University of Delaware computer science students have developed a digital interface as a two-way system that can help nurse trainees build their communication skills and learn to provide patient-centered care across a variety of situations.  The work builds on previous research DSI resident faculty member Roghayeh Leila Barmaki, an assistant professor of computer and information sciences, completed with colleagues at New Jersey Institute of Technology and University of Central Florida in an NSF-funded project focused on empathy training for healthcare professionals using a virtual elderly patient.

DSI faculty council member Saleem Ali and DSI affiliated faculty member Abhyudai Singh are among seven UD faculty selected for Fulbright awards for the 2024-25 academic year.

Students in UD’s Environmental Field Robotics course, taught by DSI Faculty Council member Art Trembanis, completed a term project over the fall 2024 semester using cutting-edge autonomous technology to create a map of UD’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes. One of the tools they utilized was the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Quadrupedal Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (Q-UGV) — otherwise known as a “robot dog” or a terrestrial robot and affectionately nicknamed “Snoop.”

UD researchers, led by DSI Affiliated Faculty member Teomara Rutherford, investigated changes in student motivation in first-year university CS courses to better support student learning.