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A WSU research team recently developed and used a machine learning algorithm to find the optimal designs for an electric power system for an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle.

The WSU Tri‑Cities team is designing the ventilator as part of their senior capstone project under the guidance and mentorship of engineering professors Mohamed Osman and Barbara Philipp.

A newly developed fast, scalable algorithm can optimize the distribution of vaccines in a simulated epidemic network, potentially bringing the number of infected people down by three to seven times.

Washington State University power researchers are working to develop better tools to keep the lights on during extreme events.

WSU researchers have developed a novel framework to more efficiently use AI algorithms on mobile platforms and other portable devices.

Dingwen Tao, assistant professor of computer science, is wasting little time in applying his expertise in high‑performance computing to a wide variety of research projects at WSU.

The event, which will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 3–5 p.m., will feature speakers from WSU, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Microsoft Research.

Highlighted speakers for the event, planned virtually Oct. 6 and 7, include U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Cornell University Professor Norman Scott.

Participants will work in teams online Oct. 1–5 to answer questions centered on issues facing the agriculture industry.

Xinghui Zhao is an associate professor of computer science and has been on faculty since 2012. Zhao succeeds Hakan Gurocak as director.