Cornell joins Schmidt AI in Science postdoc research initiative

Cornell is one of nine universities selected to join the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures, to accelerate the next scientific revolution by applying artificial intelligence to research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Led by Carla Gomes and Fengqi You, the initiative will recruit and train a cohort of postdoctoral fellows in the fields of natural sciences and engineering. 

Clarkson receives Provost’s Teaching Fellowship award

Michael Clarkson, senior lecturer in computer science, was named a Stephen H. Weiss Provost Teaching Fellow for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.

Clarkson routinely receives “extraordinarily high” student evaluations while teaching between 700 and 1,000 students per year and has developed two new courses.

Yang named Schmidt Futures AI2050 Fellow

Qian Yang, assistant professor of information science, has been named a Schmidt Futures inaugural AI2050 Early Career Fellow.

One of 15 fellows, Yang will work to understand and improve the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered generative models like Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-3) and Dall-E on people’s cognitive processes in creative work.

At 88, Greenberg still on cutting edge with new course

This semester, Don Greenberg launched “Design in the Age of Digital Twins" – a new undergraduate and graduate course for students in both architecture and computer science to learn and apply emerging digital visualization tools and software for designing the built environment.

Cross-cutting initiative to promote AI and digital literacy

To help people navigate our increasingly tech-driven world, Natalie Bazarova, professor of communication, and Qian Yang, assistant professor of information science, have founded the Digital and AI Literacy Initiative. They aim to develop digital literacy resources for underserved communities, to equip all people with the ability to safely and responsibly use these technologies.

Choi ‘10 CS Ph.D. named 2022 MacArthur Fellow

Yejin Choi – a 2010 Cornell alumna and pioneer in the field of natural language processing – has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, or “genius grant.”  

Interactive installation prompts play, togetherness

Designed by Serena Ge Guo, a doctoral student in the field of information science, SocialStools is a research project that combines Guo’s affinity for human-computer interaction and architecture.  

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New EU, U.S. privacy framework sets clear data transfer rules

If companies do face costs when implementing the new framework, they'll need to consider whether those costs outweigh the risks they faced previously by not having the right legal data transfer mechanism in place, said Cristobal Cheyre, assistant professor in information science.