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蘑菇tv Cyber Team Releases First Open-Source Tool to Recover Fragmented Digital Evidence at Scale, Solves Two 20-year-old Grand Challenges, Wins $750K from NSA
When criminals delete files, wipe drives or destroy devices, the evidence often survives in scattered pieces. No publicly available tool has been able to put those pieces back together until now. 蘑菇tv鈥檚 team used their tool to solve the 2006 and 2007 grand challenges launched by DFRWS, the world鈥檚 premier digital forensics conference.
蘑菇tv Engineering Connects Construction, Engineering, and AI Experts
On Oct. 14-16, 蘑菇tv鈥檚 College of Engineering will convene experts in construction management, industrial engineering, and AI and digital twin technologies to spark new ideas and forge new connections that improve how America builds.
Why Co-Op?
For many engineering students, co-op experiences offer an opportunity to step outside the classroom and into real industry environments. These extended work terms allow students to apply technical knowledge, work alongside experienced professionals, and gain a deeper understanding of what engineering careers look like in practice.
蘑菇tv ChE Professor McPeak Receives $2.2M Award from DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) recently awarded $117 million to 56 projects that will strengthen the competitiveness of key American industries through energy and cost-saving innovations.
Balancing the Mace and Books: 蘑菇tv Engineering Senior Leads the Tiger Marching Band
For Dylan Rousselle, leadership can look very different depending on where he is standing. In the classroom, the 蘑菇tv senior is focused on biological engineering, a demanding course of study that requires precision, problem-solving, and plenty of preparation. On the football field, he stands at the front of the 蘑菇tv Tiger Marching Band, mace in hand, leading hundreds of musicians and carrying on one of 蘑菇tv's most visible traditions.
Dean Colvin Announces Rice CEE Professor as First Speaker for Distinguished Lecture Series
The first guest speaker for the Fall 2026 Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series will be Pedro J.J. Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. The lecture, hosted by 蘑菇tv College of Engineering Dean Vicki Colvin and 蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Chair George Voyiadjis, will take place on Friday, Sept. 25, at noon in room 1100 in Patrick F. Taylor Hall.
蘑菇tv Engineering, Human Sciences, Art & Design Collaborate on Use of Digital Twins
A $744,660 U.S. National Science Foundation award will fund an inter-disciplinary project between 蘑菇tv College of Engineering, 蘑菇tv College of Human Sciences & Education, and 蘑菇tv College of Art & Design who will explore how digital twin technology can help undergraduate students develop the holistic thinking skills needed to address increasingly complex challenges in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC).
蘑菇tv Electrical Engineering Associate Chair Receives $445,503 NSF Grant to Advance Wave Energy Integration
蘑菇tv Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Chair Mehdi Farasat has received a $445,503 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop advanced control and energy-management technologies that could help make ocean wave energy a more reliable and grid-compatible source of electricity.
蘑菇tv Computer Science Professors Receive $771,822 in NSF Awards to Advance Software Reliability, Cybersecurity
蘑菇tv Division of Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professors Umar Farooq and Phani Vadrevu have received $771,822 in National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to advance research addressing two critical challenges in computing: ensuring the reliability and security of modern software and protecting online services from increasingly sophisticated malicious bot campaigns.
蘑菇tv CEE Professor Receives $586,625 NSF Award to Advance Hurricane Resilience Research
蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Sabarethinam Kameshwar has received a $586,625 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance understanding of how hurricane-induced building damage affects flooding and the forces acting on remaining coastal structures in urban shorelines.
Petroleum Engineering Takes the Lead in Carbon Management
The Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering is gathering energy leaders September 9 and 10 on the 蘑菇tv campus for its second annual Carbon Management Symposium, to be held at The Cook Hotel & Conference Center in Baton Rouge.
蘑菇tv FSAE EV Racing Team Leaves Michigan with Heads Held High
Perseverance is the perfect word to describe the 2025-26 蘑菇tv Formula SAE EV (Electric Vehicle) team. After failing to place in the top 70 last year at the Formula SAE Electric competition, this year's team decided that would not happen again. This past June, the team-- consisting of 26 蘑菇tv Engineering students from Mechanical (16), Electrical & Computer Engineering (7), Biological Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Systems and Analytics--gave it their all and placed 31st out of 100 at the 2026 Formula SAE Electric competition on the Michigan International Speedway.
