Author: College of Engineering

Ricardo García Cárcamo, post-doctoral researcher in the Colón Research Group, presents his research during the poster session at the CECAM flagship workshop at the University of Notre Dame on July 8, 2025.

Notre Dame hosts major international artificial intelligence and machine learning conference

Experts from 22 different institutions of education and research located in 7 different countries gathered at the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana, USA) last week for a flagship workshop of the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM). From July 7 to 9, 2025, the …

Ornate stone entrance to Cushing Hall of Engineering, with the building name engraved in gothic-style lettering above a large arched wooden door, partially framed by green leaves in the foreground.

Seven engineering faculty named collegiate professors

Seven faculty members in the Notre Dame College of Engineering have been named collegiate professors—a prestigious title awarded by the university and college in recognition of excellence in research, teaching and service. The designation may be conferred on faculty at the assistant, associate …

Sharon Hu

Sharon Hu receives IEEE 2024 Outstanding Technical Achievement and Leadership Award 

Xiaobo Sharon Hu, Leo E. and Patti Ruth Linbeck Professor of Engineering in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the 2024 Outstanding Technical Achievement and Leadership Award from IEEE’s Technical Community on Real-Time Systems …

Taeho Jung and Paul Rumbach

Notre Dame Engineering profs receive Joyce Awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching

Two faculty members in the College of Engineering have received the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The Joyce Award honors Notre Dame faculty members who have had a profound influence on undergraduate students through sustained exemplary …

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Federally funded research explores how AI tools can improve manufacturing worker safety, product quality

Recent artificial intelligence advances have largely focused on text, but AI increasingly shows promise in other contexts, including manufacturing and the service industry. In these sectors, targeted AI improvements can improve product quality and worker safety, according to a new study …

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Notre Dame Research, Athletics address challenges of ACL tears, sleep loss, and stress in new joint research projects

Notre Dame Research and Athletics have awarded three research teams the first-ever Human Performance & Wellness Research Grants. The grants will provide funding to support exceptional research projects that contribute meaningfully to fields related to the health, well-being, and performance of …

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Four Notre Dame Engineers recognized among 2025 Graduate School award winners

Four members of the Notre Dame engineering community have been named 2025 award recipients by the Graduate School, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to graduate education and research. The honorees include two faculty members and two doctoral students whose achievements reflect …

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Research worth fighting for

As one of America’s leading research institutions, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to the most pressing questions facing our communities. With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier, …

Pi Squared app creators David Carr and Chris Fakhimi

A game, not a grind: Notre Dame students develop mobile app to make math fun

Students often say that math is their least favorite subject—too abstract, too much about memorizing rules and formulae, and, frankly, not much fun. That’s why two Notre Dame students have created an educational, gamified math app, Pi-Squared. Their mobile phone app, designed for students …

McKenna Englhardt and Kylee Kazenski in their leprechaun costumes

Engineers and Leprechauns: McKenna Englhardt and Kylee Kazenski

Leprechauns are small, bearded tricksters known for making shoes and mischief. Not anymore. Today’s Notre Dame leprechauns are more likely to be working with Navier-stokes equations and coding with C++ than cobbling shoes. Two women engineers portray the Notre Dame leprechaun this year: …