July 2024 Newsletter
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
SCAI celebrates record number of graduates
At its spring 2024 student convocations, the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence awarded 1,824 new degrees, celebrating one of the largest computer science graduating classes in the country and the largest in the history of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University .
Director Ross Maciejewski is hard at work, plotting a future course to ensure that graduates remain in-demand in the workforce, that the school continues its research mission and the dedicated faculty are well-supported in their efforts.
ASU Regents Professor Douglas Montgomery, a thought leader in systems engineering who joined the Fulton Schools in 1987, remembers the past and looks forward to the future.
“While I am proud of all we have accomplished thus far,” Montgomery says. “I am excited to see what develops and I know Ross Maciejewski is the right choice to guide us to the next stage of our evolution.”
Doctoral students cruise into roles as computer engineering innovators
Recent doctoral graduates Raha Moraffah and Zahra Zahedi are a testament to the determination in SCAI to foster excellence in its doctoral programs. This fall, Moraffah will assume a tenure-track faculty position at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute while Zahedi begins her career as a scientist at the Honda Research Institute.
“The program teaches you to be a leader,” Moraffah says.
Meanwhile, Rolando Garcia returns to SCAI to serve as an 美国亚利桑那州立大学 Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. The past recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship and a Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellowship will continue his innovative machine learning research.
SCAI undergrads take the silver at the Intel Cup in Shanghai
Yinong Chen has led his student team to the Intel Cup in Shanghai, China, and the results are in.
SCAI takes the silver!
The SCAI team, a group of computer science undergraduate students that included Alex Guha, Jett Bauman, John Cowan and Thomas Tung was also coached by Gennaro De Luca . They were awarded the second-place prize for their project ASUGPT at the official Intel Cup Closing Ceremony.
Created in conjunction with the AI Innovation Challenge from Technology at Arizona State University , the team combined OpenAI’s ChatGPT functionality with a comprehensive database of information about Chen’s CSE 445 Distributed Software Development class. The result is a digital assistant called ASUGPT that is always available to provide information about homework assignments, testing schedules and more
As the result of the strong finish, 英特尔 will fully sponsor three student team members to present the project at the US-China Young Maker Competition held in Beijing in August. The SCAI team has prequalified for the final round of the competition.
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Emerging machine-learning expert leads Kenya AI workshop
Gedeon Muhawenayo , a doctoral student working under the supervision of Hannah Kerner , is on the front lines of AI research, helping tackle the planet’s most pressing problems.?
Muhawenayo recently attended Data Science Africa(DSA) Summer School, held on the campus of DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (DeKUT) in Nyeri, Kenya, where hundreds of students, industry professionals and academics from all over the world collaborated on the theme of "Data Science for Social Good in the Age of Generative AI."
At the event, Muhawenayo led a machine learning for remote sensing workshop, training fellow graduate students on how to deal with large sets of Earth observation data as part of efforts to promote food security.
"Many African countries are prone to a wide range of natural hazards that strain the most vulnerable communities, particularly smallholder farmers," he says. "Advancements in machine learning can support ways to increase harvests for these communities, especially in the face of challenges posed by climate change."
Also in the news…
ASU Global Security Initiative Executive Director Nadya Bliss has been named the new Chair of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) . This development recognizes the instrumental role Bliss has played in CCC initiatives, where she has contributed significantly to RFIs, whitepapers, and workshops. Her recent work includes a strategic plan addressing cybersecurity, AI accountability policies, and the secure development and utilization of AI technologies.
Bliss is also an appointed Professor of Practice in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, and we are honored to have her leadership voice present in the computing research community.
Zilin Jiang has received the Delbert Ray Fulkerson Prize from the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Optimization Society. Given only every three years, the prestigious award honors famed American mathematician, Delbert Ray Fulkerson, who made pioneering contributions to network flow theory and combinatorial analysis. Jiang received the award for the paper, “Equiangular lines with a fixed angle,” which he co-authored and was published in the Annals of Mathematics in 2021.
Ariane Middel is continuing her work, researching how to beat the summer’s extreme heat. She was recently interviewed by National Geographic , offering simple tips to help us keep our cool.
Subbarao Kambhampati represented SCAI at the Forty-first International Conference on Machine Learning in Vienna last week, giving a tutorial called, "On the Role of LLMs in Planning.” Check out the video to see his well-received presentation.
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