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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
Rakibul Hasan

The fight to protect student data in the age of AI

Rakibul Hasan receives an NSF CAREER Award to build tools that help universities use student data responsibly without turning it into a surveillance system.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceData science
graphic of Yan Shoshitaishvili and Adam Doupé

When hackers are no longer human

As AI accelerates cyber threats, a first-of-its-kind conference examines how research must evolve to stay ahead.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceSecurity
A portrait of Vivek Gupta.

Outsmarting AI in the classroom

Instead of chasing AI use, ASU researchers are building tools that make shortcuts visible from the start.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Daniel Fan

Meet students researching diagnostics, large language models and more

Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
Aman Arora

The hardware revolution behind AI

AI is outgrowing its hardware, and an ASU researcher is developing adaptable chips to meet the challenge.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Yezhou “YZ” Yang

ASU researcher pushes standards for AI-generated media

YZ Yang is helping unite researchers, tech companies and policy groups to create reliable ways to detect and even forget AI-generated images.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
Salina Valentin, Mae Louise Geiskopf and Ruth Chave at convocation

ASU students engineer friendship online

An accelerated online program, late nights and a bond built beyond the screen
School or unitEducation
People walking in an airport

ASU alum uses data science to fight flight delays

Bhavya Pandya transforms aircraft data into insights that support safer, smoother travel.
School or unitData science
Mikael Örn at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex

From ASU to the Olympics, twice

Bronze medalist Mikael Örn will return to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games in a new role: engineering water for the world’s fastest swimmers.
Three robots operate in a test field of tomato plants.

Rising Star builds AI for clinics and crops

ASU doctoral student Zhen Tan designs explainable AI systems for interdisciplinary domains.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceHealthRobotics
Gail-Joon Ahn

Cybersecurity trailblazer named ACM Fellow

ASU professor Gail-Joon Ahn recognized for shaping the foundations of modern computer security.
School or unitSecurity
A portrait of Wil Gibbs

From hackademic to funded founder

ASU doctoral student Wil Gibbs spins DARPA competition-winning AI research into a $1.5 million cybersecurity startup.
School or unit2025-2026Artificial intelligenceSCAI
American Society for Engineering Management students at a table

Where engineers learn to lead

The rise of ASEM at ASU provides opportunities to network and grow.
School or unitEducation
students working in Next Lab in the Creativity Common at ASU

Four students, four hard computing problems

From traffic systems to trustworthy AI, undergraduate researchers are solving problems the world can’t ignore.
School or unitArtificial intelligenceRobotics
Aditi Ganapathi, Easton Kelso and Ariadne Dimarogona

From code to court

Cybersecurity students design AI system to translate cyber forensic evidence for judges and juries.
School or unitArtificial intelligence
An illustration shows the four steps of the U.S. agri-food system

America stress-tested its food system, and it mostly held

Data from five turbulent years shows where food kept moving and where bottlenecks quietly caused chaos.
School or unitAgriculture
Manan Shah posed next to a large LinkedIn sign outside the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

ASU computer science student turns skills into AI job offers

Manan Shah combined persistence and a passion for artificial intelligence to earn competitive opportunities.
School or unitArtificial intelligence

Date range May 2026 – February 2026