News Archive

COVID-19, Tests, Algorithm, Positive, Negative, Molecular Test, Serology, Blood Test
December 22, 2022
COVID-19 and its latest Omicron strains continue to cause infections across the country as well as globally. Serology (blood) and molecular tests are the two most commonly used methods for rapid COVID-19 testing. Because...
Electronic Health Records, EHR, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Chronic Disease, Health Disparities, Collaboration, National Institutes of Health, NIH, AIM-AHEAD
October 05, 2022
Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer disproportionally affect racial and ethnic minorities. Of the 45 percent of Americans who have one or more chronic diseases, underserved populations are three to...
Pain, Neuromodulation, Surgical Procedure, Operating Room, Neurosurgeon, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation
April 28, 2022
Spinal cord stimulation is a minimally invasive FDA-approved treatment to manage chronic pain such as back and neck pain. This neuromodulation technique uses electricity and an implantable device, which has been increasingly...
National Science Foundation, Center for Connected Autonomy and AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, AI Learning, Team Operations, Networked-AI Testbed, Engineering, Robotics
November 08, 2021
A new generation of networked, cooperating robots being developed by researchers in the Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (ca-ai.bjtvalve.com) at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and...
Goliath Grouper, Artificial Intelligence, Tag, Sensors, Marine Life, Multi-sensor Tag, Animal Behavior, Species in the Wild, Marine Science, Conservation
November 04, 2021
Persistent observations of large underwater animals are difficult to achieve without the help of electronic, multi-sensor tags. Data obtained from these sensors provide important insight into the biomechanics, activity patterns,...
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Self-driving Cars, Behaviors, Trust, Distrust, Engineering
August 25, 2021
Recent studies have shown that people have negative attitudes about using autonomous systems because they don’t trust them. Moreover, research shows a human-centered approach in autonomy is perceived as more trustworthy...
Amputee, Prosthetic Hand, Machine Learning, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Liquid Metal, Touch, Sensation, Tactile Sensation, Robotic Arm, Tactile Sensors, Artificial Hands
July 14, 2021
Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object. The lack of this sensation presents a unique challenge...
Nursing, Engineering, Degree Programs, Bachelor's in Nursing Degree, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science
June 21, 2021
BY GISELE GALOUSTIAN | 6/21/2021 Beginning this fall, Florida Atlantic University ’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the College of Engineering and Computer Science will offer two new combined programs in nursing...
Mathematical Cryptography, National Science Foundation, NSF CAREER Award, Science
March 15, 2021
A researcher from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has received the coveted National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career (CAREER) award. The CAREER program offers the NSF’s most prestigious...
Connected Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Center, Engineering, Computer Science
March 11, 2021
Artificial intelligence technologies are quickly evolving and changing every aspect of industry in the United States and globally. Artificial intelligence enables autonomy by robotic mobility and control learned through examples...