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WPI researcher provides expertise and context in The New York Times on AT&T data breach

“When you move your IT infrastructure to the cloud, suddenly you’re in a place that is shared with a bunch of other people, and it becomes much trickier… There are many more ways in which potential attacks can be done.”  Professor Patrick Schaumont in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering provided analysis for The New York Times on the AT&T breach involving the data of more than 100 million phone customers. He discussed the potential risks of shared IT infrastructure in the cloud. The article also appeared on MSN. He was also quoted on the national security concerns raised by the data breach in an article on CBS News that was posted on yahoo! News and AOL.

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Massachusetts awards $2 million to WPI for autonomous systems lab

A $2 million award from the state, announced by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, will support the building of a lab that will research and develop autonomous off-road vehicles.

Worcester Business Journal
WPI receives $2M grant to build lab space for autonomous systems research

Professors of mechanical & materials engineering Lee Moradi and Vladimir Vantsevich will co-lead a lab for research and development of autonomous off-road vehicles.

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Gov. Healey awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute $2M for DoD collab. work

The future of autonomous vehicles may go off-road. This new award will help WPI seek advances for potential applications in agriculture, search & rescue, and planetary exploration.

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$2 million grant will help WPI test unmanned ground vehicles

A new award from the State of Massachusetts will help WPI advance its research into autonomous vehicles. Professors Lee Moradi and Vladimir Vantsevich, in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, will co-lead the Autonomous Systems Lab