Computer Science News Archive

A researcher collects a sample from a test tube at The RNA Institute.
UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
Three men and a woman stand shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a blue SUNY backdrop smiling and holding a blue t-shirt that reads "SUNY AI Symposium"
UAlbany, IBM Announce New Artificial Intelligence Research Projects
The projects are the first five funded through the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million UAlbany-IBM research collaboration announced last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul that included the installation of state-of-the-art prototype IBM AI hardware at UAlbany.
UAlbany student Kevin Reyes, center, joins Dr. Shihab Al-Daffaie and teammates Ainhoa Castano, Diana Ionica and George Lin to celebrate their award at Eindhoven Semicon Summer School. (Photo provided)
Students Gain Insight into Global Tech at Eindhoven Semicon Summer School
UAlbany College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) students Kevin Reyes, William Grice and Jadyn Lee joined with sixty students from around the world to learn directly from leading specialists about the evolution of the semiconductor and photonics industries at the Eindhoven Semicon Summer School in August in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Young students watch a robotic dog in action at STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day at ETEC in February, 2024.
STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day Highlights NANOvember 2024
CNSE is welcoming students from throughout the Capital Region on Saturday, November 23, to STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day, providing a glimpse of cutting edge science and technology that is being developed right here in upstate New York. The event marks the culmination of NANOvember, the month-long celebration of how nanotechnology is making a difference in our lives now and in the future.
Doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni and UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey present their poster for their app 'GARGI', which uses AI to improve group photo images.
Researchers Utilize AI to Improve Group Photos
UAlbany Associate Professor of Computer Science Pradeep Atrey and doctoral student Omkar Kulkarni are at work trying to create a better virtual photo editor. Combining techniques of computer vision with machine learning, Atrey and Kulkarni have developed an innovative iOS application designed to improve the quality of group photos.
A student views a global threat map on a computer as part of study within the digital forensics lab at UAlbany.
Digital Forensics Garners Prestigious Cybersecurity Designation
The University at Albany’s undergraduate program in Digital Forensics has been recognized by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for excellence in cyber defense research.
A man sitting in a chair wearing VR goggles faces a TV screen while two man stand in the background.
Expert in Human-AI Interaction to Lead UAlbany's AI Plus Institute
Prabha (Balakrishnan) Prabhakaran will join the Institute in January after more than two decades on the computer science faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also served as associate vice president for research centers and institutes and director of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory.
Alma Kolakji is spending her summer working in the lab of Assistant Professor Michael Yetying, trying to help make rocket fuel more environmentally friendly, part of the UAlbany Summer Undergraduate Research Program. (Photo by Michael Parker)
Summer Research Program Fosters Hands-On Experience
UAlbany junior Alma Kolakji is spending her summer tying to help make rocket fuel more environmentally friendly. She is one of 24 students taking part in the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Research Program.