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Author: Ian Scheffler

The speakers standing in front of the new plaque.
Honors + Awards, In the News

Recognizing a Pioneer: The IEEE Dedicates Milestone to Grace Hopper at Penn Engineering

On May 7, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) dedicated an IEEE Milestone marker in recognition of the significance of the A-0 compiler, … Read More ›

Posted on May 16, 2024November 4, 2024
Surbhi Goel wearing a brightly patterned blouse.
Research + Innovation

Surbhi Goel Explains How ChatGPT Actually Works

How do large language models (LLMs), which power chatbots like ChatGPT, actually work? Few are better qualified to answer this question than Surbhi Goel, Magerman … Read More ›

Posted on April 23, 2024
A portrait of Ro Encarnacion, wearing a black long-sleeve top and with one hand on her hip. Her hair is in braids and she has glasses.
Research + Innovation, Students

Fighting for Algorithmic Justice: Ro Encarnación Puts Users at the Center of Her Research

For Ro Encarnación, a doctoral student in Computer and Information Science (CIS) at Penn Engineering, computers have always been a source of wonder. She still … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2024April 22, 2024
Kyle Vining poses in his lab.
Honors + Awards, In the News

Engineering Hope: Kyle Vining Earns Hartwell Foundation Award to Study Childhood Leukemia

Every year, thousands of American children are diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. The disease begins in bone … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2024April 17, 2024
A portrait of Aashika Vishwanath in front of Towne Hall
In the News, Research + Innovation

From Blackjack to Chatbots: Aashika Vishwanath’s AI Odyssey

Last year, Aashika Vishwanath, a sophomore in Computer and Information Science (CIS) wondered if she could use AI to help democratize access to high-quality educational … Read More ›

Posted on April 12, 2024April 11, 2024
A virtual space created by holodeck, which resembles an apartment.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Recreate Star Trek’s Holodeck Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets

Using everyday language, users can prompt Holodeck to generate a virtually infinite variety of 3D spaces, which creates new possibilities for training robots to navigate … Read More ›

Posted on April 11, 2024April 9, 2024
Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth sit side-by-side in front of a blackboard covered in math- and computer science-related notes.
Academics, Research + Innovation

The Science of Designing Ethical Algorithms: Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth on Ethical AI

In your 2019 book The Ethical Algorithm, you make clear that computer scientists have largely focused on designing the algorithms that power artificial intelligence to … Read More ›

Posted on April 10, 2024April 9, 2024
A portrait of Pratik Chaudhari, wearing a dark polo shirt and with a dark glass board with mathematical notation behind him.
Research + Innovation

Building Robots that Learn: Pratik Chaudhari Investigates the Underpinnings of AI

Growing up, Pratik Chaudhari, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and member of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, just … Read More ›

Posted on April 4, 2024
"The manifold of models along training trajectories of networks with different configurations (architectures denoted by different colors, optimization algorithms, hyper-parameters, and regularization mechanisms) is effectively low-dimensional."
Research + Innovation

The Hidden Geometry of Learning: Neural Networks Think Alike

Penn Engineers have uncovered an unexpected pattern in how neural networks — the systems leading today’s AI revolution — learn, suggesting an answer to one … Read More ›

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024
Sherry (Xue) Gao, Presidental Penn Compact Associate Professor in Bioengineering
Research + Innovation

Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: Sherry Gao Pushes the Boundaries of Genetic Engineering

Sherry (Xue) Gao, Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), always knew she had a future in the lab. “I grew … Read More ›

Posted on March 18, 2024April 2, 2024

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