Carnegie Mellon University Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science

10/16/2026

https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2026/bajcsy-packard-fellowship

Andrea Bajcsy, an assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science, has received a 2026 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. The fellowship, awarded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, provides early career researchers with $985,834...

10/16/2026

CMU and Microsoft launched the Preceptorship for AI-accelerated Software Engineering (PRAISE) program to train early career software engineers for the rapidly changing computer science landscape.

In between classes on machine learning and software engineering, Jace Watson isn't heading back to his dorm or finding a quiet place to study somewhere on Carnegie Mellon University's campus.

10/15/2026

Akari Asai and Daniel Fried, assistant professors in the Language Technologies Institute, and Andrea Bajcsy, an assistant professor in the Robotics Institute, are among 22 researchers named 2026 AI2050 Early Career Fellows.

Three faculty members in Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science have been named 2026 AI2050 Early Career Fellows for research. Sponsored by Schmidt Sciences, AI2050 aims to make artificial intelligence safer, more useful and reliable for scientific discovery.

10/14/2026

Assistant Professor Martin Zhang received a multiyear NIH grant to unite different biological datasets into a single, shared system that could help scientists develop targeted treatments for rare and complex diseases.

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science are uniting different biological datasets into a single, shared system to help scientists develop targeted treatments for rare and complex diseases. Their work could lead to more targeted or rapid disease treat...

10/12/2026

Can AI foster greater empathy between people? Maarten Sap thinks it’s possible. He returns to the podcast to talk about cultural adaptation, the value of storytelling and why the ongoing conversation about AI needs nuance.

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10/09/2026

"The program is way ahead of current industry standards...deep in technical expertise but broad across the many dimensions of privacy."

Building TrustHow Privacy Engineering is Shaping the Age of AI TRICIA MILLER KLAPHEKE In an era when data privacy and artificial intelligence governance have become critical, alumni from CMU’s pioneering privacy engineering program are filling a critical gap in the industry by mastering the comple...

10/08/2026

Placing a peg in a hole is child’s play — until it's 22,000 miles in space! 🛰️

The CMU Robotics Institute and Northrop Grumman Corporation are teaching space robots how to dock, refuel, and fix old satellites, ending the days of single-use spacecraft.

A rendering shows Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle. (Northrop Grumman) Placing a peg in a hole is literally child’s play, but when the peg and the hole are more than 22,000 miles above Earth the stakes are much higher.

10/05/2026

From fitness trackers to thermostats, tech is only as useful as it is accessible. But much of the tech we use isn’t designed with ability differences in mind. On this episode of Does Compute, Patrick Carrington talks about how considering accessibility early saves headaches down the road.

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09/30/2026

The TODAY Show did a segment on our big news today, and it featured none other than our own Maxwell Jones!
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Billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist Ken Griffin is announcing the largest-ever donation from an individual to a university. Griffin’s $3 billion donation to Carnegie Mellon University is record-setting and comes with equally high ambitions. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Stephanie Gosk...

09/30/2026

A landmark $500 million gift will transform Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked School of Computer Science into a global powerhouse shaping students, research and technologies to address emerging global challenges.