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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 However, Gurney expects the Los Angeles mapping to have the most significant implications, especially considering the sheer size and scope of the area. million people.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

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MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” Meet the recipients of the 2022 IEEE medals, service awards, honorary membership, and corporate recognition. IEEE JACK S.

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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TRANSNET project teams will design and test new network optimization approaches, coupled with novel transportation and mobility simulations, to improve the energy efficiency of personal transportation. The system will evaluate trips and provide travelers with useful information designed to incentivize energy efficiency. Description.

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Toyota unveils Driver Awareness Research Vehicle

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DAR-V’s personalized information display on the side window. Toyota used the Los Angeles Auto Show as the forum at which to unveil a Driver Awareness Research Vehicle (DAR-V). These included the funding of two university research programs in addition to the DAR-V new-concept research vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Coast Guard To verify the caller’s identity and solve the apparent crime, the Coast Guard’s investigative service emailed the files to Rita Singh , a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and author of the textbook Profiling Humans From Their Voice (Springer, 2019). A 2020 U.S.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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The professor is the recipient of this year’s IEEE John von Neumann Medal for “leadership in mobile and wireless sensing systems technologies and applications, including personal health management.” In 1985 she joined the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles, as a computer science professor.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Mii earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University , and his master’s and Ph.D., also in EE, from the University of California, Los Angeles. In his personal opinion—not necessarily that of TSMC—it is going to take two to three years to bring new fabs online to resolve the situation.

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