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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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Waste Advantage Magazine
EPA Awards Nearly $1.2M to Student Teams for Innovative Solutions to Environmental and Public Health Challenges

A WPI research team working to tackle harmful algal blooms by creating 3D-printed floating structures which serve as photocatalysts was chosen for funding by the Environmental Protection Agency. The project will include students in mechanical & materials engineering and robotics engineering, Professors Pratap Rao and Markus Nemitz, and postdoctoral fellow Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya.

3D Printing & Design Magazine
Navigating the New Normal: 3D-Printable Robots

3D Printing & Design, a Spanish-language magazine in Spain, has published an article written by robotics engineering professor Markus Nemitz on the work he leads to develop 3D printable soft robots for search and rescue. 

The New England Council Blog
Worcester Polytechnic Institute awarded grant to develop 3D-printed robots for search and rescue

Professor Markus Nemitz is the recipient of a $600,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop robots capable of traversing difficult terrain.

Fagen Wasanni Technologies
Field test launches quantum sensing technology into fight against explosive remnants of war

Robotics engineering professor Markus Nemitz collaborated with Quantum Computing Inc. to integrate a WPI robot with the company’s sensor system to detect landmines. This article profiles the partnership within WPI's ROSE-HUB (Robots and Sensors for Human Well-being), an NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center site.

 

Robotics & Automation News
WPI researcher receives $600,000 grant to develop 3D printable robots for search-and-rescue operations

Imagine flexible 3D-printed robots that can crawl, dive, swim, climb, and operate where humans can't. Robotics & Automation News wrote about robotics engineering professor Markus Nemitz and his work to develop these robots.

Spectrum News 1
WPI 3D-printed robots look to aid search-and-rescue missions

Robotics engineering professor Markus Nemitz is working to create soft robots, made of flexible materials, which can go where other robots, and humans, cannot. His work was highlighted in this report by Spectrum News 1 Worcester.

Worcester Business Journal
WPI awarded $600K to develop 3D-printed search-and-rescue robots

Imagine flexible robots that can dive, swim, climb, and crawl to assist in challenging search and rescue environments. This Worcester Business Journal article outlines the efforts by robotics engineering professor Markus Nemitz to develop them and to create an obstacle course to test the robots.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
WPI welcomes 19 full-time educators and researchers to its faculty for the 2020-21 academic year

More than 70 media outlets, including the Latin Trade , Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and the Oklahoman carried the news of WPI welcoming 19 full-time educators and researchers to its faculty for the 2020-21 academic year.