Another academic year is swiftly coming to a close, and it has been a busy one for the Luddy School and for ILS.
Luddy Faculty represented the Luddy School across the globe. ILS Professor, John Walsh delivered a presentation, “The Comic Book Paratext,” at Comic-Con International 2023.
ISE Assistant Professor, Alexander Gumennik, received a patent for the Trophowell platform, which tests cell response to biochemical agents. The platform is used for tissue engineering and drug discovery, among other things.
ISE Professors James Glazier and Paul Macklin, and Informatics and Computing Professor David Wild are part of a team who have secured a prestigious two-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support “Open VT – A Standardized Ecosystem for Virtual Tissue Simulation,” a groundbreaking initiative that promises to revolutionize scientific and medical research.
Computer Science Assistant Professor, Xiaojing Liao, won the National Science Foundation’s CAREER award for her project “Privacy-Accountable Mobile Software Supply Chain.” Her research targets privacy protection, which is a key requirement in contemporary data protection regulations.
Luddy Students were also in the spotlight. ILS’s very own Ph.D. student, Alex Wingate, has received a grantfrom The Willison Foundation Charitable Trust for her research involving private libraries and book selling in the northern Spain region of Navarre. She will travel to Spain next summer to conduct research as part of her Ph.D. dissertation.
A 14-student Intelligent Systems Engineering team from the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering finished first in the Defend the Republic Drone Competition.
Matt Gacek, a Computer Science major, used the resources of the Shoemaker Innovation Center to develop Theia, a ground-breaking AI therapy and personal growth app. It was so innovative that, in less than six months, it was purchased by Miri, a San Francisco-Bay-Area-based AI-driven health and wellness platform.
Joshua Crotts, a Computer Science Ph.D. student, wrote a difference-making computer science textbook, Principles of Computer Science: An Invigorating, Hands-on Approach.
The Luddy School is also adding even more faculty, including two positions in ILS. We look forward to bringing in new voices and fresh ideas, as we close the chapter on this academic year, and plan for an exciting 2024-2025!