In Memoriam: Computer Science Pioneer Gerald Estrin
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]by Cynthia Lee and Matthew Chin Gerald (Jerry) Estrin, a professor emeritus at UCLA who worked as a research engineer on one of the earliest computers, died March 29, 2012, at his home in Santa Monica at age 90. Many of...
Cyber Security Q and A
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Cyber Security Q and A with Rafail Ostrovsky, professor of computer science and mathematics and director of the Center for Information & Computation Security (CICS) Can you describe some of major current issues in...
Highlights of the 2012 Tech Forum
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The 2012 UCLA Engineering Tech Forum, held recently at Covel Commons on the UCLA campus, hosted more than 300 enthusiastic attendees, including industry representatives faculty, students, and alumni. This year’s theme...
UCLA Engineering Researchers use Electricity to Generate Alternative Fuel
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]by Wileen Wong Kromhout Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car — even if it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first...
Judea Pearl Wins ACM Turing Award for Contributions that Transformed Artificial Intelligence
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Pearl Developed Novel Framework for Reasoning under Uncertainty that Changed How Scientists Approach Real World Problems NEW YORK, March 15, 2012 – ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery www.acm.org today named...
Professor receives NSF CAREER Award for key research on massive data storage and processing
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Lara Dolecek, a UCLA assistant professor of electrical engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. The NSF CAREER award is the organization’s most...
Electrical Engineering Professor receives Sloan Research Fellowship
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Jin Hyung Lee, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science; with joint appointments in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences; and...
UCLA Engineers Create Tandem Polymer Solar Cells that set Record for Energy-Conversion
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential. Organic polymers can...
New Café by the SEAS is a big hit
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]In January, Café by the SEAS opened in a new larger and brighter space on Boelter Hall’s 5th floor breezeway, just across from its previous location. The new location has been a hit with students. More tables and outlets...