Q&A: Chenyang Lu

In recent years, several disasters-including bridge failures-have illustrated that it\´s dangerous to take infrastructure for granted. Chenyang Lu, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is researching the technology of "cyberphysical systems," which combine wireless sensor networks and simulations. He spoke with Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum\´s "Techwise Conversations" podcast about how this technology could predict at least some failures.