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The new faculty bring expertise and interest ranging from software security and electrochemical separations to digital storytelling. 

MIT Technology Review quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how the U.S. Department of Defense is using Hive, an AI-detection startup, to help bolster its deepfake detection. 

WalletHub interviewed Shambhu Upadhyaya for a story comparing states in which people are most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. 

Joseph has received the University at Buffalo’s 2025 President Emeritus and Mrs. Meyerson Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. 

Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-check article about a fake photo of Mike Tyson with a Palestinian flag.

The funding will contribute to advancements in artificial intelligence, clean energy, health care, cybersecurity and more.

Reuters featured Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated image that supposedly predicted President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.

Fox News 8  featured Siwei Lyu in a demonstration of the relative ease in which people can create deepfake videos. 

Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake video depicting Rachel Levine, the highest-ranking openly transgender official to serve in the federal government, performing a pagan prayer ritual in a wooded area. 

AFP Fact Check used the DeepFake-o-Meter and quoted Siwei Lyu in an article to debunk an AI-generated photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a hospital.