Inventing the Future
Penn Engineering Announces First Ivy League Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence
The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science introduces its Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first undergraduate major of its kind among Ivy League universities and one of the very first AI undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S.
The rapid rise of generative AI is transforming virtually every aspect of life: health, energy, transportation, robotics, computer vision, commerce, learning and even national security. This produces an urgent need for innovative, leading-edge AI engineers who understand the principles of AI and how to apply them in a responsible and ethical way.
Mike Mitchell Profiled in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael J. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Penn Engineering, was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the article, Mitchell describes how he and his team are using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the tiny capsules that deliver mRNA, in novel ways to treat lung cancer or broach the blood-brain barrier.
Five Years of Penn Engineering Online Master’s Degrees
Launched in 2019, Penn Engineering’s Online Master’s Program offers an Ivy League education to professionals seeking to augment their skills or switch to a new career entirely, but who are unable to attend in person. Since then, the program has seen explosive growth in the form of additional courses, certificate programs, lifelong learning initiatives and full-fledged master’s degrees, including a online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT Online) degree and more recently, a Master of Science in Engineering in Data Science (MSE-DS Online).
The Annual Women in Data Science Conference Unites Women across Penn
This year, Penn Engineering partnered with Analytics at Wharton (AAW) and the Penn Museum to co-host the fifth annual WiDS @ Penn conference, bringing together dozens of women from across the University and beyond to learn about the latest applications of data science in topics as diverse as online education and health care.
Penn Engineering students from all levels of their academic careers participated, from Aashika Vishwanath, a sophomore in CIS, who shared her work developing an AI-powered teaching assistant, to Betty Xu, a master’s student in Electrical and Systems Engineering, who collaborated with the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative to study financial decision making.
George Pappas Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
George Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his significant “contributions in analysis, synthesis, and control of safety-critical cyber-physical systems.” Pappas joins a distinguished group of 114 new members and 21 international members that comprise the NAE Class of 2024.
Election to the NAE is one of the highest professional honors for an engineer, and Pappas’ induction places him among esteemed company.
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Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: Sherry Gao Pushes the Boundaries of Genetic Engineering
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2024 Celebration of Diversity
Tedori-Callinan Distinguished Lecture: “Origami”
ESE Spring Seminar – “Developing next-generation wireless, bioelectronic cellular medicine”
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