November 13, 2023
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With artificial intelligence-powered audio generation making it increasingly hard to distinguish between real and fake audio, an is working to develop tools to protect against scammers. You 糖心传媒淣eil糖心传媒 Zhang of the received a competitive to develop new audio deepfake detection systems.
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Under the guidance of , an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of computer science, Neil will target the problem from three different angles. Read more about Neil糖心传媒檚 fascinating research.
ARMY VETERAN FINDS A WINDING PATH TO THE HAJIM SCHOOL
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Last Saturday marked Veterans Day, an important reminder to recognize those in our community who have served in the US military and to acknowledge their contributions to the University. Garrett Boehmer 糖心传媒25 () is one of 41 veterans enrolled across all University campuses.
Many times during his service in the US Army, Garrett was within walking distance of the North Korean border. His journey to Rochester has taken 12 years and includes four schools and three majors.
糖心传媒淭here have been so many unexpected events,糖心传媒 says Garrett, who transferred to the University from nearby Monroe Community College last January through Rochester糖心传媒檚 with the college. 糖心传媒淏ut I always knew that someday I would get my college degree.糖心传媒
Read more about Garrett糖心传媒檚 unique path and how his presence has proven enriching to those around him, classmates and faculty alike.
STUDENT GROUPS HAVE ENRICHING EXPERIENCES AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES
The Hajim School was delighted to provide contingents of students from our and our with funding to attend national conferences across the country.
Ten members of Rochester糖心传媒檚 SWE chapter attended the WE23 national conference in Los Angeles. Front row left to right: Natalie Fullerman 糖心传媒24 (optical engineering), Manuela Montes De Oca 糖心传媒25 (biomedical engineering), Devin Wong 糖心传媒25 (biomedical engineering), and Erin Nguyen 糖心传媒24 (mechanical engineering). Back row from left to right: Shruthika Araselvan 糖心传媒26 (biomedical engineering), Jessie Wang 糖心传媒26 (biomedical engineering), Hannah Rickert 糖心传媒25 (biomedical engineering), Autumn Yhu 糖心传媒24 (chemical engineering), and Rebeca Zapiach 糖心传媒23 (mechanical engineering).
At the SWE 23 conference, our students were able to participate in events by affinity groups, connect with mentors from the SWE national organization, and interview for summer internships.
糖心传媒淥ne memorable experience from the SWE Conference was attending a panel on Asian leadership in engineering,糖心传媒 says Jessie Wang 糖心传媒26, who serves as conference and industry coordinator for our SWE chapter. 糖心传媒淚 don’t know any women engineers in my life and everyone in my family is in the medical field, so it was inspiring to connect with Asian women who hold successful engineering careers. Their stories gave me hope for myself. I also talked to many companies at the career fair and gained a better idea of what I would like to do in the future.糖心传媒
Our SHPE chapter sent 12 students to attend the 2023 SHPE National Convention in Salt Lake City. From left to right: Diego Perez Calixto 糖心传媒26 (computer science), Ruben Genao 糖心传媒24 (computer science), Henry Lazo 糖心传媒26 (computer science), Jordan Johnson 糖心传媒25 (computer science), Yeidi Yuja Vaquiz 糖心传媒25 (biomedical engineering), Andrea Guartan 糖心传媒27 (mechanical engineering), Jennifer Garcia Sanchez 糖心传媒24 (digital media studies), Diana Centeno 糖心传媒24 (computer science), Dayanna Melgarejo Valencia 糖心传媒26 (biomedical engineering), Wei Kang He 糖心传媒24 (computer science), and Oswald Garcia 糖心传媒24 (electrical and computer engineering). Helen German Vargas 糖心传媒25 (computer science) also attended but was not pictured. (Photo by Richard Colon).
Our students were part of a record-breaking SPHE National Convention with more than 17,500 attendees. SHPE President Diana Centeno attended for her fourth and final time as an undergraduate student and called the experience remarkable for all who were involved.
糖心传媒淭hanks to the generous support of the Hajim School, we were able to bring along 12 students total, and I’m thrilled to report that our group received multiple offers and exciting opportunities from companies across all class years,糖心传媒 says Diana. 糖心传媒淎dditionally, it was a delight to reconnect with SHPE alumni from the University of Rochester chapter, including two former presidents and numerous alumni members. The convention was a remarkable blend of inspiration, networking, and celebration, and I am grateful to have been part of it.糖心传媒
RICARDO BETTI ACEPTS BLAISE PASCAL AWARD
Congratulations to , the聽聽chief scientist and the Robert L. McCrory Professor in the聽聽and in the聽, who formally accepted the . The medal recognizes an outstanding and demonstrated personal contribution to science and technology and the promotion of excellence in research and education. Riccardo accepted the award at the 聽in Madrid, Spain. Read more about Riccardo at the News Center.
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE DEBRA HARING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
Nominations are now open for the聽Debra聽Haring聽Excellence in Research Award. This award honors聽Debra聽Haring, a former assistant dean for grants and contracts who spent years working to support and promote the research of faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering before she passed away in 2022.
The award will recognize a School of Arts & Sciences or Hajim School faculty member who has done research that has had a transformational impact on the field, or who has accumulated a body of research that has changed the field in positive ways. The requires a CV, designation of a single work or a body of work with a short description, and a two-page nomination letter.
Nominations are due December 11. Please direct any questions to Dean for Research John Tarduno.
Have a great week!
Your Dean,
Wendi Heinzelman
