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Registration is now open for The Twenty-Third IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.

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.

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…

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…

The TSA extended its cybersecurity directives for pipeline operators, introduced post-Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, for another year with enhanced performance-based measures. Updates require operators to develop TSA-approved cybersecurity…

About the seriesSymposium Description: Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the first in a series of virtual symposia highlighting the work of researchers funded by the NSF Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) Program. This…

UIC researchers, led by CME Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas, are studying air leakage caused by windows in Chicago homes. Supported by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, their project measures air leakage rates before and after window replacement,…

Notre Dame researchers developed an innovative tool analyzing embodied carbon in over 1 million Chicago buildings. By mapping emissions-intensive zones and identifying architectural types, this tool supports data-driven urban planning to lower greenhouse…

For years now Kerkez and his team have been working hand-in-hand with a diverse range of stakeholders, from local community groups to municipal water managers, to better understand the pain points and opportunities in this sector. Their efforts have yielded promising open-source technologies that allow for precise measurement of water levels in watersheds, as well as innovative approaches to controlling water flow in real-time.

Abigail Horn and her USC Viterbi team developed MINT, an AI-based model analyzing menus from 600,000 U.S. restaurants to predict nutritional quality. MINT highlights disparities in food access, showing less healthy options in low-income and predominantly…

Fort Hays State University received a $74,446 NSF Civic Innovation Planning Grant to enhance health equity for gender-based violence survivors in rural western Kansas. The project focuses on bridging systemic gaps in services like transportation and…

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College, led by Sharon Haar, have secured a $75,000 NSF grant for the “Rehab for America” project, aimed at helping Detroit residents rehabilitate vacant homes. The initiative addresses the housing…