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Early Research Impacts: Catching Up with the Inaugural Collaboration in Action Teams
Through an inaugural round of funding in 2024-2025, seven collaborative research teams received $1.6 million in support and sprang into action in January. This is where they are now.
AI @ LSU: Students Shine Showcasing Tech Innovation
Exactly 25 juniors and seniors enrolled in LSU Engineering's capstone-style computer science course, who presented artificial intelligence applications to real-world business problems on Monday night to a standing-room only crowd at Stadium Club South.
Students with Intellectual Disabilities to Benefit from Collaborative Federal Grant Award
BATON ROUGE, LA — Add an Integrative Community Studies (ICS) program partnership to the growing list of LSU teams that win for Louisiana and the world. For the second year in a row, ICS program faculty and staff have won an influential federal grant competition award. The latest funding - $2.2 million over 5 years – comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID).
The New Battlefield: Veteran, LSU Student Still Serving Through Cybersecurity
Coming back to LSU felt full circle for Scott Sonnier. He first attended the university in 2001, but after the events of 9/11, he made the life-changing decision to join the Navy.
LSU Research Bites: Malware-Detecting Large Language Model a Game-Changer for Cybersecurity
To detect, remove, and prevent malware on your devices, cyber experts have to figure out where the code came from and what it’s doing. But dissecting malware’s code and behaviors to understand its mechanisms is becoming a find-a-needle-in-a-haystack problem. Modern malware is complex and adept at “hiding” on your devices.
Real Cyber Threats. Real Skills. Real Impact.
A single cyberattack can shut down a hospital, lock up a university’s data, or drain a company’s bank account overnight. With hackers growing more sophisticated and cybersecurity professionals in short supply, many U.S. organizations find themselves vulnerable and underprotected. At LSU, student cyber defenders are stepping up to help—staffing LSU-run security operations centers (SOCs) where they gain hands-on experience while protecting organizations and people from digital threats.
LSU CSE Professor Receives NIMH Grant for ADHD Research
LSU Division of Computer Science and Engineering Associate Professor David Shepherd was recently awarded $675,000 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for his research on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The overall grant is for $1.8 million for three years in collaboration with Rutgers University Chief Wellness Officer and Department of Clinical Psychology Professor Joshua Langberg.