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January 24, 2019
Griffiths receives Troland prize from the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced today that Thomas Griffiths has received one of the two Troland Research Awards issued this year “for his research into how people and machines make decisions.” The Troland awards recognize unusual achievement by young investigators (defined as no older than 40) working within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology.
January 22, 2019
Securing the Next Generation of Computers
Levy, who joined the CS department in 2018 as an assistant professor after earning his doctorate from Stanford, is interested in distributed systems, operating systems, security, privacy, and programming languages, but his current goal is to improve the security and reliability of the small electronic devices that we’re carrying around these days as the Internet of Things explodes into all aspects of everyday life.
January 21, 2019
2019 Microsoft PhD Fellowship winners
Congrats to PhD student Raghuvansh Saxena (advised by Assistant Professor Gillat Kol) and Katherine Ye '16 (now at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science) for winning a 2019 Microsoft PhD Fellowship!
January 16, 2019
The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital by Ken Steiglitz
The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital by CS professor emeritus Ken Steiglitz sheds light on the genesis of the digital idea and shows how it transformed civilization.
January 15, 2019
Machine learning could reduce testing, improve treatment for intensive care patients
Doctors in intensive care units face a continual dilemma: Every blood test they order could yield critical information, but also adds costs and risks for patients. To address this challenge, researchers from Princeton University are developing a computational approach to help clinicians more effectively monitor patients’ conditions and make decisions about the best opportunities to order lab tests for specific patients.
January 14, 2019
Princeton collaboration brings new insights to the ethics of artificial intelligence
The growing use of artificial intelligence in both everyday life and life-altering decisions brings up complex questions of fairness, privacy and accountability. Surrendering human authority to machines raises concerns for many people. At the same time, AI technologies have the potential to help society move beyond human biases and make better use of limited resources.
January 2, 2019
From math to meaning: Artificial intelligence blends algorithms and applications
Artificial intelligence is already a part of everyday life. It helps us answer questions like “Is this email spam?” It identifies friends in online photographs, selects news stories based on our politics and helps us deposit checks via our phones — if all somewhat imperfectly.
December 26, 2018
Researchers link realism to blockchain’s promise
Depending on who you ask, blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize the world — from creating a universal currency to building a free and truly private internet. Or, the new technology, built with a combination of encryption and transparency, is a solution in search of a problem.
December 17, 2018
Four students selected as CRA Undergraduate Researcher Award finalists and honorable mentions
Congratulations to Maryam Bahrani and Eric Neyman, both selected as award finalists for the 2019 Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. Congratulations also to Zachariah Cohen and Trisha Datta who were both selected for honorable mentions.
December 12, 2018
Robert Fish named IEEE Fellow
Robert Fish, Lecturer in Computer Science at Princeton, has been elected as a Fellow of the IEEE "for application of visual communications and networking."
December 12, 2018
Google to open artificial intelligence lab in Princeton and collaborate with University researchers
Two Princeton University computer science professors will lead a new Google AI lab opening in January in the town of Princeton. The new lab is expected to expand New Jersey’s burgeoning innovation ecosystem by building a collaborative effort to advance research in artificial intelligence.
December 5, 2018
Professor Tom Funkhouser elected ACM Fellow
Thomas Funkhouser, the David M. Siegel Professor of Computer Science has been elected an ACM Fellow "for research contributions in computer graphics".
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