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Antonio Loquercio Teaches Robots Common Sense, Empathy and Other Forms of Intelligence
hen asked “why study robots?” Antonio Loquercio, Assistant Professor in ESE, says that he himself is 10% robot. Diagnosed with diabetes when he was four years old, Loquercio has relied on a continuous blood glucose monitor to track his blood sugar levels and administer insulin throughout the day for most of his life. This machine that senses its environment and responds accordingly fits into Loquercio’s definition of a robot, a definition that he has been applying to his own research questions for the last six years. READ MORE
Rahul Mangharam Receives NSF Award for Trustworthy AI in Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems
To address both the safety and trustworthiness of the AI that powers autonomous vehicles and transportation systems, Rahul Mangharam, Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and in Computer and Information Science (CIS) and a founding member of the PRECISE Center, joins a collaborative team investigating “Trustworthy AI for Transportation Cyber Physical Systems (CPS).” With a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its MSI Expansion Program, the multidisciplinary team of eight distinguished faculty members from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), the University of California, Riverside and the University of Pennsylvania will address critical issues such as autonomous driving safety, vulnerability to adversarial attacks and ensuring equitable AI decisions for all transportation system users. READ MORE
Introducing the Penn AI Council
As part of the Penn AI initiative, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) has established the Penn AI Council, a group of five faculty crossing an array of disciplines who will lead the effort to map and strengthen Penn’s AI community. The council includes René Vidal, the Rachleff University Professor, in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), Radiology, and Computer and Information Science (CIS). READ MORE
Penn Engineering Innovation and Impact Podcast Episode 5: Responsible Innovation
In the latest episode of Penn Engineering’s Innovation & Impact podcast, host Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in Computer and Information Science (CIS), dives into the topic of “Responsible Innovation” with fellow Penn Engineers at the forefront of revolutionary technological innovations. Panelists included Daniel Koditscheck, Alfred Fitler Moore Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), who works on applying dynamical systems theory to design machines that can run, jump and climb. His work on autonomous robots also intersects with biologists and other disciplines through the lens of ethical and responsible innovation. READ MORE
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Penn Engineering Awards Three New Scholarly Professorships
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Antonio Loquercio Teaches Robots Common Sense, Empathy and Other Forms of Intelligence
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The 2024 NEMO Prize Will Support Research in Self-Administrable DNA Therapy
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