In the past two years, AI has become a bigger story than ever. Learn how Purdue Polytechnic faculty and students met with the U.S. Senate to collaborate on ideas for the future of AI, robotics and beyond:
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Polytechnic alumnus makes Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ for innovations in agriculture
Polytechnic alumni Ivan Ball and Scott Massey created their company called "anu" in order to bring the newest technology to agriculture, not only stopping food waste in the developed world but endeavoring to end scarcity in other parts of the globe as well. Read more about how their efforts landed Massey on Forbes' 30 Under 30:
National institute awards grant to innovate engineering technology curriculum
Purdue Polytechnic faculty in multiple disciplines have been granted nearly $150,000 to generate new teaching modules for engineering technology students.
Karabiyik receives DOJ funding for IoT crime scene investigation training
Umit Karabiyik from our Department of Computer and Information Technology just received funding for a project that will have big implications in how law enforcement are trained to investigate crime scenes:
IN-MaC visitors meet on-site to celebrate, plan for future of Design and Innovation, Pathways programs
Purdue Polytechnic's Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center just hosted a big group over two days to plan for the future of two massive (and still growing) programs that bring hands-on workforce preparedness to new generations:
Dean’s Lecture Series explores physical AI, human connections across industries
Thank you to Richard Voyles for presenting at the most recent Dean's Lecture Series on his work in human-robot interaction!
Purdue aviation team wins first place award for innovative, multifunctional airport luggage cart
Two School of Aviation and Transportation Technology grad students and their faculty advisor just won an award for a convenient, practical upgrade to the system used to move luggage around airports and runways. Read about how it works here:
Research explores importance of salons for identifying abuse, trafficking victims
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is a coauthor on a new study that shows how trafficking victims could turn the odds in their favor with the help of salon workers—their rare point of contact with the outside world. Read more about what Seigfried-Spellar and the team recommend:
Polytechnic collaborators work to establish new dual-site NSF AI image center at Purdue and Houston
Purdue Polytechnic's Thomas Hacker and graduate student Zhiwei Chu are part of a wider group of Purdue experts helping the National Science Foundation create a new center for AI-powered imaging, which will help identify weaknesses in buildings located in or around natural disaster zones.
Aviation senior project for sampling atmospheric emissions takes flight
Our senior students in aviation are generating novel methods to detect greenhouse gas levels during normal commercial flights, massively increasing the efficiency for making such measurements. Learn all about their invention in our newsroom: