School or Unit

SCAI

School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence

Middle school students test line-following robots
July 31, 2026
Ryan Woo studies how students learn while designing hands-on robotics activities for Desert CodeSprouts campers.
Ozgur Ozmen at work in his lab
July 31, 2026
Desert CodeSprouts is only the beginning of Ozgur Ozmen's vision for preparing the next generation of researchers.
Students from Sun Devil Satellite Laboratory gather in front of the NASA logo.
July 28, 2026
Students in Sun Devil Satellite Laboratory built, tested and launched a satellite that is now orbiting Earth. Now they’re applying its lessons to their next mission.
portrait of Baoyu Zhou
July 22, 2026
ASU researcher develops optimization methods that help quantum computers work more reliably.
Hui Jun Tay poses in a computer lab.
July 17, 2026
Award-winning ASU research reveals more than one million vulnerable routers and cameras still online.
David Pheanis poses in front of several 3D printers in the SCAI robotics lab.
July 14, 2026
David Pheanis taught one of ASU's toughest courses. His students are still coming back more than 20 years later.
Hannah Kerner speaks at the U.S. award ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education

ASU researcher’s AI work earns U.S. nomination for international science prize

Hannah Kerner recognized for advancing AI that improves food security and disaster resilience.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Adil Ahmad

What to do when the cloud knows too much

Adil Ahmad's NSF CAREER Award supports a new vision of confidential cloud computing.
School or unitData scienceSecurity
John Rudolph, Lisa Depew and Christopher Bailey

Teachers learn the hardware behind the AI hype

Supported by Intel, ASU and Rio Salado’s summer institute gave Arizona teachers an inside look at the chips, careers and opportunities of the AI era.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceEducationSemiconductors
A portrait of Saivirup Akavarapu

From processor project to professional pathway

Building a computer chip gave one ASU student the skills needed to launch his microelectronics career.
School or unitElectrical engineeringMicroelectronics
Claudia Zapata outdoors holding a book

Essential Reading: Books brimming with insight from fact to fiction

Fulton Schools faculty and staff members recommend books that inform, inspire and offer compelling stories for students and colleagues
Jia Zou on a yellow background surrounded by spare computer parts.

The hidden waste inside AI

Jia Zou’s systems rethink how databases and AI models work together to reduce computational waste.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Lei Yu

AI leader Lei Yu returns to ASU to help shape the future

The GDIT executive says future graduates must learn to collaborate with AI systems.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Varun Srivastava poses with a map

The map that finds the truth and loses you

Showing uncertainty should build trust. Instead, new ASU research shows it makes people doubt the data they’re seeing.
School or unitData science
Bing Si

Solving health care’s growing data problem

Bing Si uses machine learning and engineering to turn fragmented health data into tools for precision medicine and better clinical decisions.
School or unitData scienceHealth
Mirali Purohit

12 million images later, Mars starts to make sense

A new AI model from the Kerner Lab helps scientists analyze the Red Planet at a planetary scale.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Agilan Kumara, a Fulton Schools student, works with colorful wires and electronic equipment in an engineering lab while smiling down at a circuit setup. An oscilloscope and other testing instruments are visible on the table.

Innovation Showcase opens doors for students

Innovation Showcase connected future engineers and technologists through projects displaying the hands-on learning that takes place each semester.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceEducationManufacturingRobotics
Yuehwern Yih

Lecture asks what happens when data tells the wrong story

Yuehwern Yih explored how gaps between digital systems and real-world conditions affect health care and humanitarian aid.
School or unitData science

Date range July 2026 – May 2026