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College of Connected Computing launches ‘Plot Twist’ series to offer students advice about successful technology careers
The College of Connected Computing has developed a new speaker series called “Plot Twist” that invites Vanderbilt alumni from various backgrounds to share stories with current students about their paths to becoming technology leaders. “We strive to find alumni whose career paths have taken interesting twists and turns to… Read MoreOctober 15, 2025
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Andy Schwartz: Leveraging AI to improve the human condition
As far back as he can remember, Andy Schwartz has been fascinated by two things—how the brain works and how humans process natural language. “I had always been interested in the mind and language, stemming from my own struggles with reading, dyslexia... Read MoreOctober 13, 2025
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College of Connected Computing researcher helps launch worldwide human-centered AI evaluation
The Human Language Analysis Lab directed by H. Andrew Schwartz, which just moved to Vanderbilt’s new College of Connecting Computing, is running a key part of the annual worldwide artificial intelligence test, SemEval, which will evaluate how well curr... Read MoreSeptember 26, 2025
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H. Andrew Schwartz joins College of Connected Computing
H. Andrew Schwartz, whose “HLAB” research includes improvements to state of the art in artificial intelligence, has moved to the new College of Connecting Computing. Schwartz also specializes in investigating language, in all forms, as a window into the human condition – mental health, fundamental human traits, and… Read MoreSeptember 13, 2025
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College of Connected Computing researcher helps launch worldwide human-centered AI evaluation
The HLAB directed by H. Andrew Schwartz, which just moved to Vanderbilt’s new College of Connecting Computing, is running a key part of the annual worldwide artificial intelligence test, SemEval, which will evaluate how well current AI text systems understand human emotion. Each year, more than a hundred… Read MoreSeptember 10, 2025
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David Hyde receives $1.6 million NSF grant to develop open-source software platform for ‘physical intelligence’
David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science at Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing, has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new, open-source software platform for “physical intelligence,” which is the combination of traditional physics simulation algorithms with artificial intelligence… Read MoreAugust 21, 2025
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Hirak Sarkar joins College of Connected Computing and Center for Computational Systems Biology
Hirak Sarkar, a machine learning and genomics expert, recently became a new faculty member in the College of Connected Computing and also joined the Discovery Vanderbilt Center for Computational Systems Biology in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Hirak Sarkar Sarkar’s research focuses on developing computational models for… Read MoreAugust 21, 2025
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Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Jesse Spencer-Smith
Get to know Jesse Spencer-Smith's favorite food, books, music and why he's excited to be faculty head of Sutherland House on the Ingram Commons. Read MoreAugust 11, 2025
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Researchers receive $1.2 million NSF grant to develop smart microscope system
Vanderbilt researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a smart microscope system that uses artificial intelligence to help scientists better understand how cells behave, particularly in diseases like cancer. Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, is the grant’s principal investigator. Co-PIs are […] Read MoreJuly 14, 2025
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Shekhar Bhansali named as Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shekhar Bhansali, an internationally recognized distinguished researcher and leader in electrical engineering, has accepted the role of chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering, effective July 1. He will also hold the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair. Bhansali comes to Vanderbilt after holding major leadership roles at Florida International University (FIU) […] Read MoreJune 27, 2025