Electrical and Computer Engineering

Technology Developed at Stevens Monitors Available Seating

May 4, 2012

Seatfinder monitors seating remotely so patrons can check for availability before they leave home When students at Stevens Institute of Technology want to meet and study or plan their senior design project, they tend to head for the S.C. Williams Library. Unfortunately, during the busiest periods of the semester, it can be difficult to find a seat. “We noticed that we and many of our fellow students spent precious study time looking for seating in the library,” says team leader and computer engineer Richard Sanchez. Rather than simply grumble and head back to their dormitories, his team dedicated their capstone senior [Read more...]

Faculty Position: Burchard Chair Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

March 16, 2012

Faculty Position: Burchard Chair Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering https://www2.apply2jobs.com/Stevens The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology invites applications for the Burchard Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering. • Candidates for this chair 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. Appointment will be at the Full or Associate Professor rank. • Key areas of interest include classical core subjects in electrical and computer [Read more...]

DARPA Grant Streamlines Data for the Department of Defense

December 5, 2011

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have recently been awarded a DARPA grant to undertake one of the most ambitious challenges ever presented by the defense research agency. Dr. Hong Man and Dr. Yu-Dong Yao, both of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are helping the US military tackle the incredible task of intelligently managing all sensor and surveillance data collected in their global quest to secure American lives and interests. "In today's digital landscape we all struggle with information management, but for the military, effective data use impacts decisions that can save lives," says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of [Read more...]

Rapid Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio

November 3, 2011

Dr. Hongbin Li Wins Outstanding Paper Award at IEEE Africon 2011 As proliferating wireless devices make greater demands on communications spectrum, researchers seek to develop new technologies that allow smarter utilization of these frequencies. Dr. Hongbin Li of Stevens Institute of Technology recently presented a paper on a new method for sensing spectrum use in schemes to dynamically switch between frequencies, in a paradigm known as cognitive radio. In recognition of the quality his research and its applications, Dr. Li received the Outstanding Paper Award at IEEE Africon 2011. The paper, "Rapid Spectrum Sensing with Multiple Antennas for Cognitive Radio," is a [Read more...]

Dr. Chen Detects Driver Cell Phone Use to Decrease Accidents

October 21, 2011

Research paper wins ACM MobiCom 2011 Best Paper Award To increase safety on the road, wireless researchers are looking for technologies that can passively influence the behavior of drivers who put themselves and others at risk through distracting cell phone use. For their paper demonstrating a technique that detects drivers using phones, Dr. Yingying Chen and her graduate students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology recently won the Best Paper Award at the ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom 2011). "Their research addresses the problem of distinguishing between a driver and passenger [Read more...]

Swarm Intelligence Enables Better Nerve Grafts

September 15, 2011

NIH funded collaborative research adds computational models of swarm intelligence based neural networks to tissue engineering. As technology advances towards complex tissue engineering methods, scientists are hitting a ceiling on how accurate computer models can simulate tissue grafts grown to repair a patient's damaged tissues. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has recently awarded a grant to researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology to pursue novel approaches to engineering peripheral nerve tissues that incorporate lessons from swarm intelligence into computer simulations. Dr. XiaojunYu, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Dr. Yan Meng, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, are collaborating to break [Read more...]

Dr. Chandramouli Gives Keynote on Dynamic Spectrum Access at Wireless Security Conference

July 28, 2011

On July 27, Dr. R. Chandramouli of Stevens Institute of Technology gave a keynote lecture at the NIKSUN World Wide Security & Mobility Conference 2011 (NIKSUN WWSMC). Held in Princeton, NJ, NIKSUN WWSMC was a three-day conference covering cybersecurity, wireless communications, and mobility for industry and academic researchers. Dr. Chandramouli's keynote, for the conference's Wireless Summit track, was titled, "Dynamic Spectrum Access Wireless Networking." "Dr. Chandramouli has positioned himself at the forefront of next-generation wireless communications through his engagement in research and the commercial applications of emerging technologies in this field," reports Dr. Yu-Dong Yao, Director of the Department of Electrical [Read more...]

Stevens Selected to Host 2012 IEEE SAM Workshop

June 22, 2011

Stevens Institute of Technology has recently been announced as host of the IEEE 2012 Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM 2012). The biennial SAM Workshop will be held on Stevens campus in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 17-20, 2012. The call for papers is now open, with a submission deadline of December 2. The SAM Workshop is a meeting of the IEEE dedicated to discussing state-of-the-art developments in the field of sensor array and multichannel signal processing. Past instances of the workshop have been held in Israel, Germany, Spain, and other major US cities. As in previous years, SAM [Read more...]

Stevens 2011 Commencement

June 9, 2011

In the moment that you made your final decision to come to Stevens, you accepted a special challenge and a special responsibility from society. At that moment, society entrusted you with its future and well being. Starting tomorrow, you will be called upon to make good on that responsibility. -Provost George P. Korfiatis to the Class of 2011 On May 26, Stevens Institute of Technology bid a proud farewell to undergraduate and graduate students of the Class of 2011 at the 139th Commencement. The ceremonies on May 26th concluded a week of events starting [Read more...]

Protecting Credit Card Owner Privacy

June 2, 2011

Science fiction visions of the future have imagined a world in which citizens are monitored through implanted transmitters. The truth is that nefarious villains of today can track almost anyone using inexpensive technology, no implant required. All that they ask of their targets is that they carry a credit card. An Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Team from Stevens Institute of Technology set out to solve this problem by developing a smart wallet, in the process spreading awareness about this important issue. In recognition of the quality of their fundamental research and the value of their exploration, the team took [Read more...]