Graduate student Mouhsine Benmbarek and emeritus professor Samir Moujaes (both Mechanical Engineering) published their study, "CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer Enhancement for Twisted Tape Inserted in Spirally Corrugated Tubes and Proposal of a New Vane-Inserted Geometry" in the journal Fluids.

The Transportation Research Center (TRC) recently participated in the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress at the University of California, Berkeley. Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (TRC) presented their project titled, “A Methodology to Evaluate Complete Streets Development in Small…

Ph.D. student Aderemi (Tobi) Gbadamosi (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been named a finalist for the prestigious ACI Foundation Fellowship/Scholarship Award. In recognition of this achievement, he has been invited to attend the 2025 ACI Concrete Convention in Toronto, Canada, from March 30 to April 3, 2025. Hosted by the American…

Gabson Baguma (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been selected to attend the prestigious 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry, taking place from June 29 to July 5, 2025, in Lindau, Germany. This prestigious scientific forum brings together 35 Nobel Laureates and the world's most promising young scientists from over 100 countries…

Anthony Okeani (Mechanical Engineering) has been selected as a 2025 Graduate Scholarship recipient by the Roy G. Post Foundation. Okeani is a master's student in the nuclear engineering program. He is working on a research project on nuclear-powered desalination of ocean water; his advisor is professor Alexander Barzilov (Mechanical Engineering).…

A multidisciplinary team from UNLV's Computer Science and Teaching & Learning departments was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program. The team included: Edward Jorgensen (Computer Science), Marla Goins (Teaching &…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) published the second of a two-part interview with digital media pioneer Judson Rosebush in this month's IEEE Computer. The interview is titled, "A Story Arc From Tron to Sora," and focuses on artificial intelligence in the arts and humanities, from the point of view of an artist, creator, and designer of…

Professors Juyeon Jo and Yoohwan Kim (both Computer Science) have received a $6,450 donation from AT&T to support the efforts of the UNLV Cyber Clinic.  The UNLV Cyber Clinic provides valuable hands-on experience for cybersecurity students while offering small businesses free cybersecurity education and services. Student Clinic members…

Mehdi Abid and Keith Daniel Tan (both Computer Science) were invited to present on the UNLV Cyber Clinic at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar - University-Based Cybersecurity Clinic: Educating the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders While Safeguarding Small Businesses.  The…

Edgar Amalyan and Shahram Latifi (Electrical and Computer Engineering) published a paper titled “Machine Learning-Based Grading of Engine Health for High-Performance Vehicles” in the special issue Big Data Analytics and Information Technology for Smart Cities of MDPI Electronics. The paper presents a machine learning-based…

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) conducted an interview with pioneer digital animator and artist Judson Rosebush that appeared in this month's issue of IEEE Computer. Berghel and Rosebush discuss current advances in the use of artificial intelligence in creating virtual realities. The interview is titled, "A Story Arc from TRON to Sora," as Rosebush…

Jemin Ahn (Computer Science), Rasheed Hussain, Kyungtae Kang, and corresponding author Junggab Son's (Computer Science) paper titled, "Exploring Encryption Algorithms and Network Protocols: A Comprehensive Survey of Threats and Vulnerabilities," has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (IF=34.4, Acceptance…