SEAS in the News

Yahoo was among the news outlets to quote Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in a story that reports on the increase in deepfake videos and their potential effect on elections, such as one showing President Biden singing the Baby Shark song.

An article in BBC Science Focus magazine on the future of exploring the universe cites the work of Javid Bayandor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Bayandor’s lab, Crashworthiness for Aerospace Structures and Hybrids (CRASH), is working with NASA to build a spacecraft called BREEZE that would explore Venus.

Fox News in Southwest Florida quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in a story about how to rebuild Southwest Florida stronger following Hurricane Ian.

Caltech interviewed Deborah Chung (BS '73, MS '73) as part of its alumni profile series. She was the first woman to graduate from Caltech with a major in Engineering and Applied Science, and she is best known for her invention of smart concrete.

The New York Times quotes Kenneth Regan, professor of computer science and engineering, in a story on the ongoing chess cheating scandal involving grandmaster Hans Niemann, who admitted to cheating in some online matches but never during face-to-face matches.

New Atlas reported on technology bring developed in the lab of Zhanpeng Jin, associate professor of computer science and engineering, that will allow people to talk silently into their smart phones when giving spoken commands.