Elliot DI Faculty Fellow Profile  – Hadi RahmatiWhen School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at Kent State University's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?Based on suggestions from Hasan, Rahmati read about 20 research articles on human-machine interaction and noticed something important was missing. None of the article...

  These aren't snowshoes, but they're what the internal structures inside the wing of an aircraft look like. Building them and learning why they need to have specific shapes and construction are part of the aeronautics programs at Kent State.   Learning about how aircraft are constructed and the mechanics of flight are parts of the comprehensive, hands-on learning experiences of students studying aeronautics in Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering.   Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to&nbs...