In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

Botification: How AI is (and isn’t) used by Centre County politicians & 2026 campaigns
4/22/26
The Centre Daily Times sought the expertise of Siwei Lyu regarding the use of AI in the campaigns of Republican house candidates.
Fake image of people cleaning blood off street in Iran shared online
4/21/26
Full Fact also featured the expertise of Siwei Lyu in an article discrediting images claiming to show people cleaning blood off the streets in Iran.
There’s No Such Thing As Brain Honey—Dementia ‘Cure’ Is A Scam
4/21/26
Forbes utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit online advertisements for a honey-based product claiming to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Panasci Competition hits 26 years supporting student entrepreneurs at UB
4/14/26
Buffalo Toronto Public Media reported on the six teams of finalists for the Henry A. Panasci Technology Entrepreneurship Competition, including LAZZCO Rocketry, co-founded by CSE students Arjun Kodial and Zyad Zahra.
MacDill bomb was housed in 2 Pepsi bottles, court record says
4/14/26
The Tampa Bay Times interviewed David Doermann about the authenticity of a photo that led to the discovery of a bomb left outside MacDill Air Force Base.
AI for Social Good: Venu Govindaraju and UB's Expanding Vision
4/9/26
Venu Govindaraju was a guest on the Achieving Joy and Mastery in Public Schools podcast to discuss UB’s National AI Institute for Exceptional Education.
Fact Check: No evidence that photos of rescued US air crew are authentic
4/9/26
Reuters featured the expertise of Siwei Lyu in a fact-check article about viral images of soldiers rescued from Iran.
Fact-check: Deepfake alert. Viral video misuses Sanam Javaid Khan's image
4/8/26
Geo News noted that it utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter to prove that a circulating image of a Pakistani activist was altered using AI.

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