SEAS in the News

  • Social media should be accountable for ‘deepfake’ content, intelligence experts say
    6/17/19
    An article on American Military News reports on testimony presented to the House Intelligence Committee by David Doermann, director of UB’s Artificial Intelligence Institute and an Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, about “deepfakes,” artificial intelligence that now allows people to compose entirely made-up videos that show politicians saying things they never said.
  • UB team awarded $1.8 million to develop carbon capture technology
    6/14/19
    An article on BioPortfolio reports UB researchers have received $1.8 million in funding to develop membranes that can separate CO2 from other gases, a technology that has the potential to be installed by factories and power plants to cut down the amount of released carbon, and quotes Haiqing Lin, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering.
  • UB expert to Congress on 'deepfake' deceptions: 'It's likely to get much worse'
    6/14/19
    An article in the Buffalo News reports on testimony presented to the House Intelligence Committee by David Doermann, director of UB’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, about “deepfakes,” artificial intelligence that now allows people to compose entirely made-up videos that show politicians saying things they never said.
  • House holds hearing on "deepfakes" and artificial intelligence amid national security concerns
    6/14/19
    A story on CBS News about experts testifying before the House Intelligence Committee about the threats that “deepfake” videos and other types of artificial intelligence-generated synthetic data pose to the U.S. election system reports witnesses at today’s hearing include David Doermann, Empire Innovation professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and director of the Artificial Intelligence Institute.
  • UB awarded $1.8m to develop carbon capture technology
    6/14/19
    An article on Gasworld reports UB researchers have received $1.8 million in funding to develop membranes that can separate CO2 from other gases, a technology that has the potential to be installed by factories and power plants to cut down the amount of released carbon, and quotes Haiqing Lin, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering.
  • Editorial: Monetizing innovation
    6/13/19
    An editorial in the Buffalo News praises UB’s Innovation Hub, calling it a “safe harbor for entrepreneurs” and reporting that there is a $13.5 million fund to invest in fledgling companies.