Tag: AI

Penn Engineers Develop AI Tool to Design Peptides That Turn Signals On or Off

News / July 9, 2026

A new Penn-led AI framework could help accelerate peptide drug discovery by generating candidates predicted to have specified effects, such as activating or blocking receptors involved in metabolism, addiction and cancer.

A laptop shows code and the words "target" and "antagonist." In the background, a screen shows a 3D model of a peptide molecule.

Opening AI’s Black Box

News / July 7, 2026

Danaé Metaxa’s new book explains how tech companies, journalists and policymakers can prevent AI decision making from going wrong.

A diptych: on the left, a faculty member in a polo shirt smiles at the camera. On the right, a cover of a book titled "Auditing AI" with a black background and white and orange text and graphics.

Transforming Healthcare Logistics With Low-Cost AI

News / June 25, 2026

By forecasting demand and correcting for missing data, researchers from Wharton and Penn Engineering developed a low-cost AI tool that helps get life-saving medicines to the communities in Sierra Leone that need them most.

A busy street facing a hospital in Sierra Leone.

FireANTs Brings AI Speed and Geometric Precision to Medical Imaging

News / June 9, 2026

Open-source algorithm combines AI optimization and geometry to speed medical image matching from days to minutes.

Testing AI Against Public Health’s Existing Tools

News / June 8, 2026

Penn-led study found that AI chatbots made vaccine-hesitant parents more likely to say they would vaccinate their children against HPV, but did not outperform materials from government health agencies, whose effects also lasted longer.

A vial labeled "HPV" vaccine and a syringe sit in front of a phone with a chatbot interface.

Innovation & Impact Podcast Episode 12: Driving the Future with Benedetto Vigna

News / May 26, 2026

Episode 12 of the Innovation & Impact podcast features Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, whose career spans from engaging in cutting-edge semiconductor research to leading one of the world’s most iconic brands. In this episode, host Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering and Professor in Mechanical Engineering and...

Preparing Engineers To Think Like Founders

News / May 22, 2026

Engineering education equips students to imagine what’s possible. Turning that possibility into a viable product or venture requires a different kind of learning, one that is grounded in the messy realities of entrepreneurship. In the lab, success is measured in precision; in the startup world, it’s measured in traction. Between...