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Glory Justin, a graduate student in the ECSE Department, won the " Best Student Paper Award" at the IEEE International Conference on Power Systems and Electrical Technology (PSET), held in Tokyo Japan on August 5-8, 2024. Her paper titled "Graph Neural Networks for Power System Security Assessment" details how graph neural networks can be used to detect unstable operating conditions in the electric power grid.
Gregory Reid Wiseman received his Bachelor of Science (1997) degree in Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Master’s degree in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2006. He became a naval aviator in 1999 and graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School in 2004. He was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 2009 and flew to the International Space Station in 2014.
Shiuli Subhra Ghosh, a graduate student in the ECSE Department, won the "2024 Best Poster Award" at the "2024 Electric Transmission Graduate Summer Intern Report Out," where she presented the work she carried out during her internship through her poster titled "Hierarchical Load Forecasting."
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ECSE B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. graduates from August 2023, December 2023 and May 2024 gathered with their families, friends, faculty and staff to celebrate their graduation! Over lunch, graduates were honored, as were departmental award winners and students who completed Focus Areas.
To see the slides, including the names of the graduating students, click here.
Prof. Vanfretti has received a University of Calgary Visiting Scholar Award.
Rensselaer is launching a Master of Semiconductor Technology (MaST) degree, led by the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) Department. MaST is a non-thesis post-bachelor’s degree program intended for those who wish to enter the semiconductor industry upon completion or engage in advanced research. The program is designed to reflect the broad range of needs and the interdisciplinary nature of the semiconductor field.
With the CHIPS and Science Act, the United States’ commitment to becoming a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing once again was formalized. After the recent global chips shortage, combined with the pervasiveness of chips in our everyday products from refrigerators, to cars, to watches, it is now a national priority to ensure that semiconductors are produced domestically for economic and security reasons.
Prof. Rich Radke was recognized by the IEEE Signal Processing Society with the Regional Distinguished Teacher Award. The citation of the award states that the award is "for bringing new technology and pedagogy into the classroom and tying academic concepts to real-world practice." Professor Radke's lecture videos on YouTube have garnered nearly a million views. His research in computer vision, camera network, lighting, etc.