Dean Ayanna Howard, an artificial intelligence expert in her own right, discusses AI with the leaders of two NSF AI Institutes, Ohio State Engineering Professors DK Panda and Ness Shroff. They share their definitions of AI, outline the problems each AI Institute aims to solve, and explain what “democratizing” AI means. (Note: Dean Howard and… Continue reading Ep. 5: Democratizing AI

Materials Science and Engineering Professor Perena Gouma joins Dean Ayanna Howard. She leads a team of Ohio State researchers developing a device capable of detecting viruses – including SARS-CoV-2 – with just a single exhaled breath. If you’ve had the distinct displeasure of a nasal swab test, you’re surely looking forward to a faster, easier,… Continue reading Ep. 4: Breathing innovation into medical diagnostics

College of Engineering Dean Ayanna Howard chats with Asimina Kiourti, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The Ohio State University and an expert in bioelectromagnetics. She’s one of the researchers pushing boundaries in the emerging field of smart clothes and fabrics. Some smart clothes feature advanced textiles with interwoven circuitry, and others implement… Continue reading Ep. 3: Can your clothes get smart?

Lower back pain is the second most common reason people visit their physicians. It’s also the world’s leading cause of disability. Millions of people suffer from back pain. Many of them lose time at work. Many will be prescribed opioid painkillers, and some will become dependent on them. In the U.S. alone, back pain accounts… Continue reading Ep. 2: Engineering solutions to back pain

In the Knowlton Hall rooftop garden, College of Engineering Dean Ayanna Howard chats with computer science and engineering major Anita Nti and recent PhD graduate Danny Freudiger, co-founders of Electrion, an energy-storage-as-a-service startup. Startups and small businesses are vital for a thriving U.S. economy. And engineers possess the skills to launch companies and create jobs,… Continue reading Ep. 1: The students who launched a clean energy company