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Blum To Participate on Panel in DC

by Byron Spice | Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Lenore Blum will join a panel, "Mothers of Invention: Celebrating Women Innovators," hosted by the Congressional Inventions Caucus on Wednesday, March 22, in Washington, D.C.  Blum will speak about Project Olympus and Women@SCS and the roles they play in increasing the participation of women in computer science and entrepreneurship.

SCS Undergrads Named KPCB Fellows

by Aisha Rashid | Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) Fellowship Program has announced that two School of Computer Science undergraduates are among the fellows in its 2017 Engineering Fellows Program.  

Allison Wang and Serena Wang are among 54 students selected from almost 2,000 applicants across the country to represent their universities this summer in Silicon Valley. The three-month summer program helps fellows develop their technical and design skills under the mentorship of innovative Silicon Valley startups.

Frieze Honored for Increasing Diversity in Computer Science

CMU's Director of Women@SCS and SCS4ALL Will Receive 2017 Habermann Award

by Byron Spice | Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Computing Research Association has selected Carnegie Mellon University's Carol Frieze as the recipient of its 2017 A. Nico Habermann Award, recognizing her sustained, successful efforts to promote diversity in computer science.

Kanade Will Receive IEEE Founder's Medal

High Honor Recognizes Leadership in Computer Vision and Robotics

by Byron Spice | Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Takeo Kanade, Carnegie Mellon University's U. A. and Helen Whitaker Professor of Robotics and Computer Science, has been named the 2017 recipient of the IEEE Founder's Medal — one of IEEE's highest honors.

The medal, which will be presented at the annual IEEE Honors Ceremony on Thursday, May 25, in San Francisco, recognizes Kanade "for pioneering and seminal contributions to computer vision and robotics for automotive safety, facial recognition, virtual reality and medical robotics."

Libratus Making Headlines in Wake of Historic Poker Win

CMU AI Becomes First to Defeat Top Pros Playing No-Limit Texas Hold'em

by Byron Spice | Monday, February 6, 2017

"A major milestone for AI."

"A powerful and rather unsettling proposition: a machine that can out-bluff a human."

"Libratus's main attribute as a poker player is that it's inhumanly good."

Carnegie Mellon Artificial Intelligence Beats Top Poker Pros

Historic Win at Rivers Casino Is First Against Best Human Players

by Byron Spice | Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Libratus, an artificial intelligence developed by Carnegie Mellon University, made history by defeating four of the world's best professional poker players in a marathon 20-day poker competition called "Brains vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante" at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

SCS Students Named 2017 Facebook Fellows

by Aisha Rashid | Monday, January 30, 2017

Three School of Computer Science graduate students have been named to the 2017 class of Facebook fellows.

Poker Pros, Sandholm Discuss Brains vs. AI in New Video

by Susie Cribbs | Thursday, January 26, 2017

With more than half the competition in the rearview mirror, Carnegie Mellon University's AI program Libratus has built up a substantial lead against four top poker professionals in Brains vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante.

In our latest video, Computer Science Professor Tuomas Sandholm and two of the poker professionals reflect on the competition to date and what it means for the future of artificial intelligence.

Pennington, Stehlik Among Alumni Award Honorees

by Aisha Rashid | Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association annually recognizes alumni, students and faculty for their service to the university and their achievements in the arts, humanities, business and other fields. Since the first Alumni Awards were presented in 1950, more than 880 individuals have been honored through the program. 

CMU AI Is Tough Poker Player

Libratus Builds Substantial Lead in Brains Vs. AI Competition

by Byron Spice (Carnegie Mellon) and Garrett Allen (Rivers Casino) | Friday, January 20, 2017

As the "Brains vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante" poker competition nears its halfway point, Carnegie Mellon University's AI program, Libratus, is opening a lead over its human opponents — four of the world's best professional poker players.

One of the pros, Jimmy Chou, said he and his colleagues initially underestimated Libratus, but have come to regard it as one tough player.

"The bot gets better and better every day," Chou said. "It's like a tougher version of us."

Computer Chess Pioneer Hans Berliner Dies at 87

by Byron Spice | Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Former SCS faculty member Hans Berliner, a world champion correspondence chess player who built the first game-playing computer ever to defeat a human champion at any game, died Jan. 13 in Riviera Beach, Fla. He was 87.

Poker Play Begins in "Brains Vs. AI: Upping the Ante"

Top Pros Will Play 120,000 Hands With Libratus AI

by Byron Spice | Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Game play began on schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 11, for "Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante," a competition at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh that pits a Carnegie Mellon University artificial intelligence called Libratus against four of the world's best professional poker players.

Humphrey, Chen Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Lists

by Byron Spice | Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Happy New Year: Forbes magazine has released its 30 Under 30 listings for 2017 and SCS alumni Matt Humphrey and Xi Chen are among those so honored. Humphrey, who earned a bachelor's degree in computer science as well as an MBA at CMU, is a serial entrepreneur who founded LendingHome, which provides funds to unconventional borrowers; he was named to the 30 Under 30 Finance list.

