An interdisciplinary team comprising of faculty and doctoral students from the Department of Anthropology and Computer Science and Engineering, have found a way to use artificial intelligence, or AI, to help forensic anthropologists identify individuals faster and more efficiently. Members of the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Lab, including Carolyn Isaac, Todd Fenton, Joseph Hefner, …
The Michigan State University College of Engineering officially introduced its new Technology Engineering, or TechE, undergraduate degree program to media, industry partners and the campus community at an April 17 event held in the MSU STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. Technology Engineering, the college’s newest bachelor of science degree program, was developed from the ground …
A Ph.D. student at Michigan State University will pursue research in preventing unintended consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) thanks to an IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award. Yihua Zhang is one of 24 scholars around the world to receive the 2024 Fellowship prize. Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Optimization and Trustworthy Machine Learning (OPTML) Group in the Department of Computer …
Anil K. Jain has received the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies for core contributions to machine learning which have unlocked “applications of far-reaching impact on society as a whole.” He shares this award with Michael I. Jordan, University of California, Berkeley, for his contributions to predictive algorithms. Jain is …
MSU educates more Michigan students than any other university and many graduates stay in-state, where they propel innovation, improve their communities and change lives. After earning his degree from Michigan State University in 2008, Joe Luther politely fielded out-of-state job offers. But Luther, born and raised in South Lyon, Michigan, never entertained the idea of …
Three researchers in the Michigan State University College of Engineering have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards and will advance their research efforts with a combined $1.7 million over the next five years. The NSF awards support early-career faculty members who have the potential to serve as academic role …
Research Roundup: robotic harvesting, cleaner water, and more The College of Engineering is among Michigan State University’s top producers of research discoveries and commercialization that help build a diversified economy and generate jobs for Michigan and the region. Highlights of some of the college’s newest research grants and gifts, which total $11.5 million, are here: …
An MSU College of Engineering computer science professor has received national exposure for his research on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Arun Ross, the college’s Martin J. Vanderploeg Endowed Professor, recently conducted an interview with CBS to offer his thoughts on a new program called Ai-Spy. AI-Spy is an AI-detecting program that developers say “makes it easy to …
Cheng’s forward-thinking research draws honor A Michigan State University Engineering professor and her team have received an international honor for their work in the field of computer science and software engineering. What they wrote back in 2012 about systems that keep people safe and healthy, maintain quality, and secure sensitive information continues to drive an international conversation among researchers. “This …
Michigan State University researchers received a $12 million, four-year federal grant from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or IARPA, under its Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range, or BRIAR, program. The IARPA BRIAR program is a 48-month effort to deliver end-to-end software systems capable of detecting individuals at severe imaging conditions, extracting …
