news /irt/autonomous-systems/ en Researchers explore how AI will integrate with STEM education /irt/autonomous-systems/2023/06/13/researchers-explore-how-ai-will-integrate-stem-education <span>Researchers explore how AI will integrate with STEM education</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-13T10:47:38-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:47">Tue, 06/13/2023 - 10:47</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/adobestock_132932564_5.jpg?h=d8a54832&amp;itok=-l4fAcjC" width="1200" height="600" alt="Graphic of a man dissolving in thinking pose "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> Boulder researchers are taking the first steps to develop the foundational theories, technologies and technical know-how needed to build future classrooms — as well as the workforce needed to power them. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2023/05/16/designing-classrooms-future`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:47:38 +0000 Anonymous 416 at /irt/autonomous-systems 'Smart' walking stick could help visually impaired with groceries /irt/autonomous-systems/2023/03/06/smart-walking-stick-could-help-visually-impaired-groceries <span>'Smart' walking stick could help visually impaired with groceries</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-06T12:53:44-07:00" title="Monday, March 6, 2023 - 12:53">Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/smart-walking-stick-could-help-visually-impaired-with-groceries-finding-a-seat-cu-boulder-today-university-of-colorado-boulder.png?h=c3e0fbe3&amp;itok=ckYy1e7z" width="1200" height="600" alt="Demonstrating the smart walking stick"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Engineers at Boulder are tapping into advances in artificial intelligence to develop a new kind of walking stick for people who are blind or visually impaired.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2023/01/19/smart-walking-stick-could-help-visually-impaired-groceries`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:53:44 +0000 Anonymous 415 at /irt/autonomous-systems Video: Working Toward Safer Autonomous Systems /irt/autonomous-systems/2023/03/06/video-working-toward-safer-autonomous-systems <span>Video: Working Toward Safer Autonomous Systems</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-06T12:47:35-07:00" title="Monday, March 6, 2023 - 12:47">Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:47</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/cd73f001-f1f6-455f-bb30-a77e549a6862.jpeg?h=f56737ef&amp;itok=9yki8rhM" width="1200" height="600" alt="Majid Zamani in the lab"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/cs/2023/02/16/video-working-toward-safer-autonomous-systems`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:47:35 +0000 Anonymous 414 at /irt/autonomous-systems Researchers explore wind farm co-design with communities /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/12/16/researchers-explore-wind-farm-co-design-communities <span>Researchers explore wind farm co-design with communities</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-12-16T09:55:17-07:00" title="Friday, December 16, 2022 - 09:55">Fri, 12/16/2022 - 09:55</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/expanding-the-scope-researchers-explore-wind-farm-co-design-with-communities-electrical-computer-energy-engineering-university-of-colorado-boulder.png?h=d78254fa&amp;itok=ZL0pANlg" width="1200" height="600" alt="A woman standing with wind turbines in back"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Pao and some of her collaborators teamed up with an even broader group of engineers and scientists and they began to look at what it would mean to bring communities into the process of designing wind farms. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/ecee/2022/11/21/expanding-scope-researchers-explore-wind-farm-co-design-communities`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:55:17 +0000 Anonymous 413 at /irt/autonomous-systems Trivedi seeks to democratize artificial intelligence through CAREER award /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/06/27/trivedi-seeks-democratize-artificial-intelligence-through-career-award <span>Trivedi seeks to democratize artificial intelligence through CAREER award</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-06-27T13:02:57-06:00" title="Monday, June 27, 2022 - 13:02">Mon, 06/27/2022 - 13:02</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/ashutosh-jpg-600x600-.png?h=60087a22&amp;itok=mn2WpQXt" width="1200" height="600" alt="Ashutosh Trivedi,"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Ashutosh Trivedi, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Boulder, is working to democratize artificial intelligence by making machine learning more programmable, trustworthy and accessible to everyone. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:02:57 +0000 Anonymous 412 at /irt/autonomous-systems Zamani CAREER award to bridge the gap between industry and academia in autonomous systems /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/06/27/zamani-career-award-bridge-gap-between-industry-and-academia-autonomous-systems <span>Zamani CAREER award to bridge the gap between industry and academia in autonomous systems</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-06-27T13:00:00-06:00" title="Monday, June 27, 2022 - 13:00">Mon, 06/27/2022 - 13:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/zamani-career-award-to-bridge-the-gap-between-industry-and-academia-in-autonomous-systems-computer-science-university-of-colorado-boulder.png?h=f9f20a3f&amp;itok=O0qaSYMR" width="1200" height="600" alt="Majid Zamani"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Zamani wants to use real-life data, rather than mathematical models, to study and control autonomous systems with both software and physical components, bridging the gap between academia and industry and ensuring safety for all users.