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Rudra named inaugural Katherine Johnson Chair in Artificial Intelligence
1/12/23
Atri Rudra has been named the first Katherine Johnson Chair in Artificial Intelligence, which was established by a generous gift from computer science alums D. Sivakumar, PhD ’96, and Uma Mahadevan, PhD ’98.
UB to receive $20M federal grant for artificial intelligence research
1/10/23
The Buffalo News reports that UB has received a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to establish the AI Institute for Exceptional Education, which will develop artificial intelligence systems that identify and assist young children with speech and/or language processing challenges.
UB awarded $20 million to establish national AI institute to help children with speech, language disorders
1/10/23
The National Science Foundation-funded effort will address the nationwide shortage of speech-language pathologists, ensure at-risk children receive assistance.
A look back at UB engineering and applied science research in 2022
1/6/23
Highlights include making hydrogen fuel cell less expensive and keeping bridges open after earthquakes.
14 tech luminaries we lost in 2022
1/3/23
Computerworld and other IT publications worldwide published a story on top IT experts that the field lost in 2022 and included Sargur Srihari, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who passed away in March.
UB deepfake expert Siwei Lyu named Association for Computing Machinery distinguished member
1/3/23
Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is one of the world’s leading experts on deepfakes.
We haven’t seen the worst of fake news
12/21/22
The Atlantic quoted Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in a story about the threat of deepfake videos.
Designing AI for defibrillators, UB students rank highly in TinyML competition
12/16/22
Students placed near the top of an international competition meant to inspire an artificial intelligence revolution in life-saving defibrillators.
Fact check: Gravity allows cities on opposite sides of the world to both face 'up'
12/15/22
A story in USA Today that fact-checks several scientific myths includes testimony by Siwei Lyu, Empire Innovation Professor of computer science and engineering.
Qiao receives Graduate Student Mentoring Award
12/13/22
Chunming Qiao was one of two University at Buffalo professors to be selected as s recipient of the 2021-22 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award.

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