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The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is one of the world's premier institutions for CS and robotics research and education. We build useful stuff that works!
"Something as simple as the words that label a button or a default setting can have a huge effect on what people do."
Beyond the fine print
Led by Lorrie Cranor, CyLab director, a team of researchers recently set out to explore how digital platforms can better empower users to make informed privacy decisions
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November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Something as simple as the words that label a button or a default setting can have a huge effect on what people do."
As AI and robotics become more popular in the public eye, interdisciplinary efforts like the robot fashion show empower robotics researchers to communicate thought-provoking ideas to a broader audience.
Robots on the Runway - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Robots took to the runway -- strutting, spinning and dancing -- in a fashion show that brought art and engineering together to rethink how humans and machines might coexist. Draped in metallic fabric and sculptural garments, the robots appeared alongsid...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As AI and robotics become more popular in the public eye, interdisciplinary efforts like the robot fashion show empower robotics researchers to communicate thought-provoking ideas to a broader audience.
A trio of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, developed a camera with a specialized lens that can focus individual pixels to different depths, ensuring that everything in a photo is perfectly sharp and in focus.
This Camera System Can Focus on Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
No more focus stacking.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A trio of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, developed a camera with a specialized lens that can focus individual pixels to different depths, ensuring that everything in a photo is perfectly sharp and in focus.
Team Chiron, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the third and final phase of the DARPA Triage Challenge next November.
Team Chiron Advances to Final Phase of DARPA Triage Challenge - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The quadruped robots explore grass terrain at night.
Team Chiron, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the third and final phase of the
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November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Team Chiron, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will compete in the third and final phase of the DARPA Triage Challenge next November.
"The speed and efficiency of using A.I. to write code is balanced by the reality that it often gets things wrong."
An op-ed in @nytimes.com by SCS faculty Mary Shaw and Michael Hilton describes why a CS education matters in a generative AI world.
An op-ed in @nytimes.com by SCS faculty Mary Shaw and Michael Hilton describes why a CS education matters in a generative AI world.
Opinion | You're a Computer Science Major. Don't Panic About A.I.
We taught a generation how to write code. Now we need to teach future generations how to edit code.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"The speed and efficiency of using A.I. to write code is balanced by the reality that it often gets things wrong."
An op-ed in @nytimes.com by SCS faculty Mary Shaw and Michael Hilton describes why a CS education matters in a generative AI world.
An op-ed in @nytimes.com by SCS faculty Mary Shaw and Michael Hilton describes why a CS education matters in a generative AI world.
Robots powered by popular artificial intelligence models are currently unsafe for general purpose real-world use, according to new research from King’s College London and Carnegie Mellon University.
Popular AI Models Aren't Ready to Safely Power Robots - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Rumaisa Azeem and Andrew Hundt, co-first authors of the paper.
The Breakdown:
Robots powered by popular AI models failed multiple safety and discrimination tests.
The tests revealed deeper risks, including bias and unsafe physical behavior....
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November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Robots powered by popular artificial intelligence models are currently unsafe for general purpose real-world use, according to new research from King’s College London and Carnegie Mellon University.
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To kick off #CMU125, Carnegie Mellon welcomed alumnus and entrepreneur Luis von Ahn as part of the 2025 President's Lecture Series.
Best known as co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, von Ahn reflected on his experience in @scsatcmu.bsky.social, which paved the way for his career.
Best known as co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, von Ahn reflected on his experience in @scsatcmu.bsky.social, which paved the way for his career.
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
To kick off #CMU125, Carnegie Mellon welcomed alumnus and entrepreneur Luis von Ahn as part of the 2025 President's Lecture Series.
Best known as co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, von Ahn reflected on his experience in @scsatcmu.bsky.social, which paved the way for his career.
Best known as co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, von Ahn reflected on his experience in @scsatcmu.bsky.social, which paved the way for his career.
Run entirely by students, StuCo gives students the chance to turn their passions into classes offered for pass/no-pass credit. Students get out of the lab, build community and teach their peers about their interests, from hip hop to chess.
