Author: College of Engineering

Matthew Morrison

Matt Morrison recognized as champion for the advancement of women in the semiconductor industry

The Global Semiconductor Alliance Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) recently recognized Matt Morrison, Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with their Allyship Award. The Allyship Program recognizes and celebrates men who champion the advancement …

Agboola Suleiman holding membrane

Machine learning discovers ‘hidden-gem’ materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, accounts for a whopping 15 percent of U.S. energy consumption and produces millions of tons of carbon emissions. Separating gases by passing them through membranes could be an efficient, environmentally-friendly alternative to current methods—if …

Sharon Hu

Sharon Hu named Leo E. and Patti Ruth Linbeck Professor of Engineering

Xiaobo Sharon Hu, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded an endowed chair—the highest honor a university can bestow upon faculty. Hu was named Notre Dame’s Leo E. and Patti Ruth Linbeck Professor of Engineering, effective July 1, …

Karla Badillo-Urquiola

Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths’ online safety on the back burner

Foster parents and caseworkers agree: Sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the U.S. child welfare system. But how these two groups approach technology access and other online risks is conflicted, according to research from the University of Notre Dame. In a …

2024 AIMM team trophies on a light gray background

Keeping an even keel: Notre Dame engineers take first place in AI-controlled boat competition

A team of seven Notre Dame Engineering students clinched the 2024 Overall Grand Champions title and took first place in the Course Challenge at the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge (AIMM ICC). The event, a collaboration between Trine University …

Karla Badillo-Urquiola and Katherine Walden

Interdisciplinary team of faculty to create new curriculum for responsible computing

While many computer science programs offer students a single, stand-alone course on ethics, an interdisciplinary team of University of Notre Dame researchers is rethinking that model. Faculty from the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Engineering are working together to integrate …

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Cheers to Recipients of the College of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards (Spring 2024)

The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, which recognize staff members’ exemplary contributions above and beyond the scope of their standard job responsibilities. Award recipients are honored for having a …

Shreya Kumar

Shreya Kumar to receive 2024 ND Women in Engineering Impact Award

Shreya Kumar, assistant teaching professor of computer science and engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact Award. The annual award honors a faculty or staff member in the Notre Dame College of Engineering “who has …

Siddharth Joshi

Siddharth Joshi receives NSF CAREER award to create bio-inspired microelectronics for autonomous systems

Siddharth Joshi, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, which supports early-career faculty who show exceptional promise as researchers and academic role models. Joshi’s research focuses on the …

A chip layout featuring the Notre Dame monogram drawn from Morrison's Digital Integrated Circuits course

Notre Dame computer engineering professor partners with HBCUs to grow the U.S. microelectronics workforce

When it comes to making semiconductor chips in the United States, “we need all hands on deck,” says Matthew Morrison, associate teaching professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. Morrison explains that although the U.S. government …