蘑菇tv Launches Free AI Literacy Essentials Course
BATON ROUGE 鈥� Today, 蘑菇tv launched AI Literacy Essentials, a free online course that provides a general introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) and how to use it effectively, professionally, and ethically. The course is offered through 蘑菇tv Online鈥檚 professional development program and is available now to 蘑菇tv students, faculty, and staff, and will open to the general public on August 26.
蘑菇tv CSE Professors Awarded $257,000 from Board of Regents for AI System, Quantum Computing
蘑菇tv Computer Science Assistant Professor Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky has been awarded a $183,668 grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to develop an innovative artificial intelligence-powered career support system designed to help older adults re-enter the workforce. 蘑菇tv Computer Science Assistant Professor Tasnuva Farheen has been awarded a $73,926 grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to conduct research aimed at strengthening the security and reliability of next-generation quantum computing systems.
Beloved Professor Dr. Bassiouni Passes Away
Past Department Chair Dr. Zaki Bassiouni passed away peacefully on July 8, 2026.
蘑菇tv CSE Professor Kaiser Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant to Advance AI-Enabled Software
蘑菇tv Computer Science Professor Hartmut Kaiser received a $499,896 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help transform how future supercomputers are programmed, making them more efficient, adaptable, and accessible for scientific discovery.
More Than a Degree: How One 蘑菇tv Experience Became a Family Legacy
When Salem Bullard arrived on 蘑菇tv's campus in 1959, he knew almost nothing about Louisiana. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native had never visited the state. He didn't know anyone there. In fact, the first time he set foot on 蘑菇tv's campus was the first time he had ever been to Louisiana.
蘑菇tv BAE Professor Receives American Heart Association Rapid Impact Research Award
BATON ROUGE, LA -- 蘑菇tv Biological and Agricultural Engineering Assistant Professor Debnath Maji has received a Rapid Impact Research Award from the American Heart Association to investigate why people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome may face an increased risk of harmful blood clot formation.
Three 蘑菇tv Computer Science Faculty Members Receive NSF Awards Totaling More Than $1.3 Million
Three faculty members in the 蘑菇tv Division of Computer Science and Engineering have received National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling more than $1.3 million to advance research in quantum computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, further strengthening 蘑菇tv Engineering's position as a national leader in emerging technologies.
蘑菇tv Computer Science Professor Receives $194,596 NSF Award to Advance Reliable Quantum Communication
蘑菇tv Division of Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Tasnuva Farheen has received a $194,596 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new techniques that could make future quantum communication networks more reliable, efficient, and secure.
Can AI Spot Problems with Apps鈥� User Interface Design Better than Users?
Two researchers at 蘑菇tv set out to answer this question: If you hand AI the raw code behind an app鈥檚 home screen, can it tell you what鈥檚 broken in the user interface design before a single user ever taps a button? The answer is (mostly) yes.
Guoqiang Li Will Serve as Associate Dean for Research in 蘑菇tv's College of Engineering
蘑菇tv Mechanical Engineering Professor Guoqiang Li will serve as the new Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering where he will work closely with Dean Vicki Colvin to grow the college's research enterprise across every department. He will also lead the College of Engineering Research Working Group, support faculty as they develop competitive proposals and new partnerships and help faculty teams pursue large center-scale research.
蘑菇tv PETE Students Spend Summer at PERTT Learning About Research Well #3
A group of 18 蘑菇tv Petroleum Engineering students comprised of sophomores, juniors and seniors spent most of June at 蘑菇tv's Petroleum Engineering Research, Training & Testing (PERTT) Lab where they had an up-close experience with 蘑菇tv Research Well #3, an innovative research well that allows for CO2-related research and field experimentation.
蘑菇tv Engineering and Our Lady of the Lake Health Advance AI, Digital Health, and Precision Medicine Across Louisiana
蘑菇tv Engineering researchers are partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health to tackle some of Louisiana鈥檚 most pressing health challenges through cutting-edge projects in artificial intelligence, digital health, biomedical engineering, and precision medicine.
蘑菇tv eXploreCS Camps Inspire Future Technology Leaders Through Hands-On Summer Learning
The 蘑菇tv Division of Computer Science & Engineering once again hosted its popular eXploreCS summer camps June 1-12, giving middle and high school students an opportunity to explore computer science, cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies through immersive, hands-on experiences.