Two teams with members from the Electrical Engineering Department were announced as finalists in the second cohort of the University of Hawaii's XLR8UH proof of concept center.  

• Adnoviv, team composed of Professors Olga Boric-Lubecke and Victor Lubcke:  a smart occupancy sensor that detects true human presence by heartbeat and respiration.

• Akabotics, team composed of EE MS student Monica Umeda and architecture student Newton Parks:  an autonomous robotic platform used to conduct continuous maintenance dredging on shallow waterways.