Category: Students

PhD Candidate Karen Colbert, CSE, awarded KCP Future Faculty/GEM Associate Fellowship

The Michigan Tech Graduate School has announced the recipients of the Fall 2020 Doctoral Finishing Fellowships, KCP Future Faculty/GEM Associate Fellowship, and CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Nominees. Karen Colbert, a second-year Ph.D. candidate in Computational Science and Engineering, has been awarded the KCP Future Faculty/GEM Associate Fellowship Award. View Colbert’s bio here. Congratulations to all Fall . . .

Computer Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Ranit Karmakar Shares Journey with Husky Innovate

Michigan Tech Computer Engineering Ph.D. candidate Ranit Karmakar shared his innovation journey at a Husky Innovate virtual lunchtime talk on October 2, 2020. Through his research, Ranit developed robust algorithms to analyze corneal images. This work led him to discover an opportunity for a new venture within the eye care industry. Ranit explored and developed . . .

What Lies Ahead: Cooperative, Data-Driven Automated Driving

Associate Professor Kuilin Zhang, Civil and Environmental Engineering and affiliated associate professor, Computer Science, was featured in a recent article on Michigan Tech News. The article appears below. Link to the original article here. By Kelley Christensen, September 28, 2020. Networked data-driven vehicles can adapt to road hazards at longer range, increasing safety and preventing . . .

Michigan Tech on Multiple U.S. News and World Report Rankings Lists

U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of colleges and universities was released last week and, once again, Michigan Tech appears on several the new lists. Michigan Tech appears on the following ranking lists: Complete ranking lists and more information about the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings of colleges and universities can be . . .

Copper Country Coders Is Back in New Online Format

The Copper Country Coders program is back for the 2020-2021 academic year — in a new all-online format. The fall kick-off meeting will take place at 1:00 p.m., this Saturday, September 26, 2020. Both students and their parents should attend the first meeting. Find the Zoom link here. All local middle and high school students . . .

Computer Science, Software Engineering B.S. Programs Granted ABET Accreditation

The Computer Science and Software Engineering bachelor of science programs in the Michigan Tech College of Computing have recently been granted ABET accreditations through ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) and its Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), respectively. ABET accreditation, which is voluntary, provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the . . .