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Research + Innovation, Students

Turning Bicycles into an Engineering Study Tool

They say you never forget how to ride a bike. Dustyn Roberts hopes that her students never forget how a bike—something everyone has either seen or … Read More ›

Posted on April 16, 2025April 14, 2025
Picture of students in front of a television screen holding robots. From left to right: Wanying Long, Eric Sigg, Victoria Edwards, and Dr. Thales C. Silva shared with the local community all the steps necessary for building an mASV.
Events, Students

Robots in the Reading Room: GRASP Lab Brings Hands-On STEM to Roxborough Library

From left to right: Wanying Long, Eric Sigg, Victoria Edwards, and Dr. Thales C. Silva shared with the local community all the steps necessary for … Read More ›

Posted on April 14, 2025
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Alumni, Students

The Impact of Engineering Entrepreneurship at Penn

What does it take to bridge the gap between engineering and entrepreneurship? Penn’s Engineering Entrepreneurship Program isn’t just about launching startups — it’s about developing … Read More ›

Posted on April 14, 2025April 11, 2025
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Research + Innovation, Students

Zixuan Yi: A ‘Question-Driven’ Approach to Improving AI and Machine Learning

In any business, time is money. So it’s hardly surprising that many sectors have embraced systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML): … Read More ›

Posted on April 11, 2025June 2, 2025
Pictured from left to right: Helen Jin, Arjun Krishna, Christopher Watson, Neelay Velingker, Vivian Lin, Ezra Edelman, Alex Shypula, Nicolas Menand and Thomas Zhang. Not pictured: Behrad Moniri, Joey Velez-Ginorio and Yue Yang.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Students

The ASSET Center Advances Trustworthy AI with Support from AWS

As AI continues to evolve, its integration into safety-critical domains, such as autonomous vehicles or medical diagnosis tools, has raised pressing concerns. Current machine learning … Read More ›

Posted on April 9, 2025June 2, 2025
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Academics, Students

Responsible Innovation Starts Here: A Holistic Approach to Engineering Education

Imagine that a company develops a new, more sustainable type of concrete. One day, a bridge built using the material collapses, injuring an elderly woman. … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2025April 4, 2025
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Alumni, Students

Investing in Engineers: Sugi Widjaja and Millie Wan Champion Entrepreneurship Fellows

Neither Sugi Widjaja (EE’00) nor Millie Wan (W’01) pictured themselves attending Penn.  Widjaja, who moved from Asia to Santa Monica, California, for his senior year … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2025March 26, 2025
Research + Innovation, Students

Evaluating Large Language Models for Cyberbullying Behavior

Ph.D. students in Penn’s Brachio Lab have been assessing the safety of machine learning systems for real-world uses like economic forecasting, cultural politeness, and legal reasoning. In … Read More ›

Posted on March 27, 2025June 2, 2025
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Academics, Students

Meet Taylor Caputo, Director of the Engineering Studios @ Venture Lab

Since Tangen Hall’s 2020 opening, Taylor Caputo (IPD’15), Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), has directed the Engineering Studios @ Venture Lab, introducing … Read More ›

Posted on March 27, 2025April 30, 2025
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Academics, Students

The Cora Ingrum Center: Supporting the Next Generation of Engineers

Only a tiny fraction of American high school students ever get the chance to conduct scientific research in a university lab. There are thousands of … Read More ›

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

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