The University of Tennessee Research Foundation was a proud sponsor of three UT Senior Design projects from the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering for the 2020-2021 school year. UT Senior Design is a two-semester course that allows MABE students to apply their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems brought forth by a (read more)
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UTRF Startup Uses Audio Analytics to Predict Future Gastrointestinal Impairment
Gastrointestinal impairment (GII) is acute paralysis of the GI tract beginning two to seven days after major abdominal surgery. Around 25 percent of patients develop GII due to postoperative ileus (POI), a small bowel blockage or another postoperative complication. GII puts patients at risk and leads to readmission rates exceeding 20 percent following surgery. One (read more)
UT Startup Seeks to Increase Cybersecurity Protection of Critical Infrastructure
Dr. Fan Zhang, Research Assistant Professor, along with Associate Professor Jamie Coble invented a technology designed to detect insider attacks towards critical industrial control systems (ICSs).