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09/18/2024

Computer Scientist Receives Blavatnik Award for Top Young Scientists

Department: Computer Science

Two Yale research scientists – computer scientist Raghavendra Pradyumna Pothukuchi and geneticist Nicole Lake — are among nine recipients of the Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists,...

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09/16/2024

Yale Engineering Welcomes Eight New Faculty Members

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Yale Engineering is proud to announce the arrival of an exceptional cohort of new faculty members this fall. These distinguished scholars bring expertise in cutting-edge fields, including quantum...

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09/12/2024

How AI can reveal new understandings of the past — and the future

Department: Computer Science

Yale’s Holly Rushmeier is using AI to “reconstruct” an ancient city in present-day Syria and to predict how forest fires will affect Algerian landscapes.

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08/27/2024

With high-tech mat, students are electrifying sports data

Department: Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Their work on turning a traditional piece of sports training equipment into a high-tech data-collecting device began as a class project. Less than a year later, many folks – including a former NBA...

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08/22/2024

With launch of tech company Spur, recent grads discuss the hectic, exciting startup life

Department: Computer Science

During their senior year, Sneha Sivakumar and Anushka Nijhawan built from scratch a no-code testing automation tool, powered by artificial intelligence web agents - that is, software...

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06/24/2024

Yale Engineering faculty pave new paths in quantum exploration

Department: Applied Physics, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering

This story originally appeared in Yale Engineering magazine.

In classical computing, information comes in the form of bits...

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06/12/2024

Tau Beta Pi at Yale Celebrates Centennial, Reflects on Yale Roots

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

By: Russell Yang, President of Tau Beta Pi at Yale

Tau Beta Pi, the nation’s oldest engineering honor society, was founded by Edward H....

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05/31/2024

Four Yale Engineering Graduates win Fulbrights

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science

More than two-dozen members of Yale College's Class of 2024 or recent alumni will spend a year abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

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05/20/2024

Congratulations to the Yale Engineering Class of 2024

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 322 undergraduate Engineering degrees Monday.

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05/15/2024

Jenny Mao '24: from Yale to SpaceX

Department: Computer Science

Graduating senior Jenny Mao, from San Mateo, California, has made the most of her time at Yale. Among numerous other honors, the Computer Science major has won the Yale Science and Engineering...

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04/30/2024

Vázquez honored for commitment to graduate student mentorship

Department: Computer Science

Four Yale faculty members have been honored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) with this year's Graduate Mentor Awards for outstanding commitment to advising and student support....

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04/04/2024

Computer Science PhD Student Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Department: Computer Science

Liam Merz Hoffmeister, a PhD student in Computer Science,is one of 14 design & technology students chosen for the 2024 Design & Technology (D&T) Program of...

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03/25/2024

AI's Legal Revolution

Department: Computer Science

The law can be a complicated thing, even for seemingly simple matters. Wondering if the oak tree in your front yard is in violation of local zoning ordinances? Figuring that out could mean wading...

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03/19/2024

Roberts Innovation Fund to Support Inventions in AI, Quantum, Water

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

New methods to purify our water, advance quantum computing, democratize artificial intelligence, and deliver life-saving drugs are just some of the projects funded by the 2024 Roberts Innovation...

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03/12/2024

Fortner, Kim Elected to CT Academy of Science and Engineering

Department: Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science

Two faculty members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science – John Fortner and Theodore Kim - have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering...

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