Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous
December 16, 2024
Jacobs School of Engineering researchers are nearly halfway through a three-year project to explore ways to integrate robotics into the construction industry and improve 3D reconstruction and mapping. Supported by KIAT (the Korea Institute for Advanced Technology), KETI (the Korea Electronics Technology Institute) and smart construction technology company ITOne, the grant funding adds up to $786,500 and runs through August 31, 2027. Full Story
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Honored with UC Presidential Medals
December 12, 2024
The UC Presidential Medal, the University of California’s highest honor, will be presented to San Diego-based philanthropist and business leader Irwin Jacobs, and in honor of his late wife and community leader, Joan, in recognition of their positive impact in education, health care, technology, the arts and more. UC President Dr. Michael V. Drake will present the medals at the UC San Diego Chancellor’s Medal Awards in March 2025. Full Story
UC San Diego Computer Scientists Earn IMC Test-of-time Award for Pivotal Bitcoin Crime Fighting Research
December 12, 2024
A team led by Sarah Meiklejohn, then a PhD student in the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is still credited with shedding light on the structure of the Bitcoin economy and how it is used. Their 2013 paper, “A Fistful of Bitcoins: Characterizing Payments Among Men with No Names,” was recognized with a Test-of-time Award at the Association for Computing Machinery’s Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2024 held recently in Madrid, Spain. Full Story
Materials Science and Engineering at UC San Diego Ranks #10 in the Nation
December 10, 2024
The University of California San Diego has ranked #10 in the nation for materials science and engineering, according to the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Full Story
UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Inducted Into National Academy of Inventors
December 10, 2024
UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Farinaz Koushanfar has been elected to the 2024 Class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Koushanfar is Co-Director of the Center for Machine-Intelligence, Computing & Security at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story
UC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality
December 3, 2024
A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality. At UC San Diego, a research team led by Professor Shadi Dayeh, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will develop a wireless, multi-modal electrode system to wire the optic nerve to the brain with high-end precision after an eye transplant to restore vision. Full Story