SCS News 2023

August 2023

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CMU and NIST Manage AI Risk

By Michael Henninger - Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Hammal Named Finalist in Women in AI Awards North America

SCS Systems Scientist Nominated for AI Researcher of the Year

By Aaron Aupperlee - Wednesday, August 30, 2023
A young man in a black shirt wearing glasses sits in front of a black backdrop while a roboti arm slides a blue shirt sleeve up his arm.

CMU Robot Puts on Shirts One Sleeve at a Time

Robotic-Assisted Dressing System Accommodates Different Poses, Body Types and Garments

By Stacey Federoff - Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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From SCS to San Jose, Jetcheva Provides a Sense of Belonging for Students

By Kayla Papakie - Thursday, August 24, 2023
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New LTI Director To Usher in 'Responsible Thinking' at CMU

Mona Diab Has Eyes Set on Changing How To Think About AI

By Aaron Aupperlee - Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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SCS Researchers Honored by the Association for Computational Linguistics

By Aaron Aupperlee - Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A man stands behind a podium on a stage, while a screen on his left shows a presentation titled Enso, A Streaming Interface for NIC-Application Communication.

CMU Researchers Develop System That Dramatically Speeds Up Server Communication

By Aaron Aupperlee - Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Obituary: SCS Mourns Loss of Computer Visionary, Entrepreneur Edward Fredkin

By Matthew Wein - Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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AI Method Uses Transformer Models To Study Human Cells

By Adam Kohlhaas - Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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CMU Hacking Team Wins Seventh DEF CON Capture the Flag Title

By Ryan Noone - Monday, August 14, 2023
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CMU Researchers Develop Multimodal LLM AI Method Named GILL

By Adam Kohlhaas - Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Parenting a 3-Year-Old Robot

CMU, Meta AI Researchers Develop Robotic Learning Agent That Can Master Multiple Skills

By Aaron Aupperlee - Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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Standardized Data Set Annotations Could Aid in Detecting Social Media Sentiments

By Byron Spice - Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Cassell Receives Honorary Degree from University of Edinburgh

By Aaron Aupperlee - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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PedPal, pathVu Help Pedestrians Safely Navigate From A to B

By Susie Cribbs - Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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