SCAI news

ASU researcher creates AI athlete that’s here to help humanity
Robot crushes it at table tennis, but its real mission is making life easier for those who need it most.

Applying new AI to microelectronics manufacturing
Kookjin Lee receives grant from Applied Materials to combine scientific machine learning with expert knowledge.

Hack like you meme it
ASU and fellow Arizona universities unite to create new statewide cybersecurity competition.

ASU alum proves a career in AI isn’t a pain
The alumna overcame struggles with chronic pain and is now an emerging leader in the development of corporate artificial intelligence.

ASU water polo player defends the goal — and our data
Data science student Marie Rudasics juggles competitive sports and position at payment processing company.

Stuck at the airport and we love it #not
ASU research on sarcasm detection stands the test of time.

Transporting food from farm to table
ASU industrial engineer studies ways to make sure produce gets from those who grow it to those who need it.

AI for AZ: ABOR funds new tools for state emergency response
Paulo Shakarian leads ASU team developing artificial intelligence to help Arizona DEMA secure the state’s future.

Forging a future of master mentorship
Joshua Daymude named 2024–25 Outstanding Master’s Mentor by ASU Graduate College.

Student sees how AI can assist people with vision loss
Kelly Raines wins research honors for artificial intelligence work for smart glasses.

2025 Douglas C. Montgomery Distinguished Lecture
Join us for this exciting lecture designed to advance the discussion of important topics in industrial engineering. Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck will address optimization learning, showing how this form of AI can be impactful in supply chain management, transportation systems and more.

Artificial intelligence drives need for real data storage innovations
Zhichao Cao receives NSF CAREER Award for work to advance the future of big data.

When online, we’re all too human
ASU cybersecurity doctoral student studies ways to protect users from themselves.

Brilliant move: Mathematician’s latest gambit is new chess AI
Dimitri Bertsekas and his team developed a new meta-algorithm to evaluate outputs of multiple chess engines that can then beat the original engines in play.

Cybersecurity team rocks conference with surprise hacking competition
Top computer security professionals competed for prizes and bragging rights at annual Computer Security Applications Conference.

Harvesting satellite insights for Maui County farmers
ASU computer science researchers use local knowledge and AI to address food insecurity.

Google grant creates AI research paths for underserved students
ASU faculty members awarded funding to open AI+X opportunities from middle school to graduate school.

Meet the exceptional graduates of the fall 2024 class
SCAI recognizes select members of the graduating class for demonstrating academic excellence, extraordinary leadership and community service.

SCAI awards first data science doctoral degree
Jiajing Huang harnesses the power of AI to help deal with all that data.

Cracking the code of online computer science clubs
CodeDevils helps create techie spaces where all are welcome