Duke ECE in the News

Check out the latest media coverage of Duke electrical and computer engineering research and education.

American Physical Society |

Building a Quantum Workforce Doesn’t Just Mean Graduating More Ph.D.s

Emily Edwards discusses the need for inclusivity in STEM fields from a young age in working to address future quantum needs

Interesting Engineering |

US Researchers Determine the Limits of Energy Absorption in Transparent Materials

Willie Padilla has determined the theoretical limits of how much electromagnetic energy a transparent material can absorb

Analytics Magazine |

10 Underrated Women in AI to Watchout For

Cynthia Rudin is named in a roundup of unsung women who are enriching the AI field with innovations that promise a future where technology is as diverse as the society it serves

The New York Times |

China's Rush to Dominate A.I. Comes With a Twist: It Depends on U.S. Technology

Yiran Chen explains why Chinese investments in tech are made for quick turnarounds

SPIE |

Beyond the Black Box

Cynthia Rudin of Duke University discusses interpretable deep learning at SPIE Medical Imaging

Physics World |

MadRad Fools Self-Driving Cars

A team in the US led by Duke University’s Miroslav Pajic and Tingjun Chen have created a system called MadRadar, which shows how attacks on car sensors could be done

HPC Wire |

CCC Releases Updated Report on Quantum Computing Progress

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has released an updated report on quantum computing progress in the past five years, based on a workshop held in the spring 2023, led in part by Kenneth Brown

AP News |

Contrary to Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales

Doug Nowacek is collecting data near offshore wind farms to monitor any possible impacts short of fatality for whales in the area

News & Observer |

NC Quantum Computing Bullish on a Coveted Breakthrough

ECE Professor Jungsang Kim is confident that quantum computers will reach "quantum superiority" over conventional computers within his lifetime

Forbes |

"30 Under 30" Consumer Technology

New ECE Professor Emily Wenger was selected for the 2024 Forbes 30 under 30 list for her work on Glaze, a tool designed to safeguard artists’ works from generative AI models.