Achuta Kadambi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2019 “30 Under 30” list for science. The annual list honors rising stars in 20 different industries.
Year: 2018
Debating the potential of blockchain
Recently, Blockchain at UCLA partnered with law firm BakerHostetler and accounting firm Ernst & Young for the Genesis Blockchain Summit. The sold-out event featured experts debating the benefits and challenges of blockchain use in business, law and academia and offered a deep dive on the nascent technology.
Three decades strong, still a startup-mindset – Viasat EVP and CTO Mark Miller MS ’82 discussed engineering and entrepreneurship at UCLA
The first program in the 2018-19 Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series featured the satellite broadband communications executive
Civil and environmental engineering professor receives major international honor
Civil and environmental engineering professor receives major international honor
UCLA engineers invent small, inexpensive RNA detector to quickly test for infections
The new technology could lead to point-of-care medical tests for infections with results in just 15 minutes or less. It could also be used to detect harmful pathogens in food and the environment.
Two-cells-in-one combo could be platform to bolster leukemia treatment
Led by UCLA bioengineer, researchers design delivery system to guide drugs directly to cancer cells ‘hiding’ in bone marrow
Whereto AI? CS Professor authors deep dive into the state of artificial intelligence
With the goal of sparking a broader and deeper discussion on artificial intelligence, UCLA computer science professor Adnan Darwiche has authored an in-depth examination on the state of the field and the general public’s perceptions of it.
UCLA solar pioneer rolls on toward easier energy harvesting
What if you could have a sheet of solar cells so flexible, thin, and clear, that you could simply roll it onto the side of a building? Or even a window? What if solar cells could even be painted on?
UCLA Samueli hires 16 new faculty members
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering welcomes 16 new professors in 2018-19 to a roster that includes more than 30 affiliated faculty members who are part of the National Academy of Engineering and 70 winners of the NSF CAREER Award.
Welcome, Bruins!
This year was highly competitive for the entering freshman class (read why they selected Samueli here). We received more than 26,200 applications for 775 spots; of those offered admission, 31 percent selected Samueli–a number that continues to increase each year.
Big data to model human behavior
UCLA receives $3 million NSF grant for a new graduate education program at the crossroads of data science, mathematics, cryptography, artificial intelligence, genomics, behavior science and social science
New 9,000-square-foot student makerspace to open in Boelter Hall
3D printers, a virtual reality system, electronics fabrication tools and more will be available, free of charge, for personal projects and group activities.