Author: Ioannis Paschalidis

Wuyang Dai receives the College of Engineering 2015 Societal Impact Dissertation Award

Wuyang Dai, a 2015 graduate of NOC, received the College of Engineering 2015 Societal Impact Dissertation Award for his thesis “Detection and Prediction Problems with Applications in Personalized Health Care.” The thesis developed algorithmic methods to support personalized preventive medicine. One of the problems addressed is the prediction of hospitalizations due to heart disease based […]

Boston is Becoming a “Smart City” with ENG Support

IBM & IEEE recognize ECE & SE research contributions that are expected to improve urban life in Boston. By Gabriella McNevin Screenshots of the “Street Bump” application. Ushered in with the 21st century, are challenges that require real technological innovations. The global population is growing and, like magnets, people are moving to cities. According to the […]

BU Bringham & Women’s Hospital Partnership Celebrates First Year

Joint Research Focused on Medical Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions By Mark Dwortzan Researchers from Boston University and Brigham & Women’s Hospital are collaborating to improve medical imaging and image-guided interventions. (Images courtesy of Brigham & Women’s Hospital) Boston University College of Engineering Assistant Professor Darren Roblyer (BME) and Brigham & Women’s Hospital radiologist Srinivisan Mukundan […]

ENG faculty developing sensors that stay in touch

By Tim Stoddard John Baillieul, Christos Cassandras, and Yannis Paschalidis (seated, from left) of ENG’s Center for Information Systems Engineering are developing sensor network control systems with far-reaching applications in manufacturing, homeland security, and space exploration. Their interdisciplinary team includes University of Massachusetts, Amherst, faculty Abhi Deshmukh, Weibo Gong (standing, from left), and Robert Gao […]