{"id":19,"date":"2025-05-28T20:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-08-09T00:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:38:47","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News, awards, publications, talks and outreach activities from the IMPRESS Lab. Use the categories in the sidebar to filter by topic.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/rfinet-figure-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/08\/02\/new-paper-published-in-ieee-transactions-on-geoscience-and-remote-sensing\/\">New paper published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-02T17:55:28-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Our recent paper \u201cRFI-Net: Enhancing Passive Sensing through Deep Learning Based Time-Frequency Domain Radio Frequency Interference Detection and Mitigation\u201d is published in IEEE Transactions on&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/06\/04\/dr-gurbuz-receives-a-2026-nc-state-faculty-excellence-award\/\">Dr. Gurbuz receives a 2026 NC State Faculty Excellence Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz has received a 2026 NC State University Faculty Excellence Award, presented by Chancellor Kevin Howell at this year\u2019s Celebration of Faculty&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/05\/15\/impress-team-wins-2nd-place-at-the-afrl-sdr-university-challenge\/\">IMPRESS team wins 2nd place at the AFRL SDR University Challenge<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab team has been awarded 2nd place at the AFRL Software Defined Radio (SDR) University Challenge, held in Dayton, Ohio. Out of 22&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/05\/01\/impress-team-neural-flyers-takes-2nd-place-in-the-aerpaw-autonomous-data-mule-challenge\/\">IMPRESS team \u201cNeural Flyers\u201d takes 2nd place in the AERPAW Autonomous Data Mule Challenge<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab team Neural Flyers has been awarded 2nd place in the AERPAW Autonomous Data Mule Challenge. AERPAW \u2014 the Aerial Experimentation and Research&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2025\/12\/01\/ahmed-manavi-alam-presents-at-the-nc-state-ece-colloquium\/\">Ahmed Manavi Alam presents at the NC State ECE Colloquium<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-01T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">IMPRESS Lab Ph.D. candidate Ahmed Manavi Alam gave an ECE Colloquium talk at North Carolina State University in Fall 2025, presenting parts of his Ph.D&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2025\/10\/22\/impress-team-places-3rd-in-the-signeval-2025-multimodal-sign-language-recognition-challenge-at-iccv\/\">IMPRESS team places 3rd in the SignEval 2025 Multimodal Sign Language Recognition Challenge at ICCV<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS NCSU Team \u2014 Ph.D. students Sultan Mohammad Manjur and Sabyasachi Biswas with Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz \u2014 has been awarded 3rd place in&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-igarss2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2023\/07\/18\/impress-team-organized-a-special-session-on-passive-active-coexistence-at-igarss-2023\/\">IMPRESS team organized a special session on Passive\/Active Coexistence at IGARSS 2023<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-07-18T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 18, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz and Dr. Mehmet Kurum organized a special session on \u201cCoexistence of Communication and Passive Sensing Technologies\u201d at IGARSS 2023 in Pasadena,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2023\/04\/12\/impress-showcased-research-outcomes-at-msu-research-week\/\">IMPRESS showcased research outcomes at MSU Research Week<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-12T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 12, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab demonstrated its ground and UAS systems, sensors and research outcomes at MSU Research Week, presenting the lab\u2019s work to students and the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News, awards, publications, talks and outreach activities from the IMPRESS Lab. 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