Innovation & Honors, October 2011

David E. Evans, MA B ’94, is leading a team of researchers from the University of Virginia, the University of Maryland, and Indiana University. The group was recently awarded a NSF grant “for a project to develop privacy-preserving technologies.”

Dr. Evans is an associate professor of computer science at UVA. Read the full news release for information about a secure computation.

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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently named 65 new members and five foreign associates in conjunction with its 41st annual meeting. Tau Beta Pi would like to congratulate four members on their IOM election: (see the full list)

Mark E. Davis, Ph.D. (KY A ’77) – professor at California Institute of Technology.

Joe W. Gray, Ph.D. (CO A ’68) – professor and chair Oregon Health and Science University.

Michael L. LeFevre, M.D. (MO A ’75) – professor, vice chair, and chief medical information officer University of Missouri Health Care.

Barbara G. Vickrey, M.D. (TN B ’80) – professor and vice chair UCLA.

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Three researchers from Lincoln Laboratory’s Aerospace Sensor Technology Group have developed a new radar system that looks through walls. The system recently demonstrated the ability to “capture meaningful imagery of people moving behind a 8-inch this concrete wall.” Read the story here

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