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CNBI Lab

A Jolt of Innovation for Brain-Computer Interfaces

June 11, 2025
Did you know it’s possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with just your thoughts, through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI)? But for many users, learning to operate these systems is slow, difficult and, in some cases, unattainable. WNCG's CNBI Lab has discovered a novel way to accelerate this.
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Stressed or Bored at Work? New Electronic Tattoo Can Help

June 6, 2025
Published May 29 in Device, a new study co-authored by WNCG professor Nanshu Lu introduces a wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure mental strain and may help track the mental workload of workers like air traffic controllers, surgeons, truck drivers and more.
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WNCG Student Spotlight 2025

May 29, 2025
WNCG & 6G@UT Graduates and Summer Internships
Hyeji Kim

Hyeji Kim Receives NSF Career Award

May 29, 2025
Dr. Kim has received this prestigious award for her innovative machine learning research
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Can AI Make Critical Communications Chips Easier to Design?

May 28, 2025
A multi-university team with heavy involvement from industry leaders is working to change that. The team, led by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and 6G@UT's Dr. Sensen Li, plans to infuse artificial intelligence into the design process for RFICs to reduce the difficulty of making these important chips.
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Researchers Receive Outstanding Paper Award at MLSys 2025

May 27, 2025
A paper published by students and faculty from the Chandra Family Department of Electrical Engineering in collaboration with Meta has received an Outstanding Paper Honorable Mention at MLSys 2025, the premier conference on machine learning and systems.
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A Space Race in Low-Earth Orbit

May 23, 2025
6G@UT/UT Aerospace students discovered how low-Earth orbit satellite constellations can provide highly accurate positioning data, showcasing the broader technological potential of these rapidly expanding systems.
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Atlas Wang and Peihao Wang Receive DARPA Disruptive Idea Paper Award

May 14, 2025
Associate professor Zhangyang “Atlas” Wang and ph.D. student Peihao Wang have received a DARPA Disruptive Idea Paper Award at the International Conference on Neuro-symbolic Systems (NeuS), 2025.
Dimitrios Gourounas

Dimitrios Gourounas Nominated for Best Paper at IEEE FCCM 2025

May 12, 2025
Gourounas received the nomination for his paper, "HighWave: Large-scale High-Bandwidth Wave Simulations on FPGAs."
ION PLANS

Samuel Morgan Receives IEEE/ION PLANS 2025 Best Student Paper Award

May 6, 2025
WNCG graduate student Sam Morgan received the Best Student Paper Award at this year's IEEE/ION PLANS conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.