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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY<\/span>\u00a0 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND APPLIED SCIENCES<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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SPRING 2020<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY<\/span> – SPRING 2020<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Shaping the Future<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>

Clemson University\u2019s engineers and computer scientists work across disciplines and institutions to strategically advance artificial intelligence and prepare the leaders of tomorrow.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Shaping the Future<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>

Clemson University\u2019s engineers and computer scientists work across disciplines and institutions to strategically advance artificial intelligence and prepare the leaders of tomorrow.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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IN THIS ISSUE<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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From the Dean<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>
Research and Innovation in AI<\/a><\/h5>\n

Explore the ways Clemson\u2019s researchers are advancing artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u25a0 \u00a0Protecting Self-Driving Vehicles From Cyberattacks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0AI Advances Manufacturing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0A Matter of Trust<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0Safeguarding Reputations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0Saving Oranges From Disease<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Collaborations in AI<\/a><\/h5>\n

Highlighting the cross-disciplinary work of Melissa Smith and Brian Dean as well as the college.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\u25a0 \u00a0Breaking Boundaries Through Teamwork<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0Artificial Intelligence Summit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s and AI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Alumni Spotlight<\/a><\/h5>\n

A conversation with 2019 South Carolina Emerging Manufacturer of Year Award winner, Matt Kelley.<\/p>\n<\/div>

News from Around the College<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>

Departments<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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FROM THE DEAN<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>

As we begin the second decade of the 21st century, we are also on the cusp of a major revolution, an era that will be shaped in large measure by intelligent systems. From voice-activated assistants to ride-sharing apps, artificial intelligence is already having an impact on our daily lives. However, while these applications are impressive as well as fun, they are just the beginning. Artificial intelligence holds the promise of driving growth in virtually every sector of the economy, accelerating scientific discovery, enhancing national security and improving our quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a premier college in engineering and computing, we have a responsibility to conduct the research that both keeps the nation on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and prepares students for a workforce that will be molded by data and these intelligence systems. But we know that neither of these can nor should happen in isolation. The most significant and impactful work often comes from convergence research that integrates the knowledge, methods and expertise from a variety of disciplines. For artificial intelligence to reach its full potential, such collaboration across disciplines and institutions is key.<\/span><\/p>\n

This issue of IDEAS features some of the ways the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences is advancing artificial intelligence in cooperation with leading companies, universities and federal agencies. For example, Feng Luo, a professor in the School of Computing, is currently working on cross-disciplinary research that leverages the power of genomics and bioinformatics to combat a disease that has devastated Florida\u2019s citrus industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mashur \u201cRonnie\u201d Chowdhury, the Eugene Douglas Mays Professor of Transportation, is using machine learning to develop new ways of protecting self-driving cars from cyberattack, while Amy Apon, the C. Tycho Howle Director of the School of Computing, has used deep learning to create a vehicle-inspection system that BMW has adopted in its plant near Clemson. Hongxin Hu, an associate professor and Dean\u2019s Faculty Fellow of Computer Science, is developing artificial intelligence systems to detect cyberbullying, identify hate speech and keep potentially inappropriate images from reaching the wrong eyes on social media. Melissa C. Smith, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Future Computing Technologies Lab, is developing high-performance computing and computer architecture that are being applied to areas as diverse as supply chain inventory control and human gene sequencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Furthermore, in this issue, we also focus on how the college is looking to the future. An artificial intelligence summit in November brought together approximately 150 researchers and administrators from Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Siemens Healthineers to explore collaboration on several new projects. In fact, some of this collaboration has already begun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Dean, a computer science professor at Clemson, is partnering with MUSC to use artificial intelligence to predict the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. He also serves as one of the coordinators on a new Clemson-MUSC program that offers graduate degrees in biomedical data science and informatics.<\/span><\/p>\n

While most of this issue focuses on artificial intelligence, we also highlight Matt Kelley, an impressive young alumnus who started his engineering business with a laptop he bought on eBay for $500. Just over four years later, he reports that he has 22 employees, at least $2.4 million in sales and plans to expand his business to a second location. His story underscores how a Clemson engineering degree, an entrepreneurial spirit, passion and hard work can yield exceptional results.<\/span><\/p>\n

The college is building its future on a foundation of excellence and continuous improvement, and this issue gives you a snapshot of several of our current and future research projects for doing so. As always, I invite you to learn more about our work and to join us in shaping our future together. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Anand Gramopadhye, Dean<\/span>
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RESEARCH IN AI<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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PROTECTING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES FROM CYBERATTACKS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Hackers around the world have stolen personal information, held data for ransom and in at least one case took an entire nation offline. One of their next targets could be self-driving vehicles.<\/span><\/h4>\n

By\u00a0Paul Alongi<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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