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Artificial intelligence, or AI, is rapidly reshaping biomedical engineering, from early disease detection to real-time health monitoring and clinical decision support. At Arizona State University, the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering , part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering , is expanding its role in this space through new faculty hires and a graduate degree focused o…

The next great hacker may not be human. For decades, cybersecurity has depended on researchers who must think like the people attacking computer systems to successfully defend them. Now, a growing number of those “attackers” aren’t people at all. They’re artificial intelligence, or AI, agents. Capable of discovering software security vulnerabilities and generating harmful exploits, these agents d…

Wearing protective equipment and standing feet from the operating table, Arizona State University graduate student Tina Ton watched a prostatectomy occur on her first day at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. What surprised her most wasn’t the intensity of the moment, but how quickly her role shifted from passive observer to actively listening as surgeons explained anatomy, workflow and where even small imp…

At the end of each semester, graduating seniors from the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering , part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, form student teams to design, build and refine working systems, resulting in projects that reflect both technical depth and practical impact. These efforts come together at the school’s Senior Design Capstone…

Even the most advanced manufacturing fails if its foundation is weak. In the same way a bridge relies on reinforced joints for strength, advanced manufacturing depends on durable material meeting points to hold everything together. Throughout his career, Zhengtao Gan has focused not on what advanced manufacturing technologies can already do, but on what they still struggle to achieve. An assistan…

Education doesn’t start or stop at the classroom door, and neither do the efforts to improve access to engineering education. At Arizona State University, the Employment Assistance and Social Engagement , or EASE, program supports neurodivergent students by building workforce readiness and engaging learning environments across every facet of student life. Based in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Eng…

What the internet, endoscopic lenses and solar panels have in common is their reliance on how light interacts with materials, an area core to Sui Yang’s research. Every time a message is sent across the internet, an image is captured or energy is generated, light is absorbed, redirected or converted inside a material. Yang, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering in the School…

The easiest way to cheat on a college exam in 2026 isn’t to sneak in notes or glance at a neighbor’s paper. It’s to take a photo. Upload the test to ChatGPT, Claude or any number of generative artificial intelligence, or AI, tools, and within seconds you’ve got something polished and coherent. No struggle, no thinking and maybe no learning. For universities, that’s not just a new form of cheating…

Developing satellite communications, large language models and sustainable energy alternatives are just some of the ways Arizona State University students are addressing real-world challenges through hands-on research. Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU have myriad opportunities to conduct research that creates tangible impact. Through individual projects mentored by Fult…

For some, the journey is the destination. For optical imaging and biomarker researcher Barbara Smith , the tools define the journey. Smith, who is an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering , part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is developing brain imaging technologies and identifying disease…

The old promise of Moore’s Law is simple: Every two years, the future will arrive in the form of faster microchips. For decades, the semiconductor industry delivered that progress. But that era is fading . Today, performance gains are harder to achieve, energy demands are surging, and the idea of a single chip doing everything well is starting to break down. That is the world Aman Arora is workin…

Kristen Parrish, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been awarded support from an industry-supported professorship to expand her work to pursue innovations in construction education and expand efforts to develop future construction industry leaders. Photographer: Lisa Iris…