Prairie View A&M University professor Dr. Paul O. Biney is retiring after a distinguished 40-year career dedicated to teaching, mentoring, and advancing mechanical engineering education. Adding to his legacy, Dr. Biney was recently named the recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Outstanding Student Section Advisor Award, recognizing his more than 25 years of [...]
Could X-ray images and machine learning be the key to faster, more efficient COVID-19 detection? Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) researchers in the Center of excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT) are working on an answer. The team has spent more than four months gathering data and testing deep-learning models to develop [...]
Thousands of lives could be saved with the ability to detect a concealed weapon in .5999 seconds. Mathias Echi, a senior computer science student at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), working under the mentorship of Dr. Ahmed Ahmed, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has developed a smart surveillance system that can do just [...]
When Samir Abood came to Prairie View A&M University as a Ph.D. student, his plans did not include collaborating on a textbook. But having taught electrical engineering at various universities in Iraq, his knowledge and research skills allowed him to work with two PVAMU professors who have a lot of writing experience. Abood, along with [...]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is fueling Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) researchers in developing environmentally sustainable energy technologies. The NSF selected the Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES) - which was established in 2010 as a recognized center in the Texas A&M University System - for a $5 million award.
Students and faculty interested in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and computer forensics now have enhanced learning opportunities at Prairie View A&M University, due to a new grant from the Department of Defense (DoD). Shumon Alam, Ph.D., research scientist and principal investigator (PI) of the project, says the $432,854 award would go towards research and teaching in [...]
Toyota Motor North America awarded Prairie View A&M University $453,757 to find ways for people to get around easier in Waller County, the county in which PVAMU is located. Junior-level civil and environmental engineering students, under the direction of Professors Emmanuel Nzewi and Judy Perkins, are working through May 2020 on transportation solutions for individuals […]
Dr. A. Anil Kumar, a professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, recently visited KIPP Academy Middle School where he spoke with more than 100 fifth graders about being prepared for their futures. “They were very motivated and eager to learn,” said Kumar. “They are in the process of designing and […]
Dr. Safwat Shakir, a research professor in the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, traveled to Spain April 10-12, 2019, to present a scientific paper in the 17th International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ '19). His paper was entitled, "Global Solar Energy availability model and use in relationship to Ecological Human imprint: Economic [...]
This spring, a group of juniors from Prairie View A&M University’s computer science program is taking part in Google’s Tech Exchange program in Mountain View, California. Shane May-Gunlogson, Kayla R. Butler, and Devyn I. Allen are living and studying on Google’s main campus. Students and faculty members from eleven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) […]
