VAK Sustainable Computing Lab @ Northwestern 🌎 💚 @VAKLabNU
VAK = VA(sudhaiva) K(utumbakam) = One Earth 🌎 One Family 🏠 One Future 🚀 On a mission to create #Sustainable Computational Materials & Things PI: @NivArora vaksustainablecomputing.com Northwestern University Joined October 2023-
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Professor Nivedita Arora shared lessons learned from her six-year journey earning a PhD in CS @GeorgiaTech @gtcomputing. @NivArora won the 2024 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for her work in sustainability-first computing systems. Read more @OfficialACMW spr.ly/6010olCaA
Prof. Nivedita Arora was highlighted by @TheOfficialACM in the #PeopleOfACM series, which features the unique scientific accomplishments of members at the forefront of advancing computing as a science and a profession. Interview: spr.ly/6013YZz2c spr.ly/6012YZz2i
🧵Here are lessons from my #PhD journey. I hope this inspires and helps other young researchers :) @VAKLabNU @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternEng @gtcomputing @ICatGT
Our official website is finally here! Please follow us for more works on Sustainable Computing: vaksustainablecomputing.com
Our official website is finally here! Please follow us for more works on Sustainable Computing: vaksustainablecomputing.com
On Saturday, @NivArora became the first @GeorgiaTech alumnus to receive the @TheOfficialACM Doctoral Dissertation Award. An amazing achievement! Nivedita did her master's, Ph.D., and postdoc with us. We couldn't be prouder! #wecandothat 🐝 @gtcomputing b.gatech.edu/3KZd3P9
We are thrilled to have @cheng_tingyu visit our @VAKLabNU today! Excited to hear about your research and visions! Congratulations once again on your new role as an Assistant Professor at @ND_CSE! We look forward to seeing the works of your new lab!
@lichard49 from @uwcse visited @VAKLabNU today and gave amazing talk about his PhD research on Interpreting #Personal #Health Data for Improving Medical Outcomes Very excited to see all the great work you have accomplished :)
Northwestern Engineering's @NivArora has won the 2024 @TheOfficialACM Doctoral Dissertation Award. She was recognized for her work advancing sustainable computing by building energy-harvesting devices that resemble sticky notes. Congratulations, Nivedita! bit.ly/3xyRrG6
Earlier today, our PI @NivArora received a medallion from @NorthwesternEng Dean Christopher Schuh for being chaired as an Allen K. and Johnnie Cordell Breed Junior Professor of Design. Congratulations 🎉🏅
Amazing news🎉📢 We received our first #grant from The Alumnae of Northwestern University for our proposal "Quantum Computing Just Might Save the Planet: Quantifying the Impact of #Quantum Computing on #Decarbonization and #ClimateChange" Thank you, again, @NUAlumnae!
Our PI @NivArora recently participated as a panelist at @The_QEDC's Sustainable Quantum Technologies Panel during their plenary meeting hosted by @NorthwesternU. Read more about the event and Dr. Nivedita Arora's role in shaping #QC future at mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/…
Officially part of @northwesterncs :) ✨🎉
Officially part of @northwesterncs :) ✨🎉
📢 Please RT📢 I am looking to hire 2-3 Ph.D. students for Fall 2024 in our newly minted @VAKLabNU at @NorthwesternU. We work at the intersection of #materials, #devices, and low-power circuits to design #sustainable and #carbon-aware computing materials, systems, and…
@VAKLabNU celebrated its first #Thanksgiving. I am thankful for all the effort everyone puts into research and supporting each other's growth! Many, many more to come :) 🙏 @NorthwesternU @NorthwesternECE
Watch electronics disappear in hot water !! #recycle #sustainable #IoT
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