Computerworld Q&A: An Internet Pioneer Looks Ahead
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Leonard Kleinrock predicts 'really smart' handhelds, but warns of out-of-control complexity. (COMPUTERWORLD) - Leonard Kleinrock is emeritus professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He...
John Marburger at UCLA Engineering Commencement – Full Text of Speech
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Commencement 2005 Los Angeles, California June 18, 2005 John Marburger Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President...
UCLA Forms Water Technology Research Center to Address Escalating Water Scarcity in SoCal and Worldwide
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Desalination center — the first of its kind on the West Coast — will research turning brackish or seawater into fresh water UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has formed a new Water Technology...
New Institute for Digital Research and Education to Link Interdisciplinary Efforts
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA officials have announced the formation of the Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE), a high-end computation, system simulation, and visualization center that will bring together faculty expertise...
John Marburger, Science Adviser to President Bush, Tells UCLA Graduates – “Engineering is a word that has a broad and noble significance.”
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Nearly 6,500 guests and students from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science gathered at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood Saturday to hear John H. Marburger III, science adviser to President George W....
Biometric-based Cryptography Applied to Enable Secure Communication
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Someday, doctors may use your fingerprints to lock your medical records or computer technicians to secure transactions between servers, ensuring that you’re the only person able to view the encrypted data. Earlier this...
Engineering Professor Jennifer Jay Named Recipient of Presidential Early Career Award
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Jennifer Jay has been chosen as one of only 20 young National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported scientists and engineers to receive the prestigious...
UCLA Engineering Team Selected as Semifinalist for 2005 Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Forty Teams Advance to Next Round in Quest tor $2 Million Prize In March of 2004, just outside of Barstow, California, a series of driverless, robotic vehicles set out across the desert for Las Vegas. One after another...
Sensor Technology to Help Ease Traffic Woes
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A UCLA engineering researcher is testing a new combination of rapid-hardening cement and embedded computer sensors that could cut road closures by 20%, potentially saving the public as much as $60,000 or more per hour As...