“Most of my ideas have not been sitting at a desk,” Jennifer Light-Holets (BSEE '00) says. When she hears a problem that’s interesting, it keeps going in the back of her mind. And she keeps a notebook close, so when a spark shows up, she can catch it before it disappears.

Menlo Microsystems and Purdue University have reported a major step forward in developing commercially viable cryogenic switching technology for quantum computing.

“The United States brings leadership in advanced semiconductor research and innovation, while India brings scale, talent, and bold ambitions in manufacturing,” says Professor Vijay Raghunathan, a vice president at Purdue University and the university ambassador to India.

Namita Narendra and Tillmann Kubis, both from Purdue University, have developed a groundbreaking new single-ion detector capable of identifying any ion type without requiring specific molecular tailoring.

“Networking is the glue for scaling quantum systems,” Lukens said. “Just like classical supercomputers rely on networking, quantum systems will need robust networks to function effectively.”

Purdue ECE Prof. Shreyas Sen answers a question for the Curious Kids feature on The Conversation.

Researchers Weijian Zhang, Prateek Chennuri, and Hashan K. Weerasooriya, along with Bole Ma and Stanley H. Chan from Purdue University, overcome limitations with Single-photon LiDAR simulators with a new simulator that delivers both fidelity and computational efficiency.

“Transferring power through a magnetic field at these relatively large distances is challenging,” said Dionysios Aliprantis, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue. Aliprantis continued. “What makes it more challenging is doing it for a heavy-duty vehicle moving at power levels thousands of times higher than what smartphones receive.”

“This flexibility is not theoretical — it’s measurable and comparable to billions of dollars’ worth of new batteries and power lines,” said Junjie Qin. “EVs aren’t just vehicles; they’re energy assets that can help accelerate the clean energy transition.”

Much ink has been spilled discussing what the career prospects are for a CS graduate in this day and age where generative AI has upturned our world. Much of that ink has predicted a gloomy outlook. Here I cast a decidedly more optimistic look, but realizing the positive outcomes will take some action, for educators and learners.