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  • UA Professors Get CAREER Boost

    Two engineering professors – Dr. Sevgi Z. Gurbuz (Electrical & Computer Eng.) and Dr.  Dr. Hamed Moftakhari (Civil, Construction, and Environmental Eng.) at The University…

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  • Dr. M. Mahbubur Rahman Hooding at Commencement Ceremony

    I am happy to share that I graduated and hooded my first PhD student today! CI4R Alumni Dr. M. Mahbubur Rahman was hooded on Friday,…

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  • Northridge High School Students Win Accolades at SeaMATE Competition

    This year, Northridge High School Robotics Club fielded four teams to compete at the 10th Annual Northern Gulf Coast Regional Competition for the Marine Advanced Technology…

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  • Dr. Gurbuz Meets with Visiting Professors from Pakistan

    Drs. Bushra Naeem (left), Sevgi Gurbuz (Center), and Rabia Nazir (right) outside the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa Two professors from Pakistan, Dr. Bushra Naeem…

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  • Northridge High School Robotics at Alabama State BEST Robotics Competition

    The Northridge High School robotics team participated in the Alabama State BEST Robotics Competition held at Auburn University on December 3, 2022.  The students had…

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  • Northridge High School Robotics Earns Accolades at BEST Robotics Competition

    The Northridge High School Robotics Team earned Students worked hard to construct their robot since August, and showed extra-ordinary effort in repairing and improving their…

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  • Deaf Awareness Week Forum

    ALSR Co-PI Dr. Darrin Griffin contributed to the organization for the first Deaf Awareness Week Forum held during September, Deaf Awareness Month, at the University…

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  • CREST Talk Given by Dr. Gurbuz

    On August 19th, Dr. Sevgi Z. Gurbuz gave a CREST talk entitled “RF Sensing for ASL-based Human-Computer Interactions.”  Registration information is given in the talk flyer….

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  • Dr. Gurbuz Receives Prestigious Research Publication Grant

    Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named the recipient of the American Association of University Women’s (AAUW)…

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  • ASL-Radar Team Gives 4-Hour Workshop at NRSC STEM Camp

    On June 22nd, 2022, Dr. Sevgi Z. Gurbuz, Dr. Darrin Griffin, and CI4R graduate students Oladipupo Adeoluwa and Emre Kurtoglu taught a 4-hour STEM workshop…

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