A Virtual Workforce to Tackle COVID-19: Q&A with Muddu Sudhakar
Alumnus and serial entrepreneur Muddu Sudhakar’s company, Aisera, offers a virtual AI-based workforce available 24/7. With customers such as Autodesk, Ciena, Unisys and McAfee on board, the company is now gearing up to tackle COVID-19.
To the Rescue: UCLA Bioengineers Create Reusable COVID-19 Face Shields
First responders and health care workers have been putting their lives on the line to treat the tidal wave of COVID-19 patients flooding emergency rooms and intensive care units.
UCLA Web App Enlists Public Support to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
The public is encouraged to help fight the spread of the coronavirus by using Stop COVID-19 Together. The web-based app is a simple 5-minute survey about exposure and symptoms.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives Test-of-Time Award for Influential Research Paper on Encryption
UCLA computer science professor Amit Sahai and longtime collaborator Brent Waters, of NTT Research, have received a Test-of-Time award from the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).
UCLA Engineering Graduate Student Develops Low-Cost Ventilator
UCLA electrical engineering graduate student Glen Meyerowitz is developing a low-cost ventilator in collaboration with medical professionals at UCLA Health.
UCLA Samueli Engineers Step Up in COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Bioengineering professor and director of the Makerspace demonstrates laser-cutting face shields and 3D-printing headbands, while electric engineering doctoral student Glen Meyerowitz showcases a ventilator prototype he designed using everyday household materials.
UCLA Engineers Develop First-Ever Drag-Reduction Technology for Boats
A research team from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated that a specially designed surface is able to reduce friction from flowing water by nearly a third. This was done in a first-ever successful boat test on open water in Marina Del Rey, California.
UCLA Engineers Step Up to Help Health Care Workers
With a deluge of patients suffering from COVID-19 expected to flood hospitals in the very near future, UCLA engineers are part of a quickly growing team working to build up supplies of personal protective equipment for health care workers.
UCLA Engineers Develop Fabric that Harvests AND Stores Energy
Bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues have developed and successfully demonstrated a wearable fabric that can harvest and store energy from the sun.