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U. of I., Carle moving forward with the first engineering-based college of medicine

03/12/2015 - 10:47 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Partners in a first-of-its-kind medical college on the University of Illinois’s Urbana-Champaign campus are advancing to the next phase of development, having completed a key administrative step today.

Researchers develop intelligent eyewear for the blind

03/06/2015 - 12:24 ADSC researchers are in the process of developing an intelligent eyewear, InSIGHT, which is designed to help the blind or visually impaired detect obstacles above waist level and identify people in their vicinity, where a walking cane cannot help.

Ten faculty chosen as Willett Scholars

03/05/2015 - 08:52 The College of Engineering has announced that ten faculty members have been named Donald Biggar Willett Scholars for 2015, including ADSC's Deming Chen.

Nahrstedt named director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory

02/16/2015 - 09:20 Klara Nahrstedt is the new Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory, according to an announcement today from College of Engineering Dean Andreas Cangellaris.

In the News: Big focus on devices for the disabled at A*Star's Media Exploits technology conference

11/06/2014 - 07:00 It looks just like a pair of sunglasses but it would actually help the blind avoid dangers. Called inSIGHT, the glasses will be a device that the blind or visually impaired can wear to help them detect obstacles hanging from above.

ADSC research featured on ESPN2

10/06/2014 - 08:33 ADSC's AutoScout technology was featured in a clip during the October 4 Illinois football game.

Illinois partners with NTU to develop new generation of Asian academic leaders

09/04/2014 - 06:54 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is partnering with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore to develop higher education’s next crop of leaders into more ethical and evidence-based decision-makers. With a $2.7 million grant, Illinois is collaborating with NTU to conduct research, develop curricula, provide guidance and create tools to train current and future executives of major research universities as part of a new NTU academy focusing on leadership, expected to launch next year.

ADSC co-organized GPU technology workshop

07/14/2014 - 07:11 In line with its mission to promote high scientific and economic impact of cutting-edge technologies, ADSC collaborated with NVIDIA to help co-organize the GPU Technology Workshop (GTW) South East Asia 2014, which took place in Singapore on July 10. GTW continues the tradition of delivering great content for domain scientists, researchers, industry professionals and developers in Southeast Asia, building onto its big sister, the GPU Technology Conference, which gathers hundreds of GPU computing experts each year.

App software edits photos, videos in real time

07/11/2014 - 06:53 Posting selfies to Instagram and Facebook has been popular among teens and young adults for many years now, but ADSC researchers are now upping the selfie-game with their development of an app that allows people to take a short video clip and alter the background using pre-designed animated templates to create a Hollywood style mini-movie in seconds.

Sanders named ECE ILLINOIS department head

07/08/2014 - 07:12 Professor William H. Sanders is ECE ILLINOIS’ new department head, Engineering at Illinois Dean Andreas C. Cangellaris announced Thursday. His appointment is effective August 16, 2014.

Wise elected Chair to Illinois Pte Board of Directors

07/01/2014 - 10:36 The Illinois at Singapore Pte. Ltd. Board of Directors have announced the election of Dr. Phyllis Wise as board chair, effective immediately. Members of the board elected Wise, who is succeeding University of Illinois Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College Debasish Dutta as the chairperson. Wise is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chancellor.

Faculty receive IBM recognition, funding for research contributions

06/16/2014 - 06:35 Two ADSC faculty members, Deming Chen and Ravishankar Iyer, have been awarded IBM Corporation Faculty Awards for their contributions in their field of research.

ADSC extends time, funding for research in Singapore

05/08/2014 - 06:38 Continuing the working relationship between Singapore and the University of Illinois, ADSC has extended its agreement with Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), to provide an additional three years of funding to the research center.

In the News: Intelligent Scribbles software edits out images in real time

04/22/2014 - 10:59 Illinois associate professor Minh Do, along with researchers at ADSC, have developed a software called Intelligent Scribbles, which allows for an object in an image to be etched out in real time. The software has been licensed by SnapClip, which is commercializing the technology.

ADSC experiences growth, accomplishments during 2013

02/21/2014 - 07:00 According to the Washington Post, only about 50 percent of new businesses are still open after four years and during 2013, ADSC proved that it deserves to be in that top group after four years of remarkable growth and significant accomplishments.

Do named 2014 IEEE Fellow

02/19/2014 - 10:49 ADSC and ECE Associate Professor Minh N. Do has been announced as an IEEE Fellow for 2014. Do was recognized for his contributions to image representation and computational imaging. In addition to his position as an associate professor of ECE, Do has a full-time appointment with the Coordinated Science Lab, a part-time appointment with the Beckman Institute, and an affiliate associate professorship with the Department of Bioengineering.

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