Accomplishments: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Mina Esmail Zadeh Nojoo Kambar, Armin Esmaeilzadeh, Yoohwan Kim, and Kazem Taghva (all Computer Science) have written "A Survey on Mobile Malware Detection Methods using Machine Learning" paper that was presented in 2022 IEEE 12th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) and published by IEEE in January.
Hal Berghel (Computer Science) is the author of an article "The QAnon Phenomenon: The Storm Has Always Been Among Us," which has been published in the current issue of IEEE Computer. The article explains how QAnon uses social media effectively to spread disinformation and achieve opinion creep.
Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) delivered a presentation at the Modular Building Institute (MBI)'s 2022 World of Modular Conference in San Antonio, Texas, last month. The presentation included some of research findings on innovative technology and approaches for modular construction, including but not…
Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) and Dong-Chan Lee (Chemistry) are inventors of a patent, Fabricating Ionic/Polyimide Membranes with its issue number, US 11,312,851, recently granted by the , the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Meena Ejjada (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) has been selected for the prestigious 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry. This year's council has selected 600 most qualified young scientists from 91 countries to participate from June 26 to July 1 in Germany. As a young scientist attending this meeting, Ejjada will…
Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) and his research on modular construction were featured in episode 38 of "Inside Modular" (the Podcast of Commercial Modular Construction) by Modular Building Institute (MBI).
Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has written an article, "A Collapsing Academy, Part III: Scientometrics and Metric Mania," that appears in the March issue of IEEE Computer. This is the third installment of a six-part series written by Berghel that describes the challenges and threats that face higher education today.
Sue Wainscott (Libraries) is the 2022 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award from the University Libraries. Wainscott was nominated for her dedication and innovative approaches to librarianship that contribute to making University Libraries a respected and valuable part of the university and Las Vegas communities. She often serves as…
Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) received a grant from the Construction Industry Institute (CII) as principal investigator. He will develop a new modularization business case analysis tool that can determine the optimal extent of modularization for a given project considering new business drivers with his…
Rubaiya Murshed and Shubhra Bansal (both Mechanical Engineering) have published a journal paper on Perovskite photovoltaic material, "Additive-Assisted Optimization in Morphology and Optoelectronic
Properties of Inorganic Mixed Sn-Pb Halide Perovskites." This paper was published in Materials in January. Murshed is a doctoral student.
Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) was interviewed by Zena Ryder for the Modular Building Institute. Zena interviewed him about his work and research on modular construction, and his experience in and around the modular construction industry, which is published in the latest issue (March/April 2022) of…
Shashi Nambisan (Transportation Research Center and Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering and Construction), along with Andrew Bennett, director of the Clark County office of traffic safety, was featured on Vegas PBS's Nevada Week program (season 4, episode 32) that discussed speeding behaviors of motorists on roadways in Southern Nevada…