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SCAI

School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering - New Faculty 2026-2027
August 27, 2026
The Fulton Schools is continually growing its teaching and research enterprise to increase the scope and impact of its educational programs and research initiatives.
A portrait of William E. Lewis taken in his office circa 1995.
August 26, 2026
How the founding chair of ASU's computer science department sees today's AI upheaval as another beginning.
Gail-Joon Ahn portrait
August 18, 2026
The NSF-backed program prepares students to turn CyberAI skills into jobs protecting critical digital systems.
Deniz Berfin Karakoc
August 14, 2026
An analysis reveals what makes a global food powerhouse and which countries are gaining ground.
Feng Ju in the manufacturing innovation lab
August 12, 2026
Role will expand AI-driven manufacturing and supply chain research and strengthen industry partnerships in the Fulton Schools.
Xusheng Xiao writes keywords from his recent cybersecurity research on a glass dry-erase board.
August 5, 2026
By analyzing more than 100,000 real-world fraud reports, ASU researcher Xusheng Xiao discovered that modern scams follow a surprisingly predictable playbook.
Middle school students test line-following robots

Meet the student researcher rethinking how kids learn to code

Ryan Woo studies how students learn while designing hands-on robotics activities for Desert CodeSprouts campers.
School or unitEducationRobotics
Ozgur Ozmen at work in his lab

Meet the mentor behind tomorrow’s cyber workforce

Desert CodeSprouts is only the beginning of Ozgur Ozmen's vision for preparing the next generation of researchers.
School or unitSecurity
Students from Sun Devil Satellite Laboratory gather in front of the NASA logo.

CubeSat project propels students forward

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.
School or unitAerospace engineeringElectrical engineering
portrait of Baoyu Zhou

Thinking through the quantum noise

ASU researcher develops optimization methods that help quantum computers work more reliably.
School or unitEntrepreneurshipGlobal
Hui Jun Tay poses in a computer lab.

Researchers race against routers and hackers

Award-winning ASU research reveals more than one million vulnerable routers and cameras still online.
School or unitSecurity
David Pheanis poses in front of several 3D printers in the SCAI robotics lab.

The class that never really ended

David Pheanis taught one of ASU's toughest courses. His students are still coming back more than 20 years later.
School or unitEducation
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

Date range August 2026 – June 2026