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Purdue University’s Center on AI for Digital, Autonomous and Augmented Aviation (AIDA3) recently celebrated the opening of its Smart Operations Center (SOC) at Purdue Airport. As the hub of the new Smart Crossways air corridor—a 200-mile pathway for autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs)—the SOC aims to support safe, AI-powered UAV flights for diverse applications, from cargo transport to medical deliveries.

Researchers at NYU Tandon, in collaboration with May Mobility, have released the MARS (MultiAgent, multitraveRSal, and multimodal) dataset, a groundbreaking collection of real-world driving data aimed at advancing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. 

Lead Principal Investigator, Chen Feng, is an NYU Tandon assistant professor working on computer vision for autonomous vehicles and mobile robots, whose NSF CAREER award funded this project. 

The University of Malaga, in collaboration with Prof. Ricardo Sanfelice (University of California, Santa Cruz, and Director of the Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center), invites applications for two pre-doctoral contracts funded by the Malaga Microelectronics project (PERTE-Chip Chair).

Position Details:

- Location: Department of Computer Architecture, University of Malaga
- Duration: 12-month contracts, renewable through June 2027
- Start Date: November/December 2024

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL) and Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to establish a community cloud platform as part of the US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities project. This initiative, funded by NSF, supports the development of advanced technology infrastructure to enhance connectivity and drive innovation in over 30 communities across the U.S., including Lafayette.

With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Iowa State University and partners are launching the ARA: Wireless Living Lab for Smart and Connected Rural Communities. Led by Principal Investigator Hongwei Zhang, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the project is part of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program and focuses on advancing rural broadband technologies in central Iowa.