Computer scientists have been attempting to harness the power of quantum computing for over two decades. Traditional computers perform calculations sequentially, one at a time. In contrast, quantum computers leverage the unique properties of sub-atomic particles, such as existing in multiple places simultaneously and demonstrating instantaneous connections across vast distances to successfully transfer quantum information between computer chips at unprecedented speeds and accuracy. So far, institutions such as Google, IBM and Microsoft have only been able to achieve simple quantum machines. A new breakthrough development in quantum, led by Professor Winfried Hensinger of Sussex University and highlighted in a recent BBC article, promises to move the needle closer to harnessing […]

Edge artificial intelligence (AI) is the deployment of AI devices at the edge of networks, in other words these devices are collecting and computing data close to the user. An example of this is a self-driving car. Data pertaining to the proximity of other cars, traffic and obstacles are being collected and computed by the car rather than in a cloud computing facility or private data center. These technological capabilities enable organizations to increase automation and improve processes, efficiency and safety. Currently these edge devices are limited by their battery power. A massive amount of the technology’s energy goes towards moving the data between the compute unit (where the data […]

CIFellow, Alexis E. Block began her CIFellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles in September 2021. Block is mentored by Veronica J. Santos, Director of the UCLA Biomechatronics Laboratory, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the school’s Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Faculty Affairs. Prior to beginning her CIFellowship, she received her Dr. sc. from ETH Zurich where she was a part of a joint program called the Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems. Block recently won the Otto Hahn Medal from Germany’s Max Planck Society for her dissertation work in human-robot interaction and the development of the “HuggieBot” which you can read about here. […]

Soheil Salehi began his CIFellowship in September 2020 after receiving her PhD from University of Central Florida in May 2020. Soheil is at University of California Davis working with Houman Homayoun, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California Davis.  The remainder of this post is written by Soheil Salehi Current Project My research focus is on applications of AI in secure Internet of Things (IoT) sensing and computing hardware. Currently, I am leading several projects on the topic of AI-enabled security for the IoT supply chain, which takes on a ground-up approach to ensure the reliability, security, and energy efficiency of the IoT hardware. Within this […]

Mona Singh, CCC Council Member and Professor of Computer Science and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University was featured on the Princeton University website for her work in combining biology and computer science to combat cancer. In high school, Singh had been interested in matters of biology and medicine but her passions belonged to math and computer science. Eventually, she joined a biophysics lab, where she applied the computer science skills she’d learned to automate data collection for the lab.  “I think that experience planted the seeds for using computer science in molecular biology,” she said. “I really loved the methods of computer science and thinking about […]

Announced on December 9th, 2021, Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company and a key player in mRNA vaccines, is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to launch an Artificial Intelligence Academy. The academy aims to teach Moderna employees to identify and integrate AI and machine learning solutions into the company ecosystem and into the vaccine distribution pipeline.  CMU Professors across the university, including those from CMU’s Department of Statistics & Data Science and the Tepper School of Business, are collaborating to design and implement Moderna’s AI Academy. The academy will be made up of an immersive curriculum tailored to working professionals and focusing on a broad range of topics including data […]