SEAS in the News

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.
2026 Prediction: Engineers Ramp Up Learning in the AI Era
3/28/26
Electronic Design referenced UB’s new Department of AI and Society in an article about shifting enrollment from computer science programs to those focused on AI.
AI and Science Unite to Verify Recycled Plastics
3/27/26
Plastics Today featured research by Amit Goyal and CSE postdoctoral fellow Charuvahan Adhivarahan, who developed an AI system to detect recyclable plastic content and make recycling processes more efficient to mitigate plastic waste in landfills.
Power 250: The 50 most powerful businesspeople in Western New York
3/27/26
Buffalo Business First included President Satish K. Tripathi on its list of the 50 most powerful business people in Western New York.
The Editorial Board: Help for East Side landmarks and a new focus on UB bode well for the future
3/27/26
The Editorial Board of The Buffalo News highlighted an interview with Venu Govindaraju about UB’s position as the home for the Empire AI Consortium’s supercomputing center.