Press release on Revolutionizing Leak Detection: UCLA’s Acoustic Solution for Water Networks

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Pranav Agrawal and Prof. Sriram Narasimhan have developed cutting-edge acoustic technology using hydrophones on fire hydrants to detect and precisely locate leaks in complex water distribution networks....
Martin Rubin Scholarship Award 2022-2023 goes to SRILab Student

Martin Rubin Scholarship Award 2022-2023 goes to SRILab Student

We are thrilled to announce that Sven Malama, one of our distinguished graduate students, has been awarded the Martin Rubin Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year by the UCLA Samueli civil and environmental engineering department. For more info, click here.

UCLA Samueli Announces 2020-21 New Faculty

UCLA Samueli Announces 2020-21 New Faculty

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome new faculty members to its growing roster of nearly 200 full-time faculty. As the school continues its expansion,  these top-notch specialists in their respective fields will enhance...

AI system may help cities detect small water leaks

AI system may help cities detect small water leaks

According to researches, in addition to the economic costs of wasting treated water, chronic leaks can create health hazards and do damage to the foundations of structures. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can detect even small...

Professor discusses Canada’s infrastructure on CTV

Professor discusses Canada’s infrastructure on CTV

Dr. Sriram Narasimhan, a Waterloo civil and environmental engineering & mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor, was interviewed by Ben Mulroney on CTV's Your Morning about the state of the country's bridges. Click here to read see the video.

A Better Solution for GPS Waypoint Navigation

A Better Solution for GPS Waypoint Navigation

For outdoor robotics, one of the key capabilities for autonomous use-cases is GPS Waypoint Navigation. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, GPS Waypoint Navigation is the ability to provide a robot with a set of GPS waypoints (i.e., a set of latitude / longitude...

Deployable, Autonomous Vibration Control of Bridges Using Husky UGV

Deployable, Autonomous Vibration Control of Bridges Using Husky UGV

Sriram Narasimhan’s research team is shaking things up in the Civil Engineering Structures Lab at the University of Waterloo. The research, which is led by Ph.D Candidate Kevin Goorts, is developing a new mobile damping system for suppressing unwanted vibrations in...