Fighting for nonverbal communication
Notre Dame researchers are developing AI technology designed to help caregivers interpret the nonverbal communication of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Read the …
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College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty across all five of its departments. “I warmly welcome this group of talented new faculty to our engineering community,” said Patricia Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “They …
Harnessing the sun’s power for AI: ND prof will use Google grant to equip students with next generation tools
As demand for artificial intelligence grows, researchers and technology companies are looking beyond earth for ways to power the massive computing infrastructure AI will require. Google’s Project Suncatcher envisions a network of interconnected, solar-powered satellites equipped with the …
Notre Dame launches inaugural Innovation Challenge with plastic waste as first-year focus
When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so does the trash, an average of 51 tons of it. Plastic cups, wrappers and cans spill from overflowing trash receptacles, collect along pathways, and, carried by the wind, scatter …
Notre Dame researchers to develop wearable tech to improve childbirth safety
The University of Notre Dame is a critical partner in a new multi-university research consortium selected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program to eliminate …
Seven engineering faculty named Collegiate Professors
Seven University of Notre Dame College of Engineering faculty members have been named Collegiate Professors in recognition of their exceptional contributions to research, teaching and service. Awarded across all professor ranks, this prestigious title honors faculty who have demonstrated sustained …
2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a university-wide initiative. Now in its second year, the program supports talented, highly motivated scholars committed to Notre Dame’s mission—to be a powerful …
Computer science students tackle human trafficking with tech
While the internet has provided sex traffickers with sophisticated tools for recruitment and exploitation, University of Notre Dame computer science students are learning how to marshal technology-based tools to stop it. To do this, Shreya Kumar, an associate teaching professor in computer …
Engineering professors awarded research grant to support pre-college program in Jerusalem
Engineering faculty members Diego Gómez-Zará and Karla Badillo-Urquiola are this year's grant recipients of the Jerusalem Research Development Grant. Their proposal builds on Notre Dame Jerusalem’s newly developed ADAM pre-college gap year program. The ADAM pre-college program is …
NSF Cyber SMART Center announces inaugural recipients of its Distinguished Dissertation Award, recognizing complex, multidisciplinary research across computer and information science
This summer, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyber SMART Center announced its inaugural Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients. The center’s focus is advancing holistic, multidisciplinary research across the full spectrum of cyber and compute fields, including its …