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International Insights U Fulbright Scholars Return with New Perspectives on Research and Culture
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nited States Fulbright Scholar program fellowships not only provide exceptional research opportunities for American academics abroad, but they also afford them cultural opportunities and a chance to expand networks across borders that build future collaboration. Two faculty members from Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Computing completed Fulbright fellowships this year, bringing a wealth of new experience back to campus with them. Cynthia Hood, associate professor of computer science and engineering, traveled to Poznań University of Technology in Poland, where she collaborated with fellow academics on research that explored wireless spectrum management for smart cities through the Fulbright Scholar program, which is granted by the United States Department of State. Hood studied the differences between spectrum management in Poland and the United States and developed graph-based
