Research

“Ultimately, the difference between having real-world impact and having a cool thing that sits on a desk is: Can you get it into the hands of the consumer?” For James Weimer, that question is central to his research and to his role in Vanderbilt’s growing Innovation Ambassadors program, led… Read More

VISE Welcomes Marc Niethammer, PhD, to our Spring Seminar Series. Marc Niethammer, PhD Professor in Computer Science and Engineering University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 Location: LightHall 202 Time: 11:45 am for lunch,12:00 pm start Title: Practical machine learning approaches for… Read More

VISE welcomes Jason Kerkmans, JD, founder of MINDSET Integrated Co, to our Spring Seminar Series. Jason Kerkmans, JD Founder and Executive Vice President, Strategic Development MINDSET Integrated Co Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 NEW Location: MCN CC-2209 Time: 12:30 pm for lunch,12:40 pm start… Read More

VISE welcomes Charles Caskey, PhD, to our Spring 2026 Seminar Series. Charles F. Caskey, Ph.D. Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 NEW Location: Light Hall 214 Time: 11:45 am for lunch,12:00 start Title: How to Tickle the… Read More

A Vanderbilt University team has received a funding of up to $7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) UPGRADE program. The Advance Risk Management and Operational Resilience for Hospitals (ARMOR-H) system is designed as an autonomous cyber-threat solution that enables proactive, scalable, and… Read More

VISE welcomes Hong Yeo, PhD, to our Spring 2026 Seminar Series. W. Hong Yeo, PhD G.P. “Bud” Peterson and Valerie H. Peterson Endowed Professor Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 NEW Location:… Read More

VISE welcomes Marcia K. O’Malley, PhD, to our Spring 2026 Seminar Series. Marcia K. O’Malley, PhD Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering Rice University Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 NEW Location: Light Hall 214 Time: 11:45 am… Read More

Jack Noble always admired his father’s work as a family practice physician, particularly the simple aspect of helping people. It’s a sentiment the Vanderbilt engineer has carried over into his own work of developing innovative technology that aims to not only improve patients’ hearing, but also assist… Read More

Daiwei Lu, a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science at Vanderbilt, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study that aims to create computer vision and machine learning models to improve endoscopic treatment of kidney stones. Read More

A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, have developed a magnetic robotic valve to provide minimally invasive intervention for gastroesophageal reflux disease and possibly other organ system disorders… Read More