Category: News
Researchers Unveil First-Ever Defense Against Cryptanalytic Attacks on AI
November 17, 2025Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against “cryptanalytic” attacks used to “steal” the model parameters that define how an AI system works.
ORNL, NC State, partners secure $125M renewal for Quantum Science Center
November 14, 2025The Department of Energy has renewed funding for the Quantum Science Center through 2030 to create a new scientific ecosystem for fault-tolerant, quantum-accelerated high-performance computing (QHPC).
Announcing the 2025 ECE Alumni Hall of Fame
November 11, 2025The NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to announce the 2025 inductees to the ECE Alumni Hall of Fame, as well as the fourth recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Award.
Mohammad Riahi Wins Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program Award
November 7, 2025Congrats to Mohammad Riahi on receiving the Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) award. Sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, this award provides $5000 over two years to support Ph.D. students with enhanced research enrichment opportunities.
Hantao Cui Selected as a National Academy Gulf Research Program Early Career Fellow
October 29, 2025Congratulations to #NCStateECE Associate Professor Hantao Cui on being named a National Academies Gulf Research Program early-career Research Fellow!
Paschalis Gkoupidenis Wins Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award
October 27, 2025Congratulations to Paschalis Gkoupidenis, joint associate professor with #NCStateECE and the Department of Physics, on winning the inaugural Sherwin I. Seligson Innovation Award for his work in developing organic, brain-inspired electronics.
Improved Cough-Detection Tech Can Help With Health Monitoring
October 13, 2025The advance makes it easier to monitor chronic health conditions and predict health risks such as asthma attacks.
Rising to a New Challenge
October 9, 2025AI presents entirely new challenges to cybersecurity. New research from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering could help protect AI vision systems from hacks that distort what they see.
Music Technology Program Allows Students to Blend Passions for Music, Engineering
October 9, 2025The newly-minted Music Technology program, housed within the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, and the first degree-granting major within the Division of Academic and Student Affairs’ University College, offers students a unique opportunity to explore the worlds of both music and electrical and computer engineering.
Hardware Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Hack AI Training Data
October 8, 2025Researchers have identified the first vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise the data privacy of AI users by exploiting the physical hardware on which AI is run.
NC State Professor Vijay K. Shah Launches AI Startup to Make Machine Learning Accessible
October 7, 2025NC State Assistant Professor Vijay K. Shah is bringing his research into the real world through his startup All Things Intelligence Inc., with a mission to simplify machine learning (ML) for everyone. Its product, NeuralSmith, allows users to build production-ready machine learning models in plain English, by automating data preparation, model training, and evaluation in minutes to hours, which typically takes weeks or months.
Marking 40 Years of Collaboration for Nagoya University and NC State
October 7, 2025On September 22nd and 23rd, Nagoya University leadership traveled to NC State to celebrate four decades of collaboration. The program featured a 40th anniversary symposium, garden dedication and research roundtable. Celebrating Past, Present and Future “NC State and Nagoya University have worked together since 1985,” said Chancellor Howell. “Over the past four decades, our partnership…