During this year's ECE Senior Design Showcase held in conjunction with Industrial Advisory Board meeting on April 26, 2019, two senior design teams sponsored and advised by Dr. Annamalai secured both the first place and the second place at the competition. The winning teams were judged and selected by the members of the Industrial Advisory Board based on the team's creativity in developing novel solutions that could have significant socio-economic impacts. The team consisting of Paul Murphy, J...

  Stories about robots doing the work of human beings have almost become routine. But some jobs are truly made for robots — and unquestionably not for humans. One clear example can be found at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Engineering, where intensive research will soon lead to robots going where no human body would be able to fit, let alone work. Dr. Ahmed Abelmoamen Ahmed, an assistant professor of computer science, is directing the Robotic Scout Project, whic...