Rahul Mangharam Receives NSF Award for Trustworthy AI in Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems News / October 16, 2024 Society’s widespread adoption of self-driving cars is just around the corner. But while these vehicles have the potential to provide significant economic and societal benefits by addressing persistent traffic safety, congestion and accessibility issues, AI-powered transportation is also a double-edged sword. Current AI systems that these cars are trained... Read More
AI Meets Medicine: Penn Secures ARPA-H Funding for AI in Breast Cancer Care and More News / October 14, 2024 Researchers at Penn Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) have received a $7-million, four-year award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems that support personalized medical treatment. The project, which will be led by Rajeev Alur,... Read More
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy News / September 5, 2024 The University of Pennsylvania today announced $10 million in funding dedicated to its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Center will be housed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) and will operate in partnership with five other schools at Penn. The Center will benefit from... Read More
Melding AI and RNA: $18M NSF AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research News / August 28, 2024 Penn's NSF AIRFoundry will accelerate RNA research using the power of AI Read More
Liang Feng Receives Experimental Physics Investigator Award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation News / August 21, 2024 Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and in Electrical and Systems Engineering, is the recipient of a $1.25 million award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in support of pioneering research in his field. Feng joins the 2024 cohort of the Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative, which... Read More
Cynthia Sung Receives Army Early Career Award to Make Robots Move Like Animals News / June 14, 2024 Inspired by the variety of muscles that control movement in animals, Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering, aims to advance movement and stiffness control in today’s robots to make future robotic platforms more adaptable and efficient. Her project, “Multiscale... Read More
Six Interdisciplinary Projects Receive Support from ASSET Center Seed Grants in Trustworthy AI Research for Medicine News / June 6, 2024 The ASSET Center at Penn Engineering aims to make AI-enabled systems more “safe, explainable and trustworthy.” AI can have a transformative impact on the broad area of health and medical care, but concerns related to safety and trust are obstacles to wider adoption. One of the ways to meet this... Read More
Penn Engineering and Harvard Awarded $12 Million NSF Grant for Sustainable Computing Project News / May 23, 2024 Researchers at Penn and Harvard have launched the NSF-funded Carbon Connect to study sustainable computing. Read More
2024 CAREER Award Recipient: Ottman Tertuliano News / May 21, 2024 Ottman Tertuliano, AMA Family Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, is the recipient of a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his work studying the characteristics of bones and external forces that affect their likelihood of breaking by examining fractures on the nanoscale. “We all have... Read More
Penn Engineering Wins $13.5 Million Grant from DARPA to Enhance National Computer Security News / March 25, 2024 The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science has secured a $13.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to pioneer cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing national computer security. Leading this effort will be André DeHon, Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering... Read More
