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Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
4/30/25
New Scientist quoted Siwei Lyu in a story reporting on research that found AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin color changes, which may hinder deepfake detection methods.
Truth seekers’ burden: To see is not to believe
4/29/25
The Philippines’ Daily Tribune quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about the DeepFake-o-Meter.
AI-powered speech tool wins tens of thousands in pitch contest
4/26/25
The Buffalo News and Buffalo Business First reported on CSE PhD students Shuwei Hou and Wei Bo winning first place at UB’s 25th annual Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition for their company, SATE.
AI-powered speech analysis tool wins UB entrepreneurship competition
4/25/25
SEAS PhD students Wei Bo (CSE) and Shuwei Hou (CSE) took first place at UB’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition for their company, SATE.
Fact Check: Pantsless Pose NOT Authentic Photo of Former New Mexico Magistrate Joel Cano, Charged With Hiding Illegal Alien
4/25/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to prove that a circulating image of a former New Mexico Magistrate Judge standing with a Venezuelan man was AI-generated.
Study: New imaging tech uses radar and AI to see through bandages, monitor wounds
4/24/25
Enables medical professionals to observe skin without removing dressings; aims to reduce secondary infections and save time for caregivers.
Sky's tech reporter was deepfaked for an AI-powered scam - so she investigated
4/21/25
Sky News quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake video depicting the CEO of Apple promoting gambling apps
After living in England and California, he picked Buffalo to launch his business
4/18/25
Buffalo Business First reported that five UB students pursuing master’s degrees in computer science and engineering are helping to build an app, called Qu Anytime.
Atri Rudra receives Test of Time Award
4/17/25
The award recognizes a paper that was published in the PODS proceedings 10 years prior that has had the most impact to research or practice over the previous decade.
Two UB students awarded prestigious Goldwater scholarships
4/17/25
Goldwater scholarships are the country’s most competitive research scholarship offered to undergraduate STEM students.

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