AI Foundations
Bridging gaps in rural health care with AI-powered mobile clinics
General practitioners with AI help could make diagnoses, run and interpret tests, and perform procedures like specialists.Report issued on state of intelligent vehicle dependability and security
Safe operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public roads is not anticipated in the near future.Using natural language processing to improve everyday life
Prof. Joyce Chai's work in natural language processing is bolstered by high performance computing systems operated by the Advanced Research Computing Group (ARC) in U-M's Information and Technology Services.Open-source training framework increases the speed of large language model pre-training when failures arise
Pipeline templates strike a balance between speed and effectiveness in resilient distributed computing.LG AI Research and CSE build on successful partnership
A delegation from LG AI Research visited campus to review LG-funded projects in process and discuss future collaborations.Focused ambitions
While hunger for an artificial intelligence that can think like a human remains unsated, AI continues to appear in our lives in smaller ways.U-M CSE research team advances to top five in Amazon Alexa Prize Simbot Challenge
The challenge is a means of pushing forward with their research into development of next-generation embodied AI agents.Diversity and inclusiveness are an essential part of the pursuit of AI at CSE
The Michigan AI Lab is focused on building a community of diverse viewpoints in an effort to reduce the bias we see in the exploding world of artificial intelligence.“It’s a supportive and collaborative environment” — making connections as a PhD student in and outside the classroom
U-M CSE PhD candidate Sarah Jabbour discusses how collaboration is centered in her experience as a graduate student.U-M, Schmidt Futures to partner on new AI research program
$10M will fund training for 60 postdoctoral fellows as part of international cohort.Decisive differences in healthcare AI
When decisions about your healthcare are informed by AI, bias in machine learning can have dire consequences. Ph.D. student Trenton Chang researches how inequities in healthcare delivery impact machine learning and AI.Six new projects funded by LG AI Research
The projects are a part of LG’s mission to advance AI such as Deep Reinforcement Learning, 3D Scene Understanding, and Reasoning with a Large-scale Language Model and Bias & Fairness related to AI ethics.U-M team reaches next phase of Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge
Team SEAGULL, led by doctoral student Yichi Zhang and advised by Prof. Joyce Chai, strives to develop embodied AI agents capable of attending to users’ needs, following natural language instructions, collaborating, and continuously improving through interaction.Prof. Xinyu Wang collaborates with UiPath to democratize automation
The two will collaborate on building new programming techniques that are accessible to non-experts and non-programmers.Natural Language Processing at Michigan Research Day
The meetup was intended to foster connections between researchers across campus with an interest in the development and application of NLP.Atkins chairs National Academies report on speeding discovery with automated research workflows
Prof. Emeritus Daniel Atkins III chaired and Prof. Al Hero served on a National Academies committee that published a new report describing the impact of artificial intelligence and automated research workflow technologies in propelling research and scientific discovery.LG AI Research opens North American Artificial Intelligence Research Center in Ann Arbor with strong ties to U-M
The LG AI Research Center, and its partnership with U-M, represents a commitment by LG to become a leader in developing advanced AI technologies.David Fouhey receives NSF CAREER Award for vision system to perceive the interactive world
His goal is to build AI systems that can recognize and understand a 3D and interactive world from a single image.Joyce Chai named ACL Fellow for significant contributions to grounded natural language processing and the interaction between language processing and robotics
Prof. Chai has been recognized for significant contributions to grounded natural language processing and the interaction between language processing and robotics.Generating 3D spaces from a single picture
New model PixelSynth creates an interactive experience given just a single image.Helping autonomous agents make smarter decisions in chaotic environments
A new algorithm gives autonomous agents the ability to take in batches of multiple instructions at once while responding dynamically to changes in their surroundings.Best paper award for a robot that can see and move transparent objects
Jaylin Herskovitz selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Sky CH Wang selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Zhizhuo Zhou selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
CSE doctoral student Tara Safavi receives Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Lu Wang earns CAREER Award to summarize long text with machine learning
Qi Zhang selected as first recipient of David J. Kuck Dissertation Prize
Seven papers by CSE researchers presented at AAAI 2021
Zeyu Zheng selected for JP Morgan PhD Fellowship
Incoming faculty Anhong Guo named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Science
Student NASA award supports work on more dexterous, collaborative space robots
New research teaches AI how people move with internet videos
$1.8M DARPA project aims to protect cars, trucks and spacecraft from hackers
Prof. Danai Koutra recognized as rising star with ACM SIGKDD Award
Baris Kasikci earns CAREER Award to automatically improve software quality with data from everyday program use
Enabling fairer data clusters for machine learning
The Wolverines Behind the Next Generation of Autonomous Vehicles
The Center for Entrepreneurship profiles a team of EECS students, who are working to develop the next generation of delivery vehicles.Technology that serves all: a single step could pave the way
Model helps robots think more like humans when searching for objects
AI-powered interviewer provides guided reflection exercises during COVID-19 pandemic
Research on human biases in AI learning earns best student paper award
