Mochen Li, a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Technology, wants to combine analysis of big data with new wireless sensor networks to prevent lung cancer or increase the likelihood of its early detection.
Polytechnic research proposals submitted - May 2017
Funding proposals for May 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
CIT faculty aim to make big data a small issue for law enforcement
Law enforcement agencies have been relying on forensics tools not well suited to today’s digital world. To provide a modern, cost-effective solution, a research team led by Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, assistant professor of computer and information technology, is building File Toolkit for Selective Analysis & Reconstruction (File TSAR) for Large Scale Computer Networks.
Video game opens up drug discovery to non-scientists
Jordan McGraw, a first-year graduate student in computer graphics technology, helped design a virtual reality video game which allows a player to potentially discover a new treatment for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's
Symposium explores using artificial intelligence to tell jokes
Workshops on what it takes for a computer to generate jokes and how artificial intelligence "understands" how humans react to humor will be held during the International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter at Purdue from July 17-22.
Latino students explore robotics in Columbus summer camp
A group of 30 students attending an annual Purdue Polytechnic Columbus summer camp were immersed in robotics for 15 hours over the course of a week.
Cox named Global Faculty Fellow
Robert Cox, senior associate dean for globalization and professor of construction management, has been named a 2017 Global Faculty Fellow by Purdue’s Office of Corporate and Global Partnerships (OCGP).
Patankar appointed head of Aviation and Transportation Technology
Manoj Patankar has been appointed head of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. Patankar was previously a professor of aviation science at Saint Louis University.
Polytechnic to provide courses, seminars, workshops at WestGate@Crane Technology Park
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute plans to provide courses, seminars, and workshops at the WestGate @ Crane Technology Park as part of a collaboration between Purdue University, the Purdue Research Foundation, and WestGate Authority, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane), officials announced in June.