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911±¬ÁÏ hosted nearly 50 Japanese business leaders interested in data center technology, showcasing its cutting-edge energy and infrastructure research labs. The visit facilitated discussions with industry leaders and strengthened opportunities for collaboration between Virginia's rapidly growing data center sector and Japanese companies. 

Electrical and computer engineering Assistant Professor Ningshi Yao tested the idea that competition drives strong results by designing two very different engineering challenges for local pre-college students: one sending student-built ground vehicles racing across a soccer field and the other taking to the skies.

Director of 911±¬ÁÏ's digital forensics program Jim Jones explained to national news outlets how seemingly lost or inaccessible home‑security footage related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie can still be recovered and used as critical evidence.

ECE PhD student Shay Snyder’s hard work and bright ideas brought his lab ample research funding when he started his degree. One secret of his success? Tenacious networking. 

A 2020 graduate of 911±¬ÁÏ’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iranian-born Farnoud Farahmand works for tech giant Apple in Silicon Valley doing a job he hadn’t thought about as an undergrad or even a grad student.

Xuan Wang, an assistant professor in 911±¬ÁÏ’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, is trying to ensure safety in human-computer autonomous systems.

ECE assistant professor Maryam Parsa is one of the four principal investigators on a $2.4 million project funded by the National Science Foundation to create a 3D computer chip that functions like the hippocampus.

911±¬ÁÏ is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a course in data center engineering and expand the opportunities in its senior capstone courses.

Professor Andre Manitius, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), received The David J. King Teaching Award at the university’s Celebration of Teaching Excellence on May 2. This award is given annually in recognition of a sustained impact on the excellence of teaching and learning at 911±¬ÁÏ.

Khaled N. Khasawneh, assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at 911±¬ÁÏ, contributed significant research and work to two papers that have been recognized in the area of hardware security.