Albany AI: Transforming the Academic Landscape
With the goal of becoming the first university-based computer to reach a quintillion computations per second, Albany AI will empower university and industry researchers to harness massive data sets to better understand how to automate complex operations, and create teaching and research collaborations with faculty in all disciplines.
UAlbany Engineering Building to Anchor New Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative
The University at Albany today began a new era of teaching and research with the launch of Albany AI, a $200 million public-private supercomputing initiative based out of UAlbany’s soon-to-be-renovated College of Engineering and Applied Sciences building. Buoyed by $75 million in state funding to complete the transformation of the former Albany High School into a state-of-the-art engineering college and fund the construction of a supercomputer, the Albany Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Initiative (Albany AI) will significantly expand New York’s capacity in this major emerging field.
UAlbany joining Notre Dame’s $25 million SpectrumX project
The University at Albany will be part of a $25 million project spearheaded by the University of Notre Dame to harness the power and potential of advanced radio technologies.
Jahnavi Bonagiri: Bridging the Digital Divide
Computer Science student Jahnavi Bonagiri is interning with the Community Impact Team at the United Way, where she is exploring ways to combat the digital divide among communities in need.
Experts Advisory: Cyberattack Shuts Down Another Critical Industry
Computer Science professors Pradeep Atrey and Amir Masoumzadeh among UAlbany cybersecurity experts who can speak to recent cyberattacks devised to cripple critical industries and infrastructures.
Engineering Students Present Senior Capstone Projects
CEAS graduating seniors presented on their year-long capstone design experience, where teams of students propose, design, build, test, demonstrate, present and fully document a working prototype of a sophisticated electronic system.
Ekenna’s Research Tackles Robotics, Mathematics and Malaria
Assistant Professor Chinwe Ekenna is an active researcher who is also focused on fostering opportunities, particularly for young women, in STEM fields — as a mentor and advocate for equity and inclusiveness in the workplace, life and learning environments.
CEAS Faculty Garner CAREER Awards for Advancing Online Education and Cybersecurity
At UAlbany’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), two faculty members have joined the esteemed ranks of CAREER Award winners, as they lead projects aimed at improving and securing online learning environments: Assistant professors of Computer Science Amirreza Masoumzadeh and Shaghayegh (Sherry) Sahebi. With their respective grants, CEAS now has seen eight faculty members receive CAREER awards, including researchers in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.