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Director of Communications, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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Asian senior women working with laptop computer and using smart speakers while setting in living room at home.
Science & Technology
July 23, 2025 | 04:52 pm

Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson’s?

A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, research finding,
Graphic that shows a photo of Sarah Bjornland alongside the ٸר "spirit R" and text that reads "Alumni Connections: Sarah Bjornland '17, optics."
ٸר Life
July 3, 2025 | 11:24 am

Sarah Bjornland ’17: Embracing her management superpowers

Meaningful connections with faculty and industry experts helped the Rochester graduate find her niche in the field of optics.

topics: alumni, Alumni Connections, Class of 2017, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Zavislan, videos,
Close up of fiber optics cables lit up with a woman out of focusing behind them looking at the cables.
Science & Technology
June 30, 2025 | 04:32 pm

The surprising way that fiber optics connects us

An optics expert explains how thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.

topics: Ever Wonder, Govind Argawal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, videos,
computer illustration of a group of connected atoms.
Science & Technology
June 20, 2025 | 12:33 pm

New method to study catalysts could lead to better batteries

A new algorithm opens the door for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to study the interactions that happen on the surface of materials.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, Siddharth Deshpande,
GIF of two vases filled with dandelions blossoming to illustrate text-to-video artificial intelligence advances.
Science & Technology
May 3, 2025 | 05:40 pm

Text-to-video AI blossoms with new metamorphic video capabilities

Using time-lapse videos as training data, computer scientists have developed video generators that simulate the physical world more accurately.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, research finding,