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Mississippi State University researchers receive SMART Act grant to advance AI-driven surgical technology
Giles Distinguished Professors annual luncheon
Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, welcomed the university’s Giles Distinguished Professors to his office recently for an annual luncheon. The highest award the university bestows on a faculty member, the honor is based on distinguished scholarship that includes outstanding research, teaching and service. Those attending were, first row next to Keenum: Jim Fowler,…
ECE Research Seminar – April 17, 12-1 p.m.
Please join us for our April 2026 ECE Research Seminar April 17, 2026, Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Simrall 104 https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=md927edab6f353079028748129e4d6ab0 A Brain-Inspired Autonomous Robotics Navigation: The Goal-Directed Cognitive Map Matt Hicks | mah1329@msstate.edu Abstract: Autonomous systems and robots have traditionally relied on modular pipelines that separately and systemically address perception, mapping, localization, global planning,…
2025–2026 Best ECE Graduate Research Awards Announced
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently announced two Ph.D. students as recipients of the 2025–2026 Best Graduate Research Award: Bidya Debnath and Tahmid Ibne Mannan. Bidya Debnath’s doctoral research focuses on the practical experimental demonstration of UAV swarm-based phased-array antenna systems, transforming distributed beamforming into deployable airborne platforms. She has physically demonstrated flying…
ECE Research Seminar – March 20, 12-1 p.m.
Please join us for our March 2026 ECE Research Seminar March 20, 2026, Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Simrall 104 https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=m2b6d27a00e866099e4851d2e5806c297 Enabling Autonomous Driving in Complex Off-Road Environments Lalitha Dabbiru | ld212@msstate.edu Abstract: Research efforts to achieve autonomous driving capabilities have improved significantly in the past decade. There has been abundant research in the field…