AI Month at Penn nocred AI Month at Penn A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia, and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education, and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center. 2 min. read
Robots that can see around corners using radio signals and AI (From left) Penn Engineering’s Zitong Lan, Haowen Lai and Mingmin Zhao.(Image: Sylvia Zhang) Robots that can see around corners using radio signals and AI Doctoral students at Penn Engineering have built a new system, powered by AI and radio signals, that allows robots to view around corners, with implications for vehicle safety and industrial efficiency. 2 min. read
Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis Beyond cystic fibrosis, the refined base editor could help researchers tackle a wide range of genetic diseases caused by single-letter DNA changes.(Image: Bella Ciervo) Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis Researchers at Penn Engineering have developed a modified base-pair editor that offers improved accuracy and could help treat diseases like cystic fibrosis. 2 min. read
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion nocred Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently. 5 min. read
Leveraging AI to help stroke survivors recover speech abilities Shreya Parchure, an M.D.-Ph.D. candidate at Penn, conducts much of her AI-driven research in the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation, focusing on ways to personalize speech therapy for patients with post-stroke aphasia.nocred Leveraging AI to help stroke survivors recover speech abilities Doctoral student Shreya Parchure and her team evaluated the usefulness of an AI tool for personalizing speech therapy for patients with post-stroke aphasia. 4 min. read
Penn’s ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, turns 80 nocred Penn’s ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, turns 80 Housed in the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School Building, ENIAC—the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer—launched in 1946. ENIAC’s ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wide range of complex numerical problems was revolutionary and laid the foundation for modern digital systems. 4 min. read
The small, high-tech beanie protecting premature babies Pamela Collins holds her son, John, who is wearing the Sonura Beanie. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) The small, high-tech beanie protecting premature babies The Sonura Beanie, designed by Penn Engineering alums, is calming babies in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s intensive care nursery. 2 min. read
Powering AI from space, at scale Powering AI from space, at scale A new design for solar-powered data centers reduces weight, power consumption, and overall complexity, making large-scale deployment more feasible. 2 min. read
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India Fourth-year neuroscience major Prithvi Parthasarathy is dedicated to innovating health care delivery.nocred Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India Prithvi Parthasarathy, a fourth-year neuroscience major, designed an AI triage tool to improve hospital efficiency and patient care. 3 min. read
Penn Engineering launches new master’s program in software systems and cybersecurity Penn Engineering launches new master’s program in software systems and cybersecurity Penn’s new Master of Science in Engineering in Software Systems and Cybersecurity (MSE-SSC) integrates advanced training in software systems and cybersecurity into a single degree, offered in both online and residential formats.