In the Media

Space Daily reported on a UB research team’s $8.5 million grant to study hybrid rockets, a technology that could provide a safer and less expensive way to explore space compared to conventional rockets.

The Buffalo News reported that the Buffalo Innovation Seed Fund – the first-ever venture capital fund administered by the University at Buffalo – has made its first investment. The fund has invested $250,000 in Buffalo Automation, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former UB students.

Ken Regan, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and an expert on cheating in chess, was interviewed on As it Happens, one of Canada’s most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio.

An article on CNN quotes Siwei Lyu in a story that reports on a new Photoshop tool that could help fight fake images online by making the content producer responsible for making the image trustworthy, rather than leaving it to each individual viewer to sort out.

An article in Buffalo Business First profiled recent computer science graduate Harshita Girase, mentioning the role UB played in her staying in Buffalo.

A story on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition about the lack of “deepfakes” this presidential election quotes David Doermann, director of UB’s Artificial Intelligence Institute.

The U.S. Chess Federation reports that Ken Regan, associate professor of computer science and engineering, will be among experts monitoring game play during the 2020 U.S. Cadet National Championship.