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2022/06/27/zamani-career-award-bridge-gap-between-industry-and-academia-autonomous-systems`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 411 at /irt/autonomous-systems Boulder Professor leads new journal filling Environmental Data Science gap /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/04/13/cu-boulder-professor-leads-new-journal-filling-environmental-data-science-gap <span> Boulder Professor leads new journal filling Environmental Data Science gap</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-04-13T10:27:23-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 10:27">Wed, 04/13/2022 - 10:27</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/adobestock_177063683_1.jpeg?h=511d9358&amp;itok=GFumk9OU" width="1200" height="600" alt="Microscope "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-right"><p></p><p>Monteleoni</p></div><p><em>Environmental Data Science</em> – a new journal devoted to innovative data-driven approaches to environmental problems including climate change, edited by <a href="/cs/claire-monteleoni" rel="nofollow">Associate Professor Claire Monteleoni</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;recently published its first cluster of papers.</p><p><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2022/04/13/environmental-data-science-publishes-its-first-papers/" rel="nofollow">The open access journal, published by Cambridge University Press,</a> allows anyone to read, reproduce and re-use content and fills a gap as environmental data science research is often seen as too applied for computer science journals and too interdisciplinary for journals in the environmental sciences. The first cluster of papers published in the outlet include four application papers, a data paper, and two perspectives from authors at universities around the globe.</p><p>Monteleoni is part of the <a href="/cs/" rel="nofollow">Department of Computer Science at Boulder</a>&nbsp;and has been working at this interface for more than a decade – including co–founding the Climate Informatics Conference in 2011.</p><p>“Data science broadly defined – AI, machine learning, statistics, and data mining – is the key to unlock insights from environmental data, and help us address major challenges, including climate change,” she said. “Environmental Data Science will highlight advances in addressing complex environmental problems using machine learning and data-driven approaches. And I am excited to be working with Cambridge University Press on this."</p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2022/04/13/environmental-data-science-publishes-its-first-papers/" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-regular fa-newspaper">&nbsp;</i> Read Monteleoni's introduction to the articles </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A new journal devoted to innovative data-driven approaches to environmental problems including climate change, edited by Associate Professor Claire Monteleoni recently published its first cluster of papers.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:27:23 +0000 Anonymous 410 at /irt/autonomous-systems PhD student testifies before state senate on AI, facial recognition bill /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/03/14/phd-student-testifies-state-senate-ai-facial-recognition-bill <span>PhD student testifies before state senate on AI, facial recognition bill</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-03-14T10:04:28-06:00" title="Monday, March 14, 2022 - 10:04">Mon, 03/14/2022 - 10:04</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/witness_screenshot.png?h=4f3d82d4&amp;itok=SKD-dcls" width="1200" height="600" alt="Christine Chang testifying "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Computer science PhD student Christine Chang was recently invited to testify before the Colorado Senate Committee on Business, Labor, and Technology on SB22-113 – a piece of proposed legislation that deals with artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology and related privacy issues.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2022/03/08/cu-boulder-phd-student-testifies-state-senate-ai-facial-recognition-bill`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:04:28 +0000 Anonymous 409 at /irt/autonomous-systems All college Interdisciplinary Research Theme Blitz and Poster Session set for April 12 /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/03/08/all-college-interdisciplinary-research-theme-blitz-and-poster-session-set-april-12 <span>All college Interdisciplinary Research Theme Blitz and Poster Session set for April 12</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-03-08T15:13:10-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 15:13">Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:13</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/iain_boyd_2021_cue16ga.jpg?h=ab6c79df&amp;itok=3gryXX1-" width="1200" height="600" alt="Iain boyd and students drawing diagrams in a group"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The College of Engineering and Applied Science will host a research blitz and poster session featuring work from within the interdisciplinary research themes from 3 - 6 p.m. on April 12 in the DLC lobby and first floor meeting spaces.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2022/03/08/all-college-interdisciplinary-research-theme-blitz-and-poster-session-set-april-12`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:13:10 +0000 Anonymous 407 at /irt/autonomous-systems Brian Argrow reflects on time as chair and future of DEI in STEM /irt/autonomous-systems/2022/02/24/brian-argrow-reflects-time-chair-and-future-dei-stem <span>Brian Argrow reflects on time as chair and future of DEI in STEM</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-02-24T13:11:43-07:00" title="Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 13:11">Thu, 02/24/2022 - 13:11</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/irt/autonomous-systems/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/brian_argrow13ga.jpg?h=b195342c&amp;itok=0tzxgVq7" width="1200" height="600" alt="Brian Argrow"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/irt/autonomous-systems/taxonomy/term/29"> news </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Argrow is a professor and Schaden Leadership Chair of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at Boulder. He was also recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his work to advance uncrewed aerial systems to increase our understanding of supercell thunderstorms that can spawn tornados.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2022/02/24/brian-argrow-reflects-time-chair-and-future-dei-stem`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:11:43 +0000 Anonymous 405 at /irt/autonomous-systems