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Jun-Yan Zhu Named Samsung AI Researcher of the Year
Jun-Yan Zhu, an Assistant Professor at the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, has been selected as a 2024 Samsung AI Researcher of the Year. Samsung’s AI Researcher of the Year program recognizes five promising researchers under 35 who have made[...]
CMU, Pitt Researchers Move Forward in Three-Year, $7M DARPA Triage Challenge
Team Chiron, a collaboration between researchers from CMU and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the second round of DARPA's Triage Challenge. Team Chiron, a collaboration between researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the second[...]
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Look Into The AI Maker Space
Greg Armstrong (manager) and Leonardo Mouta (student worker) calibrate robots in the AI Maker Space. At the Carnegie Mellon University AI Maker Space, interdisciplinary collaboration thrives. Here, a biology student might work alongside a computer science major, while across the room, a business[...]
AI Meets Fusion: CMU, Princeton Join Forces to Pursue Clean, Abundant Power
What if the future of energy could be as limitless as the stars? As nuclear fission powers today's reactors, researchers are looking toward nuclear fusion as a cleaner, safer, and long-lasting source of energy. Nuclear power plants are largely considered as one of the most[...]
Innovative Framework Drives Autonomous Learning and Task Mastery
Many people learn how to ride a bike at some point in their lives. When children are learning, adults can only guide them to a certain point. A large portion of developing this new skill depends on independent trial and error from the child. After[...]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Launches the 2024-25 President’s Lecture Series at Carnegie Mellon
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai traveled to Carnegie Mellon University to tour research labs, talk with faculty and students about emerging technologies and officially kick off the first President’s Lecture Series event of the new academic year. Pichai’s whirlwind visit[...]