Meet the Faculty: Zixuan “Steve” Feng, Department of Computer Science
VCU Engineering welcomes assistant professor Zixuan “Steve” Feng, Ph.D., who leads the NOODLE Lab focusing on human-centered AI for software engineering, open-source collaboration, and supportive student mentorship.
Q&A with the Dean: Engineering Education in the Age of Physical AI
In this Q&A, VCU College of Engineering Dean Azim Eskandarian discusses the university’s new Bachelor of Science in Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering—a first-of-its-kind, hands-on program in Virginia.
National Academy of Artificial Intelligence inducts Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., as a member for his development of bioinformatics AI tools
The National Academy of Artificial Intelligence inducted Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., for his pioneering contributions to AI research and development of cutting-edge bioinformatics tools used to analyze protein structures and functions.
National Science Foundation continues decade of support for protein research at VCU
Supported by a new National Science Foundation grant, VCU researcher Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., is developing advanced AI tools to better predict and characterize intrinsically disordered proteins linked to complex human diseases.
Meet the Faculty: Juhwan Lee, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Meet Dr. Juhwan Lee, a new assistant professor in VCU's Department of Biomedical Engineering, who leverages deep learning and AI image processing to advance cardiovascular disease prediction and personalized patient care.
National Science Foundation awards $250,000 to further research on AI-related security risks at VCU College of Engineering
With a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Virginia Commonwealth University and Drexel University are developing hands-on coursework to teach software engineering students how to identify and mitigate AI-related security risks.
Summer Internships: Jean-Luc Folly explores the world of advanced manufacturing at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
VCU student Jean-Luc Folly gained hands-on data science and AI experience during his internship at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, highlighting technical growth, effective communication, and collaboration in real-world engineering.
Watermarking AI-generated text for transparency, provenance and safety
In a Q&A on AI text watermarking, cybersecurity expert Dr. Hong-Sheng Zhou explores how Anthropic embeds cryptographic signals into Claude’s output to improve transparency, AI provenance, and content safety.
Robotics and autonomous systems program at VCU College of Engineering receives $1 million of Community Project Funding
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan presented $1 million in Community Project Funding to the VCU College of Engineering to establish a new lab supporting Virginia’s first B.S. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering.
Cybersecurity Team at VCU Earns U.S. Cyber Command Hunter Award for Critical Infrastructure Research
A Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) cybersecurity research team is earning national recognition for tackling one of the biggest challenges facing critical infrastructure: protecting the industrial computers that keep essential systems running.
