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Video ItemQuantum computing | Engineering Explained , video
Do quantum computers even exist yet? How does quantum computing work? What is the software for quantum computers like? What are the applications of quantum computing? What kinds of companies are investing in this new technology? If you're asking yourself any of these questions, Sumeet Khatri is here to help! Sumeet is an assistant professor in the department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, working on all things quantum. Quantum computers have a variety of uses in a few big industries, ranging from chemistry to finance. In the video, Sumeet discusses the past, present, and future of quantum computing, and debunks popular misconceptions from science fiction. Learn more about Sumeet's work here: https://website.cs.vt.edu/people/faculty/sumeet-khatri.html
Date: Jan 14, 2026 - -
Video ItemCivil and environmental engineering: A day in the life , video
Follow a day in the life of Andrew Donaldson ’25, a Virginia Tech civil engineering student and recent graduate of the Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. From early-morning classes to band practice and hands-on engineering projects, Andrew balanced campus life with competitive teamwork. He was a key member of Virginia Tech’s concrete canoe team, which earned second place at the 2025 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition. After graduation, Andrew launched his engineering career at WDP. 🎓 Thinking about majoring in civil engineering or wondering what student life is like at Virginia Tech? Learn more here: https://cee.vt.edu/
Date: Sep 05, 2025 - -
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What is quantum computing? , videoDo quantum computers even exist yet? How does quantum computing work? What is the software for quantum computers like? What are the applications of quantum computing? What kinds of companies are investing in this new technology? If you're asking yourself any of these questions, Sumeet Khatri is here to help! Sumeet is an assistant professor in the department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, working on all things quantum. Quantum computers have a variety of uses in a few big industries, ranging from chemistry to finance. In the video, Sumeet discusses the past, present, and future of quantum computing, and debunks popular misconceptions from science fiction. Learn more about Sumeet's work here: https://website.cs.vt.edu/people/faculty/sumeet-khatri.html
Date: Apr 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemWhat is a Raspberry Pi? , video
On this episode of Engineering Explained… What is a Raspberry Pi? Where are Raspberry Pis used? Why is it called Raspberry Pi? Is pie involved? Christiana Chamon Garcia shares her expertise on these widely used microprocessors. Raspberry Pis are widely available and open source for people to use for educational projects and hobbyist activities to industrial automation and more. Virginia Tech provides current and prospective students with resources and training to learn more about how Raspberry Pis and similar microcontrollers work. See more below: https://lib.vt.edu/create-share/prototyping-studio.html
Date: Mar 13, 2025 - -
Video ItemHokies encode success into rural student experiences , video
Department of Computer Science undergraduates working with Collegiate Associate Professor Sally Hamouda on the CodeKids project teach coding to Southwest Virginia fifth graders once a month during Hokie for a Day visits. Hokie for a Day, offered through the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, helps expand learners’ visions of their future possibilities through campus tours, opportunities to talk to Virginia Tech students, and visits to labs and classrooms. The program shows rural and other students pathways between where they are and where they could be going.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 - -
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NSF CAREER award invests in the future of stable computing , articleWilliams recently received a five-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to explore new ways to stabilize and update the existing Linux kernel — globally one of the most frequently used kernels. The grant also will support educating new generations of computer scientists in the skills needed to work with the kernel.
Date: Jun 29, 2023 - -
Video ItemInnovation Campus partners with schools for professional development , video
Innovation Campus is partnering with Vex Robotics and teachers in Alexandria City Public Schools to explore the possibilities of teaching coding and STEM. Teachers will be using a "Vex 123" activity to learn how to teach coding to students as young as four years old through three accessible strategies.
Date: Nov 10, 2022 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech welcomes TechGirls for 12-day camp , video
TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to inspire and empower high school girls from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia in STEM. The 60+ girls visited Virginia Tech to learn from faculty experts in coding, programming, and cybersecurity. They also visited local businesses for a job shadowing day. Their visit was facilitated by the Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech. TechGirls is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by Legacy International.
Date: Jul 30, 2019 - -
Video ItemTechGirls from Middle East, Africa visit Virginia Tech for coding camp , video
TechGirls is a is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by Legacy International in partnership with CEED. TechGirls brings high school girls from the Middle East and North Africa to the United States for a three-week exchange. While here, students take part in an interactive technology and computer camp, join a tech company for a day of job shadowing, and participate in community service initiatives. The TechGirls program improves the participants’ ability to enter tech fields and gain access to higher education, as well as offering them a rich cultural immersion experience. The CEED office provides programming for just part of the visit.
Date: Jul 26, 2018 - -
Video ItemMiddle schoolers design, program, and build instruments , video
Researchers and graduate students from the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology welcomed teachers and middle school students to the Instrument Maker Camp to harness students’ creativity and encourage them to act on their curiosity. Students coded, modeled in 3D, built and performed with the instruments they designed. Instrument Maker Camp is a project of the Center for Research and SEAD Education.
Date: Jul 23, 2018 -