SEAS in the News

NASA hopes to clean up space junk; experts say the days of uncluttered night skies are ‘over’
3/25/23
A Salon article on NASA’s proposed space debris cleaning efforts, including a new report suggesting that lasers could be used to zap away small pieces of debris, quotes John Crassidis, Moog Professor of Innovation in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Deepfakes could destroy the 2024 election
3/24/23
A Newsweek story about the dangers of deepfakes in relation to the 2024 presidential election quoted Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Fact Check: Video of Australian news interview featuring Bill Gates edited using AI
3/23/23
Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was quoted in a Reuters article about a potentially doctored video featuring Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
IIT Jodhpur, UB collaborate to establish Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
3/21/23
Indian Express reports that the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) signed an agreement with UB to create a joint center of excellence in artificial intelligence and data science.
At UB, a historic hiring push to bolster research and diversity
3/13/23
A story by The Buffalo News on UB's plan to expand its faculty ranks by 5% to 10% over the next two years mentions several grant-funded research projects by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
From deepfakes to Bing's chatbot, AI-generated content is everywhere. Here's how to spot it.
3/9/23
An Insider report on the growing popularity of artificial intelligence, and how people can spot the technology, references work by Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.