Congratulations to Computer and Information Technology faculty BC Min and Wenhai Sun. They are now senior members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which fosters researchers and technology engineers around the world.
Australian Fellowship allows Polytechnic faculty to innovate practices against online grooming
Purdue Polytechnic’s Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is one of seven scholars named to the University of Adelaide’s first-ever class of international fellows. They will add their own behavioral and technical expertise to the university’s research in methods to identify and catch online child predators.
Polytechnic department hosts delegation from South Korea, plans 2024 symposium
Purdue Polytechnic faculty have worked with international partners in South Korea to establish a long-term partnership advancing research interests abroad and for the Purdue Computes initiative.
“A catalyst for change”: first-generation student at Polytechnic shares experience
Suzy Meh, a first-generation college student at Purdue Polytechnic, shares her perspective as the first person in her family to take steps in higher education.
SMART Lab proposes new system to improve interactions between humans, robots
Computer and Information Technology professor BC Min continues to advance research within his SMART Lab, with a recent focus on improving human-robot teamwork by better analyzing the physical and emotional states of human operators.
Seigfried-Spellar holds inaugural Adelaide workshop for combatting child sexual abuse
At the University of Adelaide, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar recently presented research at a conference that she also successfully co-founded and organized within the past year, all designed to bring together partner institutions charged with combatting sexual abuse of minors. Read more:
Polytechnic co-founded company creates new search-and-rescue drone for first responders
Uniform Sierra Aerospace, a drone manufacturer co-founded with Polytechnic alumni, has created the new Panther drone model, made in United States and designed for “first responders [in] search-and-rescue cases in outdoor settings.”
French wins Lifetime Achievement Award for efforts to help Indiana businesses
Purdue Polytechnic's Mark French has spent the equivalent of a second career consulting Hoosier businesses, making sure they succeed. He was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Purdue for these efforts—find the details in our newsroom.
PlayStation, ‘Last of Us’ and beyond: Q&A with master’s alumnus Xingyu Lei
As a graduate of Purdue Polytechnic's master's program in computer graphics technology, Xingyu Lei has gotten to work on big-name projects such as “The Last of Us” and “Call of Duty” franchises, just in the first leg of his career alone. Read on to find out what advice he gives to up-and-coming professionals in the field.
Polytechnic professor’s book helps STEM instructors bridge computing gap between college, workforce
Purdue Polytechnic's Alejandra Magana has published a new book designed to "acquire [computing-related] skills more quickly and with greater success," as the baseline requirements for such skills only continue to increase with technological progress.