Electrical and Computer Engineering

Smart Phones Turned Into Universal Remote Controls by Senior Innovators

April 24, 2013

Smart Phones Turned Into Universal Remote Controls by Senior Innovators The average number of remote controls per household worldwide continues to increase. Even a basic setup with a television, cable box, and DVD player already requires three remote controls. Add an audio system, video game console, and internet-streaming box, and the number of remote controls quickly becomes overbearing. According to a recent study, 9 out of 10 Americans believe their home-entertainment experience would be more enjoyable if they could just push a single button to enjoy the content they want. A cross-disciplinary senior design team from Stevens Institute of Technology students has [Read more...]

Dr. Chandramouli Named IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2013 and 2014

February 25, 2013

Stevens professor breaks down cell phone network barriers and evaluates effects of social networks Dr. Rajarathnam Chandramouli of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology has been named a 2013-2014 Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc). Nominated by IEEE Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks, Dr. Chandramouli was chosen by the ComSoc selection committee for his achievements, contributions to IEEE, and the currency and relevance of his research. IEEE chapters around the world will review the Distinguished Lecturers’ papers and host the speakers in their region. “The topics of Dr. Chandramouli’s lectures are very timely in the [Read more...]

Stevens Students Enter National Academy of Engineering Ethics Video Contest

January 14, 2013

Team of engineers proposes reassessment of nuclear energy as a sustainable power source Screenshot from the "Thorium Future" video Technological advances in energy production create exciting benefits and opportunities for society, but they also come with problems and challenges. As part of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Online Ethics Center (OEC) Energy Ethics Video Challenge, a group of students at Stevens Institute of Technology is investigating whether nuclear power deserves renewed consideration as a sustainable energy source. Seniors Robert Truppner, Scott Reardon, and Frank Coppola, as well as junior Bryan Vianco, have created a video entitled "Thorium Future" (available [Read more...]

Stevens Researcher Wins NSF Grant for Mobile Healthcare Application

November 20, 2012

Mobile phones are ubiquitous in our society, and are marvels of modern technology, commonly equipped with a dazzling array of high-tech sensors: accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS, microphones, ambient light detectors, and proximity detectors, just to name a few. In a recent survey, 33% of Americans say they cannot live without them. A smartphone can now serve as a movie theater, jukebox, video game console, and personal assistant, all in one package that fits in a pocket. Dr. Chen (center) with Graduate Students Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology are now making cellular phones personal health consultants as well. Funded by the National [Read more...]

Dr. Yi Guo Wins NSF Grant to Deploy Autonomous Robot Teams that Monitor Oil Spills

November 19, 2012

Dr. Yi Guo The sudden release of millions of gallons of oil due to an accidental spill or leak can devastate ocean and shoreline ecosystems. The April 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig leaked 205.8 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, causing $38 billion dollars in damages and clean-up costs. In addition to killing thousands of birds, sea turtles, and dolphins, leaked oil washed onto the salt marshes near the shore, killing plants and consequently accelerating shoreline erosion that is likely to be permanent. Governments, corporations and researchers are continually making efforts to reduce the quantity and [Read more...]

Stevens Student Wins Scholarship from Association of Old Crows

November 16, 2012

Award Recognizes Outstanding Electrical Engineering Students across the Country Tim Weeks Tim Weeks, a senior Electrical Engineering and Systems Engineering major at Stevens Institute Technology, has been selected as a winner of the 2012 Scholarship Award competition of the Metropolitan Club Chapter of the Association of Old Crows. The association, which provides advocacy, events, and publications for electronic warfare and information operations, asked electrical engineering departments at universities across the country to nominate outstanding students for a scholarship. Dr. Yu-Dong Yao, director of the Department of Electrical Engineering, nominated Tim for the award. “Tim is an outstanding student with an infectious enthusiasm [Read more...]

Nine Stevens Researchers Honored by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

October 19, 2012

As has become habit in recent years, the Stevens community was incredibly well represented among honorees at the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF). Four faculty members and five graduate students from the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science received awards at the 2012 ceremony, a black tie dinner held Oct. 18 at the W Hotel in Hoboken. Co-sponsored by Stevens, the NJIHoF is an annual event that honors scientists, engineers, inventors, entrepreneurs and organizations who have contributed to the state’s consistent leadership in innovation, promoting economic growth and improving the quality of life. Eighteen Stevens alumni are past winners at [Read more...]

Stevens Wins ONR Grant to Develop Secure Wireless Networks

October 10, 2012

Researcher establishes innovative techniques for efficient and secure wireless communication for the US Navy Dr. Comaniciu As combatants and battlegrounds become more unconventional and ill-defined, the military has come to rely on sensor networks in the field to detect enemy movements and improve situational awareness. However, wirelessly transferring data from those sensors continues to be a security risk, and considerable energy must be used to encrypt and secure the data against eavesdroppers, draining valuable battery power. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a grant to Dr. Cristina Comaniciu of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute [Read more...]

NSF Funds Unique Motion Capture Robotics Lab

September 27, 2012

Motion capture technology has revolutionized filmmaking and video games, animating fantastic characters with realistic movements. In 2010, the Microsoft Kinect, a peripheral for the Xbox 360, began capturing the movements of players, allowing them to control video game characters with their bodies. The 2009 movie Avatar used large-volume motion capture and advanced methods of capturing facial expressions to allow director James Cameron to create one of the most simultaneously imaginative and immersive fantasy worlds ever filmed. These motion capture systems sample the movements of a person many times per second, and then send the data to a computer for processing [Read more...]

Faculty Position: Chair Professor and Assistant/Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

September 1, 2012

Faculty Position: Chair Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (power engineering, sustainable energy, and smart grid); Assistant/Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (computing and embedded systems, software systems, data modeling/analysis, and robotics) https://www2.apply2jobs.com/Stevens The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology invites applications for two faculty positions in Electrical and Computer Engineering. • Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a related discipline and must have a demonstrated record of exemplary achievement and leadership in their field of research. Responsibilities will include research, teaching, and service. • Successful applicants are expected to be dynamic and visionary and to lead teams of faculty in significant funded research activity. • Key areas [Read more...]