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 [...]
A friend once told me, “The will of God never takes you where the grace of God cannot protect you!” This was the thought that comforted my mind as I embarked on this new and exciting journey of completing my Master’s in Computer Information Systems. On what would be my second day in Texas, was [...]
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 [...]
At age 12, my immediate family and I migrated to Texas from Pakistan with hopes of realizing the American Dream. Soon after, my siblings and I began our struggle to try to fit in at school while my parents worked relentlessly to provide for us. Nevertheless, I was raised in a household where education was [...]
Houston native Stephine Mathis is poised for a future of helping others by starting her own hearing aid brand. As a first-generation college student who’s also hearing impaired, Mathis had plenty to overcome while pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. But with hard work, faith, and a good friend at her side, [...]
After an impressive career at Prairie View A&M University, Kiani Sheppard will be graduating summa cum laude with an exciting offer at Raytheon Missile Systems lined up for the fall. While pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Sheppard was a part of PVAMU's Women's Golf Team, Women in STEM, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), [...]
Olivia Murphy may be celebrating graduating this month, but her time at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) isn't over yet. After earning her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, she'll be returning this fall to work toward a Master of Science in Engineering. Pursuing a career in sustainability, Murphy says she is grateful to all the [...]
For many undergraduate and graduate students alike, the current COVID-19 pandemic has put an extra challenge in their studies. But one Prairie View A&M University student hasn't let it delay his path. Uboho Victor, a native of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria, is set to graduate with a Master of Computer Science (MCS) degree from PVAMU. He [...]
Prairie View A&M University will be well represented during the University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program’s Silicon Valley Meetup this August. After being hand-selected from an international community of 2,200, not one, but two fellows from PVAMU will be serving as student event leaders: Kehlin Swain, an alumnus of the computer engineering program, and Tiara Johnson, a [...]
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 [...]
