Research

CIT researchers develop new “deep learning” methods to fight wildfires with drones

Ziyang Tang, a graduate researcher in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, and his research team have developed new methods to help computers process images from unmanned aerial systems, recognizing irregularly sized objects like wildfires more quickly and accurately.

Polytechnic researchers work with Toolbox Dialog Initiative to improve cross-disciplinary collaboration

Purdue Polytechnic researchers are using the Toolbox Dialog Initiative (TDI) to improve their cross-disciplinary collaboration. The TDI team from Michigan State University facilitates collaborative partnerships and investigates the practice of collaborative research.

Purdue Polytechnic’s Holistic Safety and Security research projects receive national attention, funding

Since 2018, scientists in Purdue Polytechnic’s strategic research impact areas have been working to solve challenges in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure that affect global economics, security and health. Faculty members in the Holistic Safety and Security team are building on research that has received national attention and funding.

Empowering designers to build ethical awareness into technology

Colin Gray, assistant professor of computer graphics technology and director of Purdue’s UX Pedagogy and Practice Lab, and a team of researchers including Shruthi Chivukula, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant, are studying practitioners’ experiences and attitudes around ethics in the design of technologies. They’re also aiming to help future designers and technologists be more effective “everyday ethicists.”

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