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Pigman College of Engineering Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Provost IMPACT Awards celebrate 2nd year of collaborative discovery

The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost and numerous faculty and staff members marked the second year of the Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards initiative on Sept. 26 with a reception for award recipients. 

‘UK at the Half’: UK leads collaborative Kentucky climate resiliency project

The University of Kentucky is leading a five-year, $20 million Research Infrastructure Improvement award from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR)with $4 million in additional funding provided by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. The project is titled “Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS).” 

Silvestri receives two awards for editorial service

Recently, Simone Silvestri, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, was recognized with two awards for his service as editor in scientific journals.  Silvestri received the 2024 Best Editor Award from the Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal. He currently serves on the journal's editorial board and was selected for his exceptional contributions, dedication and unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of editorial excellence. 

Bridging past and future: UK’s Brent Seales to lead national AI-humanities initiative at Schmidt Sciences

Brent Seales, Ph.D,  a computer science professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been selected to lead a new national program that supports research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the humanities. 

Ph.D. student named 2024 CPS Rising Star

Xu Tao, a graduate student in the Pigman College of Engineering , was one of 45 scholars from across the nation selected to attend the competitive 2024 CPS Rising Stars Workshop, hosted by the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science.

New Artificial Intelligence Certificate now available for UK students

Starting this spring, undergraduate students across the University have the opportunity to enroll in the new AI certificate program. The 12-credit certificate offers mostly hands-on, in-person coursework and is open to students from all UK colleges.

Beyond the breakthrough: How Brent Seales is pushing the boundaries of discovery through new heritage science lab

Seales has gathered a team of experts from the Pigman College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences to create EduceLab — UK’s vision for next-generation heritage science.

Pigman College of Engineering welcomes 10 new faculty members.

This fall, the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering welcomed 10 new faculty members.

Silvestri, Liao and Cheung receive grant to develop new cybersecurity curriculum

Simone Silvestri in the Department of Computer Science and Yuan Liao and Samson Cheung in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are the recipients of a NCAE-C Cybersecurity Workforce Innovation Coalition grant award to develop a new cybersecurity curriculum.

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