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Penn Engineers Create AI Tool to Speed Antibiotic Discovery

News / May 13, 2026

By combining generative AI with Bayesian optimization, ApexGO suggests molecular edits that can turn weak antibiotic candidates into more potent ones. The work points toward a more systematic approach to antibiotic discovery, using AI to guide researchers toward molecules most worth testing.

Three hands hold a 3D-printed molecule in front of a computer server.

Solving Real-World Problems at Penn Engineering Senior Design

News / May 11, 2026

At the 2026 Senior Design Project Competition, student teams presented projects tackling health, accessibility, climate control and more.

A team of engineering students pose with their mentors, the Penn Engineering Dean and the leaders of the Senior Design competition against a wall covered in greenery.

Penn Engineers Shine at Venture Lab Startup Challenge

News / May 6, 2026

At the annual Venture Lab Startup Challenge, Penn Engineering-affiliated teams took home more than $200,000, winning the grand prize, runner-up prize and much more.

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How AI is Changing the Nature of Mathematical Research

News / May 4, 2026

What machine learning theorists learned using AI agents to generate proofs — and what comes next.

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Using AI to Help Predict Cardiac Arrests

News / April 30, 2026

A Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine team built CAMEL, an artificial intelligence model that forecasts dangerous cardiac rhythms before they strike. Their findings pave the way for a new era of real-time, predictive heart care.

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What It Will Take to Make AI-Enabled Robots Safer

News / April 29, 2026

Can the same AI safety techniques used for chatbots keep robots from harming people? Researchers from Penn Engineering, Carnegie Mellon and Oxford argue that the answer is no. The group argues that because robots can turn flawed reasoning into physical action, they need a more robust safety framework, one that...

Fengrui Tian Named 2026 Apple Ph.D. Scholar in AIML

News / April 28, 2026

Fengrui Tian, a Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Science, has been named a 2026 Apple Ph.D. Scholar in AIML. Selected by the Computer Vision committee, he is recognized for his contributions to advancing computer vision and 3D scene understanding.

SmartDJ Lets Users Reshape Audio Experiences with Simple Words

News / April 24, 2026

Penn Engineers have developed SmartDJ, an AI-powered tool for editing stereo audio environments in applications like virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming and sound design. By combining an audio language model with a diffusion-based editing system, SmartDJ translates broad language prompts into smaller editing steps and executes them with improved quality...

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Five from Penn Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

News / April 24, 2026

Penn Engineering's Mark G. Allen and Duncan Watts among faculty recognized for contributions to the applied, biological, social, natural, physical and behavioral sciences.