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Northwestern Engineering is launching a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program to develop leaders who can create powerful AI systems that integrate with workflows, business applications, & human interactions.This unique 15-month, full-time program was developed in response to increased demand from industry for computer scientists who understand AI systems & the problems they can potentially solve.
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Manijeh Razeghi Receives 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Northwestern Engineering's
Manijeh Razeghi
has received the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering from
The Franklin Institute, one of the oldest centers for science education and development in the country.
Razeghi, who is a Walter P. Murphy Professor of Electrical Engineering in Northwestern's M
cCormick School of Engineering, was cited for "the realization of high-power terahertz frequency sources operating at room temperature using specially designed and manufactured semiconductor lasers, which enables a new generation of imagers, chemical and biological sensors, and ultra-broadband wireless communication systems.
Among eight researchers in the Institute's Class of 2018, Razeghi will officially accept the award at the institute's awards ceremony on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Philadelphia.
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Narrative Science Receives Chicago Innovation Award
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Kristian Hammond & Larry Birnbaum, |
Narrative Science, a tech startup that turns data into stories and insights, received a Chicago Innovation Award at the 16th annual awards ceremony on Monday, October 20. Founded by Northwestern Engineering computer science professors
Kristian Hammond
and
Larry Birnbaum, Narrative Science was among 25 winners selected from more than 530 nominees.
The
Chicago Innovation Awards
recognizes the most innovative new products or services brought to market or to public service in the Chicago region. Winners are invited to ring the NASDAQ closing bell in New York City and meet with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other high-level business and civic leaders.
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Josiah Hester Presented 3 Papers at The 15th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
Prof. Hester is a new Assistant Professor of
Computer Engineering
(appointed Fall 2017), who's interested in designing, building, and deploying trillions of tiny energy harvesting computers that run for decades, supporting global scale applications ranging from healthcare to space exploration, wildlife tracking to horticulture.
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CS Colloquium Speaker Prof. Andy Ko Recaps his Visit to NU
The Associate Professor from the University of Washington delivered his talk, titled, "Learning to Code: Why we Fail, how we Flourish" on Mon, 10/30.
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