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Fahmy, one of 19 Purdue innovators recently issued US patent
Congratulations to Professor Sonia Fahmy on her recent patent issued for “Proactive customer care in a communication system,” #11,399,295. She was one of the 19 innovators at Purdue who were recently issued a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The research group, headed by Associate Professor Vassilis Zikas, was awarded an $8 million grant from the Algorand Foundation, to advance the theory and applications of blockchain. Τhe Algorand blockchain is a carbon-neutral Layer 1 blockchain that solves for the blockchain trilemma by achieving both security and scalability on a decentralized protocol.

Computer science assistant professor and theory researcher, Alex Psomas, won a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his proposed work titled, “Incentives, Fairness, and Efficiency without Monetary Transfers."

Benes elected Fellow of the European Association for Computer Graphics
Professor Bedrich Benes has been elected Eurographics Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to procedural modeling and simulation of natural phenomena, and his comprehensive service to the community and the Eurographics Association in particular.