Research
SE/ECE/CS Team Wins $1M NSF Grant with UMass and UConn for “Smart City” Research
A team of faculty led by Christos Cassandras (SE-ECE, Head of SE Division) with Yannis Paschalidis (SE-ECE, Co-Director of CISE), Azer Bestavros (CS) and Assaf Kfoury (SE-CS) has won a major new NSF grant to support their research project: A Cyber-Physical Infrastructure for the Smart City. The project aims at making cities “smarter” by engineering […]
New Research Could Help Trace Source of Bioterror Agents
By Mark Dwortzan Through genetic manipulation or growth in the laboratory, microbes can be engineered for either harmful aims, such as anonymous anthrax attacks, or beneficial purposes, such as vaccines, fuel cells or pollution control systems. A better understanding of how the conditions in which a bacterial cell is grown impact its metabolism and biochemical […]
Cyber-Security Research
By Rachel Harrington As people grow more dependent on computers for everything from accessing their bank accounts to storing sensitive information, cyber security has become an increasingly important research area. At Boston University, Professor Ioannis Paschalidis (ECE) is hoping to improve upon computer data protection by developing an effective way to detect intrusions into private […]
Flight Lessons From Bats, Birds and Insects
ENG Faculty, Alum Partner in $7.5M Grant to Develop Bio-Inspired Aerial Vehicles By Mark Dwortzan Can studying the flight dynamics of bats, birds and insects lead to a new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles that can navigate more effectively in cluttered environments? To maneuver as well as winged animals in tight places such as forests […]
Research Focuses on Getting Wireless Networks to Fix Themselves
By Jason L London Professor Christos Cassandras is the principle investigator on a four-year, $2 million National Science Foundation grant to advance the reconfiguration of autonomous networks. The main test bed for this research will be OpenAir Boston, a private, non-profit organization that will oversee the impending wireless network over the city of Boston. Professor […]
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 […]