In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering has been awarded the 2022 Young Scientist Prize in Semiconductors from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
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The associate professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Computer and Information Science is collaborating with an international team of researchers that will work to unify the design of software and hardware components in cyber-physical transportation systems.
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This year’s insights from Undergraduate Climate and Energy Policy Seminar fellows tackled topics from energy security and the crisis in Ukraine to the grid issues in Puerto Rico.
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Zlotnick, a graduate student and member of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, joins 28 early-career scientists from around the world in this year’s cohort, with each receiving support for one to two years as they pivot to the next stages of their research agendas.
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The assistant professor in electrical and systems engineering and computer and information science has been awarded for his work identifying principles and patterns that connect learning in its various forms, from biological systems to artificial neural networks that mimic how the human brain learns.
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From Monday, May 23 through Friday May 27, Penn Engineering hosted the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ International Conference on Robotics and Automation at the Pennovation Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, welcoming 4,500 guests from 89 countries.
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The professor emeritus in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been elected to the Royal Society, one of the world’s preeminent scientific honors. The Royal Society serves as a template for how scientific findings are now shared and evaluated, and is now the UK’s national science academy.
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Penn Engineering’s newly formed ASSET (AI-enabled Systems: Safety, Explainablity and Trustworthiness) Center, part of Penn Engineering’s Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) Initiative, will act as a catalyst for new collaborations among groups researching machine learning, programming languages, natural language processing, robotics, and human-computer interaction, and explore the opportunities and challenges for AI systems in health care settings.
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The Nathan Francis Mossell University Professor in Bioengineering, Neuroscience, and Computer and Information Sciences will start his appointment on April 1, 2022. CIFAR is a global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.
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Penn Engineering has awarded polymedia artist Eto Otitigbe a commission to create Cascode, a landmark public art installation that will encompass a mix of organic forms, natural materials and data-informed design to represent the intersection of environment, health, community and data, and its collective impact on West Philadelphia residents.
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