Across the university, researchers are rolling out new technologies that will make the cars we drive safer, smarter, lighter, more environmentally friendly, and more sustainable. They’re even helping make the roads we travel more durable. In a surprising number of ways, they’re truly putting innovation on wheels.
An interview with Susan Landau regarding encryption and what we need to know was broadcast by more than a dozen public radio stations across the country.
The Boston Globe reports on WPI’s “AlcoGait,” a first-of-its-kind smartphone app developed by Emmanuel Agu, associate professor of computer science, and students to detect when a user has reached the legal blood alcohol limit. The app uses data from a smartphone’s gyroscope and accelerometer to monitor changes in the way users walk, similar to the common “walk the line” sobriety field test police use with suspected drunk drivers.
