Shyam Gollakota, a ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been named one of this year’s “Innovators Under 35” by global media company MIT Technology Review.


Shyam Gollakota, a ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been named one of this year’s “Innovators Under 35” by global media company MIT Technology Review.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ engineers have designed a new communication system that uses radio frequency signals as a power source and reuses existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide Internet connectivity to battery-free devices.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ computer scientists have built a low-cost gesture recognition system that runs without batteries and lets users control their electronic devices hidden from sight with simple hand movements. The prototype, called “AllSee,” uses existing TV signals as both a power source and the means for detecting a user’s gesture command.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying on batteries or wires for power.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ researchers have shown it’s possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the human body or cameras.