Department of Computer Science Archives

AI-generated illustration of artificial general intelligence shows a gleaming robot sitting at a desk, looking pensive, and writing with its left hand with a few books stacked on the desk.

Science & Technology

April 3, 2025 | 06:12 pm

How artificial general intelligence could learn like a human

Computer scientist Christopher Kanan discusses AI, large language models, and the responsible use of artificial general intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

A hand holds up a phone and on the screen the new QR code technology to prevent quishing.

Science & Technology

February 11, 2025 | 09:05 am

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gaurav Sharma, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Irving Barron, research finding,

Amanda Stent smiles with their arms crossed in front of Wegmans Hall at the University of Rochester.

Campus Life

January 21, 2025 | 02:52 pm

Amanda Stent ’01: Guiding the future of AI in industry and academia

The Head of AI Strategy & Research in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg reflects on the state of artificial intelligence.

topics: alumni, artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

Triptych featuring black-and-white photos of Ehsan Hoque, Petros Tzeferacos, and William Renninger, the University of Rochester's recipients of the 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

University News

January 16, 2025 | 02:01 pm

Three Rochester faculty members receive nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators

Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.

topics: artificial intelligence, awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ehsan Hoque, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Petros Tzeferacos, School of Arts and Sciences, William Renninger,

Exterior of Wegmans Hall, home of the newly renamed Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

University News

January 7, 2025 | 11:57 am

Goergen Institute’s name change reflects University of Rochester’s artificial intelligence expertise

The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

Triptych of photos of the 2024 Wells Prize winners.

Campus Life

November 13, 2024 | 10:36 am

Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

topics: American Sign Language Program, artificial intelligence, Class of 2025, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of English, Department of Philosophy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,

GIF showing an example of deepfakes created with artificial intelligence featuring speaker Donald Trump alongside AI-generated positive and negative reactions from Joe Biden.

Science & Technology

October 22, 2024 | 04:09 pm

Are video deepfakes powerful enough to influence political discourse?

An expert in AI video generation discusses the technology’s rapid advances—and its current limitations.

topics: artificial intelligence, Chenliang Xu, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

GIF showing black and red swirling data visualized on the left and blue, green, and yellow visualized data on the right with "AI" in text in the middle.

Science & Technology

October 16, 2024 | 01:23 pm

How artificial intelligence is powering the fusion revolution

At the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester scientists harness AI to bring fusion research into sharper focus.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences, Valeri Goncharov, Varchas Gopalaswamy,

Overhead view of a vehicle with sensors activated while turning into a crosswalk with people to illustrate the concept of improved autonomous machines.

Science & Technology

October 3, 2024 | 12:05 pm

How to design autonomous machines that are more reliable and less costly

An international team of computer scientists has developed a new method to reduce cost-safety tradeoffs.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, Yuhao Zhu,

Wegmans Hall, a modern four-story brick building with large glass windows, lit from inside, at dusk. A well-maintained lawn with a walkway is in the foreground, and the University of Rochester Library is visible in the background.

From the Magazine

August 6, 2024 | 03:22 pm

Bit by megabit

The Department of Computer Science at Rochester marks 50 years of revolutionary progress.

topics: alumni, artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, videos,

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