IEEE World Forum on IoT Panel
Professor Rabia Yazicigil spoke on the Women in Engineering Panel at the IEEE Virtual World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) on Sept. 23.