Department news
Stevie Chancellor Earns Amazon Grant for Machine Learning and Mental Health Project
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Her group will use this grant to improve machine learning techniques relating to mental health data.
Mohamed Mokbel Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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The Distinguished McKnight University Professorship program recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Mokbel is one of nine recipients from across the University.
Vipin Kumar Collaborates with U of M Medical School on $1.4 Million Grant
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The University of Minnesota Medical School received a $1.4 million research grant for their work with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Professors Shekhar and Mokbel part of Institute Grant on Spatial Data Science for Arctic and Antarctic Regions
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Professors Shekhar and Mokbel and team's research on spatial data science to anticipate the effects of climate change awarded $13 million grant.
Computing Ethics Project Receives $400,000 Grant
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The GroupLens Lab and other department faculty received a $400,000 grant for their research titled “Beyond the Individual: Community-Engaged Design and Implementation of a Framework for Ethical Online Communities Research.”
Yousef Saad Wins 2023 SIAM John von Neumann Prize
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Professor Saad will deliver this flagship lecture at the 2023 International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Congress this August.
Yarosh’s Group Wins Distinguished Paper Award for Self-tracking Addiction Recovery Applications
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Their paper, “Be Consistent, Work the Program, Be Present Every Day: Exploring Technologies for Self-Tracking in Early Recovery”, examines technologies that can aid in the recovery process for individuals with substance abuse disorders.
Mokbel’s Group Earns 2022 ACM SIGSPATIAL 10-Year Impact Award
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The annual award recognizes the paper that has made the largest impact in the field over the last 10 years.
Minnesota Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory earns $930K NSF grant
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Associate professor Junaed Sattar is the principal investigator on the project title “NRI: Enhancing Autonomous Underwater Robot Perception for Aquatic Species Management''.
Nikos Papanikolopoulos receives Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education
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Papanikolopoulos, a McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor, received the University-wide award for his excellence in graduate and professional education.