ECpE and design grads form video game company
Mike Boxleiter, a 2007 grad from the electrical and computer engineering department, and Greg Wohlwend, a 2008 graphic design graduate, have combined forces to found Mikengreg Games after realizing a...
View ArticleFrom cement to ocean current modeling, Iowa State engineers offer oil spill...
Three Iowa State University engineers—one drawing on hands-on experience and the others applying theory, mathematics, and computational modeling—offer a detailed look into how the Deepwater Horizon...
View ArticleFour engineering researchers among those awarded state-funded grants
College of Engineering researchers Ayman Fayed, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Sri Sritharan, Wilson Engineering Professor of civil, construction and environmental...
View ArticleJacobson named IEEE Fellow
Doug Jacobson, director of the Iowa State University Information Assurance Center and a university professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named a fellow of the Institute of...
View ArticleEngineering forms interdisciplinary research teams aiming for major grants
Three new interdisciplinary research initiatives have been announced by the Iowa State University College of Engineering as part of an innovative program designed to compete for and win multi-million...
View ArticleAluru selected for Biotechnology Council
Srinivas Aluru, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Byron Brehm-Stecher, associate professor of food science and human nutrition; Michael Cho, associate professor of biomedical sciences;...
View ArticleCoE alumni help develop equipment plant trees at 9/11 Memorial site
Living in small-town Iowa doesn’t keep someone from impacting the world. Chris Holland (BSEE ’99), president of Holland Moving & Rigging (HMR) Supplies in Forest City, Iowa, helped bring a symbol...
View ArticleCoE faculty, staff, alumni reflect on 9/11 anniversary
The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were a defining moment in America’s history. Among the devastation and destruction emerged a sense of community, with citizens...
View ArticleIowa State receives multi-million dollar grant to develop new PhD program in...
Iowa State University will soon become the first institution to award students PhD degrees in Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) thanks to a $3.1 million, five-year grant from the...
View ArticleTeams compete in ISU’s Cyber Defense Competition
Over 130 Iowa State students worked in teams to build, secure, and defend networks against experienced computer security professionals acting as hackers at Iowa State University’s Cyber Defense...
View ArticleECpE student’s company wins Dream Big Grow Here regional competition
Go Topless Glassware, a company started by Cody Henke, senior in electrical engineering, and Chris Perkins, recently won a $5,000 grant from the Dream Big Grow Here regional competition. Go Topless...
View ArticleComputer hackers take over Iowa State for competition
Hackers converged on Iowa State on Saturday for ISU’s annual Cyber Defense Competition that pitted ISU students against industry professionals in a game of virtual capture the flag. The CDC was made up...
View ArticleFaculty member’s research featured on journal cover
Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Liang Dong’s paper titled “Multichannel Detection Using Transmissive Diffraction Grating Sensor” is featured on the December 2011 cover of the...
View ArticleCyber test lab at Iowa State University will simulate threats on national grid
Academics and researchers at Iowa State University have developed a cyber test bed that can simulate all sorts of Internet-based attacks on computer networks, and will soon begin using this test bed to...
View ArticleElectrical engineering student returns triumphantly from Ironman World...
When Kristopher Spoth finished his first Ironman triathlon in Louisville, Kentucky, eight weeks ago, he knew he did well. But he didn’t realize he did well enough to qualify for the Ironman World...
View ArticleIowa State students create smartphone applications
Watch a WHO-TV 13 story to hear about how students at Iowa State University are among several Iowans developing mobile apps.
View ArticleComputer engineering senior discusses Internet restrictions
In an Iowa State Daily editorial, computer engineering senior Rick Hanton talks about legislation presented to congress – the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) – that would allow...
View ArticleKothari to develop malware detection tool for Android phones
Suraj Kothari, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is leading a research project that will increase the security of Android phones. Funded by a $4.1 million, 3.5-year grant from the...
View ArticleAliprantis wants to ‘sculpt’ more powerful electric motors and generators
Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air. “Think of the ancient Greeks and their sculptures,” said the Iowa State University assistant professor of...
View ArticleISU professor takes on threat of espionage via hacked smartphones
By Hannah Furfaro Staff Writer Ames Tribune In his office on the Iowa State University campus Thursday, professor Suraj “Suresh” Kothari didn’t hesitate to talk about the realities of cyber warfare....
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