NSF S&CC Spotlight: Powering Smarter, More Efficient Homes: Panagiota Karava's Vision for Connected Energy-Aware Communities

Panagiota Karava, a professor at Purdue University, has been leading a groundbreaking project focused on "Sociotechnical Systems to Enable Smart and Connected Energy Aware Residential Communities." Panagiota and her team have been exploring innovative ways to help residents understand and reduce their home energy use.

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Position Opening: UC Irvine Post-Doctoral Scholar
There is an open post-doctoral scholar position to help lead an ongoing NSF Smart and Connected Communities project at UC Irvine working with Professor Michael Hyland. Among other project objectives, they are developing long-range urban dynamics…
NSF’s Erwin Gianchandani to Keynote 2025 5G Summit
Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director of NSF’s Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate, will speak at the 2025 5G Summit on Feb. 27 in Tysons Corner, VA. A leader in advancing AI, microelectronics, and next-gen networks, Gianchandani will…