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Academics, Students

Empowering Futures: How PRECISE Center’s Mentorship with Google is Transforming Academic Careers and Innovation

“It takes a village to raise a child,” the old saying goes. In the world of academic research, the same principle holds true. At the … Read More ›

Posted on May 2, 2025April 25, 2025
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Academics, Alumni, Events, Research + Innovation, Students

Scaling Up: How AI Month 2025 Brought Big Ideas to Life at Penn Engineering

In the world of AI, experts frequently discuss so-called “scaling laws,” which describe how large language models (LLMs) grow exponentially more powerful as their training … Read More ›

Posted on April 28, 2025April 27, 2025
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Academics, Research + Innovation

Meet Jean, Penn Engineering’s AI Tutor, Available 24/7

Imagine that you’re a first-year student in the Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) program, Penn Engineering’s most popular online degree. You’ve spent hours … Read More ›

Posted on April 23, 2025April 25, 2025
Students

How MLR@Penn Supports Student AI Researchers

Last year, researchers published over 50,000 papers on machine learning — a nearly 50% jump from the previous year. “Figuring out what’s worth reading is … Read More ›

Posted on April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers First to Train AI at Lightspeed

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light — a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2025
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Alumni, In the News

From Penn Engineering to AI Leadership: Archana Vemulapalli’s Path to Success

For Archana Vemulapalli (GEN’01, CGS’05) one of the most important workplace lessons is to treat your role with respect. “Sometimes I see people who are … Read More ›

Posted on October 30, 2024October 29, 2024
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineering Research Discovers Critical Vulnerabilities in AI-Enabled Robots to Increase Safety and Security

In its commitment to drive responsible innovation, Penn Engineering convenes an open dialogue in D.C. on the government-funded research and solutions for a safer AI-enabled … Read More ›

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024
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Research + Innovation

Training Medical AI with Knowledge, Not Shortcuts

When human radiologists examine scans, they peer through the lens of decades of training. Extending from college to medical school to residency, the road that … Read More ›

Posted on October 15, 2024December 9, 2024
Illustration of AI scanning a mammogram
Grants, In the News

AI Meets Medicine: Penn Secures ARPA-H Funding for AI in Breast Cancer Care and More

Researchers at Penn Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) have received a $7-million, four-year award from the Advanced Research Projects … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2024October 11, 2024
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Research + Innovation

Touching the Future: Mastering Physical Contact with New Algorithm for Robots

Penn Engineers have developed a new algorithm that allows robots to react to complex physical contact in real time, making it possible for autonomous robots … Read More ›

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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