In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

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.
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.
Old clip of Iranian attack's aftermath on Israel resurfaces online
4/3/26
Agence France-Presse utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit a post using old images of destruction in Israel following an Iranian attack.
AI-generated video misrepresented as damage from Iranian strike at Dubai airport
4/1/26
AFP Fact Check utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit an AI-generated video claiming to show the United Arab Emirates airport on fire.
Fact Check: Photo Does Not Show Australia's Jacinta Allan with LGBTQ+, Islamic Country Flags Behind Her -- It's Edited
3/31/26
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter to discredit a circulating AI-generated image of an Australian politician standing with Islamic flags.
Power 250: It’s kickoff time for Business First's 14th annual list of leaders
3/30/26
Buffalo Business First highlighted its Power 250 list of leaders, which includes Dan Magnuszewski, CSE alum and advisory board member.

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