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George Mason University officially opened its Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center, a collaborative space where students will perform research on a variety of emerging fields related to artificial intelligence and autonomous devices.

Xuan Wang, an assistant professor in George Mason University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, is trying to ensure safety in human-computer autonomous systems.

The programs focus on embedded [computer] systems and will contribute to developing energy-efficient machine learning implementations, that are crucial for reducing the carbon footprint of digital technologies.

Graduate certificate offers comprehensive training in smart grid technology, addressing critical societal and economic issues such as energy sustainability and grid resilience.  

Dominion Energy Faculty Fellow in Power and Energy Engineering seeks to bring cutting-edge research and sustainable practices into the curriculum and inspire students to excel technically and learn about their role in mitigating climate change through responsible and innovative engineering practices.

With the opening of the Nanofabrication Facility on its Science and Technology Campus, Mason stands ready to conduct state-of-the-art research and to help train the next generation of innovators.

Kafi Hassan, adjunct professor in the College of Engineering and Computing, recently won the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies Engineer of the Year Award. This award recognizes engineers that achieve successful accomplishments in advancing the technical and professional aims of engineering and architectural professions.

Two College of Engineering and Computing faculty members, Kai Zeng and Vijay K. Shah, are part of a project awarded $1.7 million by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund.

The electronic and computer engineering department gained a new associate professor in 2023, Ethan Ahn, who is leading the Mason Nanoelectronics Lab.

Thirty students, from first-years to PhDs in a variety of majors, participated in the MIX's eight-week Unmanned Aerial Systems Prototyping course this fall.

Missy Cummings holds faculty appointments in the Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science departments in George Mason Univerity's College of Engineering and Computing. Her expertise is leveraged in this article published by multiple news outlets.

ECE assistant professor Maryam Parsa is one of the four principal investigators on a $2.4 million project funded by the National Science Foundation to create a 3D computer chip that functions like the hippocampus.