Upping the Ante: Top Poker Pros Face Off vs. Artificial Intelligence

20-Day Contest at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh Begins Jan. 11

by Byron Spice | Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Four of the world’s best professional poker players will compete against artificial intelligence developed by Carnegie Mellon University in an epic rematch to determine whether a computer can beat humans playing one of the world’s toughest poker games. 

CMU Team Takes First Place in 2016 Facebook Global Hackathon

by Aisha Rashid and Susie Cribbs | Thursday, December 15, 2016

When Facebook launched its Live video service last year, the social media giant's 1.5 billion global users began living their lives as if they had TV cameras in their back pockets. A team of Carnegie Mellon University students and alumni recently harnessed the power of the Live system to take first place in the 2016 Facebook Global Hackathon.

Carnegie Mellon Launches Flu Forecasting for 2016-2017 Season

Is Artificial Intelligence Superior to Wisdom of Crowds?

by Byron Spice | Friday, December 9, 2016

Computer scientists and statisticians at Carnegie Mellon University are using both artificial intelligence and the wisdom of crowds to guide their efforts in forecasting 2016-2017 flu activity. Past experience suggests it remains an open question as to which is better at predicting the disease's spread week by week.

Three SCS Faculty Members Named ACM Fellows

by Byron Spice | Thursday, December 8, 2016

Three School of Computer Science faculty members  — Justine Cassell, Manuela Veloso and Todd Mowry — have been named Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellows for 2016 in recognition of their contributions to human-computer interaction, computer architecture and artificial intelligence, respectively. They are among 53 members of the ACM, the world's leading computing society, elevated to fellow status this year.

"La Mare dels Peixos" Premieres in Spain Dec. 16

by Byron Spice | Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The world premiere of "La Mare dels Peixos" (Mother Fish), a one-act opera co-written by Roger Dannenberg, professor of computer science, and Jorge Sastre, professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and former visiting researcher at CMU, will be held Friday, Dec. 16, in Valencia, Spain. The opera, based on an old Valencian folktale about how a magical fish changes a family's fortunes, includes computer and electronic elements.

Researchers Seek Solution to Selfie-Related Deaths

Dangerous Selfie Shots Have Become Worldwide Phenomenon

by Byron Spice | Tuesday, November 22, 2016

People love to take selfies, but it's a love that can prove fatal. A growing number of people die each year while snapping photos of themselves on cliffs, on railroad tracks and other hazardous spots. Researchers in Pittsburgh and in India are looking for ways to reduce this risk.

Veloso Featured on The Verge

by Byron Spice | Monday, November 14, 2016

The Verge technology and culture site is celebrating its fifth anniversary in November by looking at what's in store for the next five years, based on interviews with opinion leaders, such as Manuela Veloso, head of SCS's Machine Learning Department. Read Veloso's "The Verge 2021" interview and watch the accompanying video to get her insights on why humanity and artificial intelligence will be inseparable.

Kanade Receives 2016 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology

by Byron Spice | Thursday, November 10, 2016

Takeo Kanade, the U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Robotics and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, received the prestigious 2016 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in a ceremony in Kyoto, Japan.

RoboVote Helps Groups Make Decisions Using AI-Driven Methods

Carnegie Mellon, Harvard Researchers Offer Free Online Service

by Byron Spice | Monday, November 7, 2016

A contentious presidential election can raise questions about whether the voting system produces the best possible candidates. While nothing is going to change the way Americans vote, a new online service, RoboVote.org, enables anyone to use state-of-the-art voting methods to make optimal group decisions.

Lenore and Manuel Blum to Present Distinguished Lectures at Georgia Tech School of Computer Science

by Jenn Landefeld | Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Annual IMlay Lecture

Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, will present the Annual Imlay Lecture at Georgia Tech School of Computer Science on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

Four SCS Students Named ACS Scholars

by Susie Cribbs | Monday, October 17, 2016

Four School of Computer Science seniors have been named ACS Scholars by Carnegie Mellon University's Andrew Carnegie Society. Kimberly Kleiven, Ananya Kumar, Benjamin Lichtman and Ariana Weinstock join 36 students from across the university honored for embodying CMU's high standards of academic excellence, volunteerism, leadership and involvement in student organizations, athletics or the arts.

Carnegie Mellon Featured on CBS's "60 Minutes"

SCS Dean Andrew Moore Discusses Impact of AI With Charlie Rose

by Byron Spice | Friday, October 7, 2016

When CBS's "60 Minutes" decided to do a two-part report on the state of artificial intelligence, they came to Pittsburgh to see the state of the art and talk with SCS Dean Andrew Moore about where AI is taking humankind. That report, by correspondent Charlie Rose, aired on Oct. 9.