Purdue University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead the Quantum Photonics Integrated Design Center (QuPIDC) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC). This initiative will drive forward the frontiers of quantum photonics research.

Santokh Badesha, Distinguished Professor in Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a 'Foreign Fellow' of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). Foreign fellows are individuals who do not live in India and are renowned for their contributions to science and have contributed or can contribute to the progress of science in India.

Saurabh Bagchi, professor in the Elmore Family nSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a finalist for the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) Achievement Medal, a global award in engineering. Winners will be announced and presented in London on Oct. 18.

Anand Raghunathan, the Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named the 2024 Technical Excellence Award winner by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) for his pioneering contributions to the design of artificial intelligence hardware and approximate computing.

Aravind Machiry, assistant professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program(CAREER) award for his proposed work titled "Securing Deeply Embedded Software."

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“The nation’s semiconductor challenge is a Purdue priority,” said Mark Lundstrom, chief semiconductor officer and head of the university’s Semiconductor Task Force. “This funding from NSF and its corporate partners confirms that the work we are doing is critical to the advancement of the U.S. chip industry and all the current and future technological necessities that rely on it.”

A trio of researchers from Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering was awarded a grant from the FuSe2 competition. This project aims to create energy-efficient, powerful computer chips that can run advanced AI models like GPT directly on personal devices.

"Drivers, start your engines!" is the traditional call at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But what if the drivers were replaced by computers? Then you'd have the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a new competition featuring the world's fastest autonomous race cars.