Included in that group are two University of Tennessee alumni from what is now the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lynne Parker (’83) and Mark Dean (’79). In addition to their shared ties to the department, both later served as interim deans of the Tickle College of Engineering, giving UT a strong connection to the new task force.

A team of UT electrical engineering and computer science students used machine learning to predict feedback in a popular Reddit forum to identify jerks.

Professor Hairong Qi is using her experience and research on the evolution of computer vision to guide the UT EcoCAR team through the integration of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAVs) technology, integrating cameras and radar onto their vehicle.

UT’s Fred Wang and Hua Bai are developing breaker-related technology that could help improve electrified flight and increase the speed at which it is adopted.