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... Read More
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... Read More
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. Read More
The 2026 Penn Engineering Student Choice Awards News / April 20, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the faculty recipients of the 2026 Student Choice Awards. Each year, the Penn Engineering undergraduate student body thoughtfully selects the recipients of these awards for their dedication in teaching, mentorship and student advocacy. This year’s winners are Vanessa Chan, Sid Deliwala, Samantha McBride, Alejandro... Read More
Class of 2026 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced News / April 16, 2026 Four prize-winning teams, including two affiliated with Penn Engineering, will design and implement post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference here in Philadelphia and beyond. Read More
NSF AIRFoundry: A New Hub for AI-Driven RNA Research News / April 9, 2026 The NSF AIRFoundry, an $18-million facility designed to use AI to accelerate RNA research, has officially opened, broadening access to advanced tools that could advance medicine, agriculture and more. Read More
Two Penn Engineers Receive 2026 Lindback Awards News / April 8, 2026 Two members of the Penn Engineering faculty, Chris Callison-Burch and Gad Allon, are recipients of 2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching. These awards are the highest teaching honors awarded by the University to members of the faculty. Read More
Penn’s Newest Supercomputer is Transforming Research News / April 7, 2026 Penn’s first campus-wide HPC and AI cluster, ‘Betty,’ is expanding access to powerful computing, enabling groundbreaking projects, and fostering new collaborations across disciplines. Read More
AI Month Spotlights the Evolving Frontier of Human-Centered AI News / March 30, 2026 A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center. Read More
Two Penn Engineers Named AAAS Fellows News / March 26, 2026 Cherie Kagan and George Pappas are among the nearly 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators honored by the Association for the Advancement of Science this year for distinguished contributions to their fields. Read More
