Abdul Salam, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology, has released a second edition of his book “Internet of Things for Sustainable Community Development” with publisher Springer.
accolades
Wenhai Sun’s mission to bridge AI and online privacy with NSF award
The National Science Foundation awarded Purdue Polytechnic’s Wenhai Sun with a research grant for his efforts to develop machine intelligence-powered privacy protection technology.
Bias in AI—NSF awards Romila Pradhan's pursuit of fairer machine learning models
Romila Pradhan has been awarded as an early-career innovator by the National Science Foundation. She'll be trying to fix one of the most pressing concerns with AI and machine learning: are these programs learning to reflect humans' own prejudices?
Rogers elected to board of American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Marcus Rogers, professor of computer and Information technology, was elected to the board of directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).
Bartholomew presented with STEM Champion Award
Scott Bartholomew, assistant professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s engineering-technology teacher education program, was awarded the Mike Neden STEM Champion Award by the International STEM Education Association.
Akdere reappointed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mesut Akdere, associate professor of human resource development and the director of Purdue Polytechnic Leadership Academy at Purdue University, has been reappointed to the Board of Examiners of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Six Polytechnic professors honored at inventors reception
More than 100 Purdue University innovators were recognized February 7, 2017, during the 12th annual Inventors Recognition Reception for having received patents in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Six professors in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute were among those honored. They included:
Mentzer to be honored by ITEEA
Nathan Mentzer will be honored with the Distinguished Technology and Engineering Professional designation from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA).
Hartman named Dauch Family Endowed Professor
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved naming Nathan Hartman the Dauch Family Endowed Professor in Advanced Manufacturing.
Brunswicker to present at European Forum Alpbach
Sabine Brunswicker, associate professor for innovation, will be an invited speaker for the European Forum Alpbach Technology Forum in Austria in August.