Computing, Networks, and AI

UK researcher developing robot to grow healthier tomatoes

Computing, Networks, and AI, Human Health and Safety

As greenhouse agriculture continues to expand to meet growing food demands, researchers at the University of Kentucky are developing new technologies to produce healthier crops more efficiently, while also reducing the time and labor required to grow them. Biyun Xie, Ph.D., associate professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the principal investigator on a nearly $1.2 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to develop an autonomous robotic system that could transform how greenhouse-grown tomatoes are monitored and evaluated.

SPARK and PEIK Recently Graduated and Ongoing NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Energy and Infrastructure, Computing, Networks, and AI

This semester yet another generational transition of electrical engineering (EE) PhD students takes place in the SPARK Lab, which is affiliated with the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) at the University of Kentucky (UK) Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

Paterson wins prestigious Beilby Medal & Prize and Early Investigator Award

Computing, Networks, and AI, Materials and Manufacturing

The annual Beilby Medal & Prize recognizes scientists and engineers for outstanding work of exceptional practical significance in materials, chemical or related engineering fields. The Early Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering recognizes early career scientists who have had a significant impact on the field of polymer science and engineering.

Lau named IEEE Fellow

Computing, Networks, and AI, National Security

Daniel L. Lau, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been named a 2026 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, for his contributions to digital printing and 3D imaging.

2026 Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholars announced

Human Health and Safety, Materials and Manufacturing, Energy and Infrastructure, Computing, Networks, and AI

Thanks to the generous support of Stanley and Karen Pigman and Kentucky’s Research Challenge Trust Fund (RCTF), engineering researchers are receiving additional annual funding to enhance the research priorities and programs of the Pigman College of Engineering. Established in 2024, the Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Endowment supports faculty, research, graduate students, facilities and research infrastructure in the Pigman College of Engineering. This year, the endowment made $235,000 in funds available for distribution.

NSF CAREER Award fuels UK researcher’s breakthroughs in robotics

Human Health and Safety, Computing, Networks, and AI

Biyun Xie, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has received a prestigious U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to advance research in human-robot shared control for robotic telemanipulation.

SPARK and PEIK researchers receive best poster award at IEEE ITEC 2025 for collaborative paper with PPL Corporation

Energy and Infrastructure, Computing, Networks, and AI

SPARK Lab researchers within the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering received the best poster award for a paper at the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) International Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC) in Anaheim, California.

NSF CAREER award enables light-powered computing research

Computing, Networks, and AI, Energy and Infrastructure

A University of Kentucky researcher is developing electro-photonic circuits, a technology that could dramatically reduce the energy demands of computing and communication in the age of artificial intelligence.

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