June 10, 2021
…including bioengineering, gas/oil, spacecraft autonomy, cybersecurity, flying vehicles, AI, and deep learning. Also think outside of the box: you don’t need to be in a computer science department to study AI and machine learning. You can choose other departments where admissions are easier and collaborate with computer scientists. I also…
September 1, 2016
Todd Hylton, a well-known San Diego scientist and entrepreneur, is joining the University of California San Diego to become the executive director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute. Since 2012, Hylton served as executive vice president of strategy and research at Brain Corporation, a San Diego-based robotics startup.…
March 7, 2023
Each year during March the UC San Diego Women’s Center holds a series of events to honor the many contributions of women in history, culture and society. The celebration kicked off with a keynote from reproductive justice activist Renee Bracey Sherman.
February 8, 2024
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has doubled the size of its Accelerating Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations for Early-Career Faculty program. The program helps faculty build interdisciplinary research to the point that it is competitive for multi-year research funding.
September 25, 2018
They are trailblazers, industry titans and philanthropic leaders. With their generosity, they are advancing health care, basic science and engineering to make a better tomorrow. The recipients of the University of California San Diego’s 2018 Chancellor’s Medal include: UC San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder, Franklin Antonio; former member of…
October 3, 2019
…advance critical health, energy, autonomy and security challenges facing society. With the various construction projects underway, the campus has launched a “watch where you walk campaign” to help pedestrians navigate around impacted areas on campus. The campaign is one of several initiatives Transportation Services is rolling out this fall to…
June 4, 2020
…that’s developing a generalized autonomy software package for unmanned surface vehicles. The team is working to develop a user-friendly interface for scientists monitoring harmful algal blooms (HABs) by using the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider. “Broadly, we are excited about how our framework can be used for other similar scenarios that…
November 3, 2016
…year’s theme was “Shared Autonomy: New Directions in Human-Machine Interaction.” The forum has grown over the years and reflects the increased importance of robotics in the San Diego region, said Albert P. Pisano, dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. This year’s event featured talks by…
August 19, 2019
…the toughest health, energy, autonomy and security challenges facing society. “Franklin Antonio Hall is an expression of the core research themes of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering,” said Jacobs School of Engineering Dean Albert P. Pisano. “It’s a concrete example of how we leverage bold engineering solutions…
February 27, 2014
Art by UC San Diego’s Fred Lonidier Showing at Whitney Biennial Exhibition Photographer Fred Lonidier—an alumnus and professor emeritus of UC San Diego’s department of visual arts—is among 103 artists whose work has been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. Described by the New York Times as “America’s…
