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Research

Smart bridges

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Among her many research projects is the I-35W bridge—assistant professor Lauren Linderman is part of a team that's scrutinizing measurements from hundreds of sensors on the Minneapolis bridge.

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Research

Smart economies

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Distinguished McKnight University Professor Saif Benjaafar is a leading authority on sharing economy business models and the smart technology that propels them.

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Research

Smart fabrics

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Assistant professor Julianna Abel is developing and enhancing smart materials and structures—most of them inspired by knitting and textiles.

Stephen Mylabathula demonstrating a headband to a man in a wheelchair.
Students

Prototype to market

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Recent CSE graduate Stephen Mylabathula has invented a new way of transportation and mobility for quadriplegics and wheelchair users.

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Students

Test prep to health care

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For junior Lucas Abbott, the CSE course “Leading Breakthrough Technology Innovation” taught him how to commercialize new technology and gave him a new framework for viewing problems.

Ashtynn holding a skull in her hands.
Students

The right pitch

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Kirk Froggatt’s “Leading Breakthrough Technology Innovation” class helped CSE student Ashtynn Trauth sharpen her skills to target pitches to different audiences—and changed her career ambitions.

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Students

Entrepreneurial engineers

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Technology innovation course teaches future STEM leaders to bring ideas to market.

Chen-Fu Liao
Research

Improving mobility for visually impaired pedestrians

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CSE researcher Chen-Fu Liao is integrating a Bluetooth smart system with his Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signal (MAPS) app—and testing is happening this summer in Stillwater, MN.

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Research

CSE by the numbers: Research and Tech Commercialization

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The University of Minnesota is a nationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship and research commercialization. See all the latest numbers.

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Awards-Grants

Two CSE professors named University Regents Professors

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Professor Ned Mohan (electrical and computer engineering) and Professor David Pui (mechanical engineering) have been named Regents Professors, the highest honor given to faculty by the University.