Peter Volgyesi
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Vanderbilt University launches Institute of National Security to counter threats, cultivate leaders
Vanderbilt University announced today the launch of its Institute of National Security, led by Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and retired four-star general. Read MoreSep 18, 2024
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NIH grant supports wearable technology system to improve recovery from leg fractures
Karl Zelik is using wearable technology to explore better patient recovery methods from shinbone fractures and the surgeries required to repair them. The research team, including Peter Volgyesi, has received $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health. Read MoreNov 21, 2023
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Wearable sensor algorithms powered by machine learning could be key to preventing runners’ injuries
A trans-institutional team of Vanderbilt engineering, data science and clinical researchers has developed a novel approach for monitoring bone stress in recreational and professional athletes, with the goal of anticipating and preventing injury. Using machine learning and biomechanical modeling techniques, the researchers built multisensory algorithms that combine data from lightweight, low-profile wearable sensors in shoes... Read MoreOct 28, 2020
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Vanderbilt trans-institutional team shows how next-gen wearable sensor algorithms powered by machine learning could be key to preventing injuries that sideline runners
An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Karl Zelik explores how wearable sensor technology can monitor bone stress in runners, developing a new multi-sensor algorithm that could save runners from months of pain and recovery time. Read MoreOct 28, 2020
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$8.7 million DARPA grant advances AI-assisted CPS design work
A new, $8.7 million project—Design. R–AI-assisted CPS Design—involves pathbreaking work for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as future cyber-physical systems will rely less on human control and more machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence processors. Read MoreOct 4, 2020
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Vanderbilt team wins $1M in DARPA spectrum challenge finale
In a final five-minute flurry, MarmotE watched its lead slip. At the buzzer, the team placed second and won $1 million in the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge. The team of four researchers, now very close friends, have worked together since 2016 to create an AI-radio system that can manage the wireless spectrum, finding unused slices... Read MoreOct 29, 2019
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VU team to compete in live DARPA spectrum challenge championship
A team led by Vanderbilt research scientist Peter Volgyesi will compete in the live championship round of the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge at the Mobile World Congress in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The first, second and third place winners will walk away with $2 million, $1 million, and $750,000 in prizes, respectively. Read MoreOct 22, 2019
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Vanderbilt team wins $750K with AI to manage RF spectrum
Scientists at Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems have developed an award-winning AI to to help triage limited radio frequency demands in real time. Read MoreFeb 7, 2019
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Vanderbilt wins top prize in first round of DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge
The DARPA challenge seeks to uncover efficient solutions to our increasingly connected world's equally growing appetite for bandwidth. Read MoreJan 30, 2018
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Vanderbilt researchers’ work passes computing society’s test of time
Vanderbilt computer scientists have been awarded the Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems' Test of Time Award, given to papers making long-lasting academic and practical impacts that were published at least 10 years ago. Read MoreNov 13, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt projects showcased at SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO
Two Vanderbilt engineers participated in the SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO in Washington D.C. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt wins top prize in second hurdle of Spectrum Challenge
After two days of live competition, a team of engineers from Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems emerged as a top winner for their prototype software-defined radio that can communicate in adverse spectrum environments, and earned a $25,000 prize. Read MoreOct 9, 2013
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NSF grant accelerates development of medical capsule robots
Four Vanderbilt School of Engineering faculty members have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create new tools, including a web-based modeling and simulation infrastructure, intended to help speed up the development of miniature medical capsule robots. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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Google Research Award goes to engineering team
A novel approach to improve location information to centimeter scale accuracy using the global positioning system has earned a Google Research Award for an engineering professor and his team. Read MoreSep 7, 2012
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May grants announced by Division of Sponsored Research
The Division of Sponsored Research received notification in May that the following grants in excess of $25,000 had been awarded. Read MoreJul 11, 2011