Artificial intelligence

As the world becomes increasingly digital and connected, Carnegie Mellon researchers are eager to advance the research on artificial intelligence (AI), the notion that computers and other machines can complete tasks that humans consider “smart.”

With a particular focus on machine learning and advanced algorithms, AI research at Carnegie Mellon is being conducted and tested in various applications ranging from facial recognition to systems that can autonomously find and fix software bugs before they are exploited.

Learn more about our research by watching videos from our artificial intelligence playlist.

Explore the new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Engineering (MS AIE) degree.

Mar 9

Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Chamber AI Commission releases final report

Conrad Tucker served as a commissioner on the US Chamber AI Commission aimed to position the US as a leader in responsible AI development and deployment. The commission’s final report has been released.

Jan 20

Artificial Intelligence

AI Engineering will change the world around us

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is equipping next generation engineers with the ability to integrate AI into the constraints of the engineering problem by way of seven new master’s degrees in AI Engineering.

Breakthrough improvements in how industries develop new technology using AI in engineering design has a starting point thanks to a framework developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Penn State University.

DfAI: The missing piece of Artificial Intelligence Engineering

Nov 22

Health & Biomedicine

Better than a hole in the head

Intracranial pressure sensing is the burgeoning focus of Jana Kainerstorfer’s biomedical optics lab, and her team is working to create noninvasive ICP sensing alternatives.

Research paper

Sep 30

Artificial Intelligence

Playing nice: self-driving and human-driven cars sharing the road

Akin to when Model Ts traveled alongside horses and buggies, autonomous vehicles and human-driven vehicles will someday share the road. How to best manage the rise of AVs is the topic of a new Carnegie Mellon policy brief.

Sep 8

Artificial Intelligence

Transformational growth at CMU-Africa

A historic partnership with the Mastercard Foundation will expand the engineering and technology, research, and entrepreneurship programs at CMU-Africa, helping to strengthen Africa’s technology, innovation, and research ecosystem.

Aug 18

Artificial Intelligence

Novel method aims to demystify communication in the brain

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Einstein College of Medicine, and the Champalimaud Foundation introduce a new statistical method, DLAG, to detangle communication across brain areas.

Jul 29

Health & Biomedicine

Advancing dynamic brain imaging with AI

Bin He introduces a novel, AI-based dynamic brain imaging technology alternative to map out rapidly changing electrical activity in the brain with high speed, high resolution, and low cost.

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Research paper

Researchers at CMU’s College of Engineering are working to develop computationally capable constellations of nanosatellites, equipped with machine learning techniques that extract valuable insights from the data while still in orbit.

CMU launches initiative to transform nanosatellite capabilities

May 11

Artificial Intelligence

Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes

Tech that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes is the He lab's latest win.

Research paper

Apr 26

Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning gets smarter to speed up drug discovery

This self-supervised learning framework is better at predicting molecular properties than other machine learning models because it can use large amounts of unlabeled data that other models can’t.

Apr 22

Advanced Manufacturing

Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses

Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.

Mar 25

Artificial Intelligence

Students’ ingenuity automates scientific research

In an effort to modernize scientific research, CMU students used only commercial parts and the cardboard boxes they came in to build a modular robot able to autonomously conduct experiments.

How can researchers encourage the “right” level of multidisciplinarity to identify the best solutions? A proposed common framework can transform how they collaborate across disciplines.

You can’t drive a Lamborghini to Mars

Feb 24

Artificial Intelligence

Bosch takes next steps

Christopher Martin, CMU alumnus and director of engineering, research, and development for the Bosch Research and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, is named president of the Carnegie Bosch Institute.

Feb 17

Artificial Intelligence

Engineering meets extreme reality

"Extreme reality engineering” is all about creating technology that can operate under some of the worst conditions imaginable.

Feb 3

Artificial Intelligence

Tucker appointed to AI commission

Conrad Tucker will serve on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s newly-launched Commission on Artificial Intelligence Competition, Inclusion, and Innovation.

Jan 31

Advanced Manufacturing

Biden calls for investment in American innovation

President Biden touted the importance of advanced manufacturing innovation, robotics, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence during his recent visit to Mill 19.

Jan 14

Artificial Intelligence

Satellite designed at CMU launches into low-Earth orbit

Brandon Lucia’s lab developed the Tartan-Artibeus-1 Satellite, the world’s first batteryless PocketQube nanosatellite, deployed to low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-3 Rocket, earlier this week.

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Centers & Institutes

CyLab Biometrics Center

Everyone is unique. This is the basic premise upon which biometric authentication is founded. Much of the work at the Biometrics Center is focused in the areas of iris and face recognition.

College of Engineering research centers and institutes