SEAS in the News

  • To fight cybercrime, UB engineers match photos to smartphones
    12/15/17

    The Verge reports that UB computer scientist Kui Ren and colleagues have discovered how to identify smartphones by analyzing just a single photo taken by the device, an advancement for cybersecurity.

  • Researchers can determine what smartphone a photo was taken on by analyzing it
    12/14/17
    An article on Vox’s The Verge reports UB researchers have discovered a way to identify smartphones by analyzing just a single photo taken by the device, and quotes Kui Ren, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering.
  • Big data makes poverty maps more accurate
    12/13/17
    An article on Futurity reports on research by Neeti Pokhriyal, a UB PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, that uses a new mapping technique that harnesses big data to transform the ability of governments and aid organizations to tackle extreme poverty.
  • New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty
    12/12/17
    Indian media outlet Republic World reported on a new mapping technique co-developed by Neeti Pokhriyal, a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, that can help combat extreme poverty.
  • Big data can help end poverty
    12/8/17
    An article on Innovators Magazine, a European-based science and technology publication, looks at research by Neeti Pokhriyal, a UB PhD candidate in computer science, that reports a new mapping technique that harnesses big data is being developed to transform the ability of governments and aid organizations to tackle extreme poverty.
  • 3D printing lowers risk and cost of testing FFR-CT
    12/4/17
    A team UB researchers were featured on Aunt Minnie, a community website for radiologists and related professionals in the medical imaging industry. The story quotes biomedical engineering PhD student Lauren Shepard, who said, "3D printing provides a unique solution for benchtop experimentation."