Computer scientists are among those joining a growing chorus of experts eager to harness the future of artificial intelligence research, while remaining responsibly vigilant to its potential pitfalls.
In 2009, then-Michigan professor Martha E. Pollack gave the Salton Lecture to the Faculty of Computing and Information Science at Cornell. On April 17, 2017, she will become the university's 14th president.
Zhiming Shen, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Computer Science, has received a 2015 IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award to support his research in cloud computing.
Cornell computer scientists have developed software to detect fake postings to social media sites designed to artificially inflate the popularity of a page.
The ReSounds Festival Sept. 4-5 kicks off a yearlong project focused on innovation in acoustic instruments and includes installations at the Johnson Museum and concerts each day beginning at 4 p.m. that take listeners on a pilgrimage to various locations around the Arts Quad.
Throughout the spring semester, the inaugural RAD Public History Fellows have been digging deep into library archives and bringing their discoveries to light in creative ways – from social media posts to displays of artifacts and tours of library exhibits.
Hakim Weatherspoon, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is leading a workshop aimed at minority college students to encourage advanced study in STEM fields.
A Facebook fellowship will support graduate student Chenhao Tan's research in human-computer interaction and human behavior in social media for two years.