2024
2023
August
Three faculty to work on AFRL projects
The Data-driven Discovery of Optimized Multifunctional Material Systems has announced two new projects made possible with support from the Air Force Research Laboratory. Both will focus on how machine learning can contribute to the development of functional soft materials. CEE’s Kaushik Dayal and MechE’s Carmel Majidi will collaborate on one of the projects, while ChemE’s Gabe Gomes will work on the other.
June
Singh to lead new $20 million National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
Bizjournals
CMU’s School of Computer Science Aarti Singh will be the director of one of seven new $20 million National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM) at CMU will focus on healthcare professionals and the AI tools they use so that current methods can be developed and improved upon. “The best applications of artificial intelligence in societal domains will come when we not only advance AI for decision-making, but also better understand human decision-making, and when we can bring the two together," Singh says.
May
Bockstaller discusses his self-healing plastic research with CBS News Pittsburgh
CBS News Pittsburgh
MSE’s Michael Bockstaller discusses his self-healing plastic research with CBS News Pittsburgh. Typically, plastic’s short lifespan results in substantial waste production, and creating new plastic is much cheaper than recycling it. “The idea is that by creating polymers that would feature self-healing properties, we might be able to prolong the lifetime of these systems and reduce waste formation,” Bockstaller says.