Duke ECE in the News

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

New Scientist |

Driverless Cars Could Get AI-Powered Heat Vision for Nighttime Driving

ECE Professor Miroslav Pajic says that an AI-trained heat-assisted detection and ranging (HADAR) system is a potentially promising new capability to complement the existing cameras and sensors on self-driving cars.

The New York Times |

How Easy Is It to Fool A.I.-Detection Tools?

ECE/CS Professor Cynthia Rudin comments on the escalating arms race between AI image-generation technology and discriminators built to detect AI-generated images.

The News and Observer |

Duke Smart Toilet Flushes Away Poop but Leaves Valuable Health Information Behind

ECE Associate Research Professor Sonia Grego describes the work of Duke University’s Smart Toilet Lab, one of the few academic teams in the country researching smart toilet technologies.

CNBC |

We Need to Regulate Biometric Technologies, Professor Says

ECE/CS Professor Cynthia Rudin says it’s not just artificial intelligence text generation that could lead to “massive privacy violations,” but also biometric technologies like facial recognition.

Physics World |

New Type of Quasiparticle Emerges to Tame Quantum Computing Errors

ECE/Physics Professor Chris Monroe says a new result about quantum simulations is a pretty interesting confluence of science and sociology. 

Nature |

Quantum Computers: What Are They Good For?

ECE Professor Jungsang Kim explains how his group is partnering with Hyundai to use quantum computers to make machine learning algorithms that recognize road signs much more efficient.

Spectrum News 1 |

Technology of the Future Features Fully Recyclable Electronics

ECE Professor Aaron Franklin's laboratory is testing fully recyclable electronics made of biodegradable and recyclable carbons that use only water in the production and recycling process. 

Communications of the ACM |

Neuromorphic Computing

ECE Professor and Chair Helen Li is profiled in the Communications of the ACM.

News AKMI |

A Scientific Exploration of Big Juicy Butts

ECE Professor Sonia Grego talks about her lab's efforts to turn waste flushed down porcelain bowls into a noninvasive health tool.