Faster than COVID: a computer model that predicts the disease’s next move
Faculty Profile: Emily Mower Provost
Computer scientists employ AI to help address COVID-19 challenges
Emily Mower Provost named Toyota Faculty Scholar
CSE researchers present 9 papers at leading AI conference
The students and faculty submitted projects spanning several key application areas for AI.Alumnus Peter Wurman inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Michigan AI celebrates second annual symposium
New attack on autonomous vehicle sensors creates fake obstacles
Taking machine-learning models in health care from concept to bedside
The authors provide an overview of common challenges to implementing ML in a health-care setting, and describe the necessity of breaking down the silos in ML.Creating more efficient data centers for AI
Year of growth, experiments for May Mobility
DARPA Award for more responsive AI that combines human and machine
Paper recognized for lasting contributions to AI decision making
Advancing AI for Video: Startup launches powerful video processing platform
New lecture series brings AI to the public
The new event series aims to create an educational environment for the public.A quicker eye for robotics to help in cluttered environments
Rackham Fellowship for enabling autonomous agents to learn continuously
‘Air traffic control’ for driverless cars could speed up deployment
Precision Health Award for measuring moods
Two papers announced among 10 most influential in healthcare and infection control
The logic of feeling: Teaching computers to identify emotions
Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human
Jason Corso on artificial intelligence
Exploring the source of social stereotypes
Faculty spotlight: Rada Mihalcea
Connected cars can lie, posing a new threat to smart cities
Paper award for training computer vision systems more accurately
Exoskeletons compete to boost strength of rescue workers
CSE Graduate Student Xinchen Yan Selected for Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship and Google PhD Fellowship
Preventing deadly hospital infections with machine learning
Duplicate text detection system now integrated with conference management software
BMW, Toyota invest in U-M startup May Mobility
Prof. John Laird and CSE Alumna Shiwali Mohan receive award for research on learning in autonomous intelligent agents
Professor Michael Wellman shares expertise in Asimov Memorial Debate
Emotions predicted by examining the correlation between tweets and environmental factors
Bringing smart banking to market
Michigan, Georgia Tech researchers funded to deter financial market manipulation
Improving natural language processing with demographic-aware models
“Learning database” speeds queries from hours to seconds
Codeon is the intelligent assistant for software developers
Kurator Will Help You Curate Your Personal Digital Content
Movie design for specific target audiences
Wellman participates in AI doomsday prevention workshop
CSE-based startup Clinc receives $6.3M in funding to further develop intelligent banking assistant
Emily Mower Provost receives NSF CAREER Award to develop emotion and mood recognition for mental health monitoring and treatment
Jia Deng selected as recipient of PAMI Mark Everingham Prize
Clinc launches Finie, an AI personal assistant for mobile banking
COVE: a tool for advancing progress in computer vision
Engineering an advantage in debates
Chad Jenkins receives NSF National Robotics Initiative Grant to improve robotic control in cluttered environments
Toyota Research Institute Partners with U-M on Artificial Intelligence
Toyota will invest $22 million to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics. Profs. Edwin Olson and Ryan Eustice will assume roles at the facility to lead research into perception and mapping/localization.CSE-based startup receives funding to develop systems based on intelligent personal assistant technology
Researchers seek to help the disabled with intelligent robotic wheelchair
New venture is on the path to build continual learning AIs
EECS research highlighted at 2016 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference
Prof. Dragomir Radev Teaching Course on NLP Through Coursera
Prof Radev is teaching the 12-week course twice this summer; the course is free and open to the public.Can slower financial traders find a haven in a world of high-speed algorithms?
Patented camera calibration tool automates calibration target acquisition
Beyond Asimov: How to plan for ethical robots
As robots become integrated into society more widely, we need to be sure they’ll behave well among us.Rada Mihalcea co-authors new book on text mining
CSE faculty lead university collaboration with Toyota on autonomous vehicles
Yu-Wei Chao selected for Google PhD Fellowship
U-M researchers launch fight against C. difficile with $9.2M grant from NIH
Machine learning proves useful for analyzing NBA ball screen defense
Honglak Lee selected for Sloan Research Fellowship
Jenna Wiens receives NSF CAREER Award to increase the utility of machine learning in clinical care
Jason Mars receives CAREER Award to advance system architectures for artificially intelligent services and applications
U-M, IBM partner on advanced conversational computing system
U-M, Ford are first to address autonomous driving on snow-covered roads
Lie-detecting software uses real court case data
Ford, Michigan Researchers Test First Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity
Brad Campbell and Pat Pannuto Organize Robo Cafe Demo at DARPA Tech Conference
An Autonomous "SmartCart" Testbed is Coming to Michigan
Steven Parkison earns NSF Fellowship to design tools for the future of autonomous cars
Meet Sirius: An Open-Source Digital Assistant
Jason Corso receives Google Faculty Research Award
Students to use IBM Watson Cognitive Computing System in class
Technological singularity passes, unnoticed until now
John Laird Authors Book on Soar Cognitive Architecture
Professor John E. Laird, the John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering in the EECS Department, has authored a new book entitled "The Soar Cognitive Architecture," which has been published by MIT Press.Nate Derbinsky Wins Best Poster Award at ICCM
Ph.D. candidate Nate Derbinsky has won the Best Poster Award at the 11th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM), which took place April 13 - 15 in Berlin, Germany.