SCS Students Share Passions Through StuCo
Roller Coasters: Background and Design is just one of the courses available through StuCo, CMU's Student College initiative that allows students to turn their passions into classes they teach for thei...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Run entirely by students, StuCo gives students the chance to turn their passions into classes offered for pass/no-pass credit. Students get out of the lab, build community and teach their peers about their interests, from hip hop to chess.
SCS has established an endowed research fund to support CMU students and honor the life of Natasha Parker, an SCS undergraduate who continuously gave back to the school.
Endowed Research Fund Honors Life of Natasha Parker
SCS has established an endowed research fund to support CMU students and honor the life of Natasha Parker, an SCS undergraduate who continuously gave back to the school.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
SCS has established an endowed research fund to support CMU students and honor the life of Natasha Parker, an SCS undergraduate who continuously gave back to the school.
Riku Arakawa, a Ph.D. candidate in @hcii.cmu.edu, received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award and Best Doctoral Colloquium Contribution Award during UbiComp/ISWC.
Arakawa Recognized with Two Awards at UbiComp / ISWC
Riku Arakawa, a fifth-year human-computer interaction Ph.D. candidate, received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award and Best Doctoral Colloquium Contribution Award during UbiComp / ISWC. The conference was held October 14-16, 2025 at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Riku Arakawa, a Ph.D. candidate in @hcii.cmu.edu, received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award and Best Doctoral Colloquium Contribution Award during UbiComp/ISWC.
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How to records work in programming languages?
My latest Programming Language Pragmatics video covers it all: record syntax, operations, semantics, (sub)typing, and run time layout!
PLP 8.1: Records - youtu.be/qgG555CJPmM
My latest Programming Language Pragmatics video covers it all: record syntax, operations, semantics, (sub)typing, and run time layout!
PLP 8.1: Records - youtu.be/qgG555CJPmM
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
How to records work in programming languages?
My latest Programming Language Pragmatics video covers it all: record syntax, operations, semantics, (sub)typing, and run time layout!
PLP 8.1: Records - youtu.be/qgG555CJPmM
My latest Programming Language Pragmatics video covers it all: record syntax, operations, semantics, (sub)typing, and run time layout!
PLP 8.1: Records - youtu.be/qgG555CJPmM
@cmurobotics.bsky.social alum Lalitesh Katragadda has spent his career using technology to make a world that works for everyone. On Thursday, Oct. 30, he'll share his experience with the CMU community during the Bruce Nelson Memorial Lecture.
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Infinite Possibilities
Robotics Institute alum Lalitesh Katragadda has spent his career using technology to make a world that works for everyone. On Thursday, Oct. 30, he'll share his experience with the CMU community during the Bruce Nelson Memorial Lecture.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@cmurobotics.bsky.social alum Lalitesh Katragadda has spent his career using technology to make a world that works for everyone. On Thursday, Oct. 30, he'll share his experience with the CMU community during the Bruce Nelson Memorial Lecture.
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SCS faculty members Carolyn Rosé (@ltiatcmu.bsky.social) and Jun-Yan Zhu (@cmurobotics.bsky.social) recently received endowed chairs to recognize their research contributions and support their future work.
SCS Faculty Receive Chaired Professorships
"As a researcher who has dedicated her career to impact in education and who directs one of Carnegie Mellon's largest data science graduate programs, I am honored to receive a chair named after Aleksandar Kavčić, in light of his current work in Serbia to provide free textbooks for schools through his foundation, and José Moura, who has partnered with him and others to invest in data science education at Carnegie Mellon," Rosé said.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
SCS faculty members Carolyn Rosé (@ltiatcmu.bsky.social) and Jun-Yan Zhu (@cmurobotics.bsky.social) recently received endowed chairs to recognize their research contributions and support their future work.
Does Compute Podcast: Nik Martelaro and Sarah Fox (@hcii.cmu.edu) are working with public transit operators and riders across the country to help design the future of public transit systems, and create a model for safely and effectively bringing AI into the workplace.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Does Compute Podcast: Nik Martelaro and Sarah Fox (@hcii.cmu.edu) are working with public transit operators and riders across the country to help design the future of public transit systems, and create a model for safely and effectively bringing AI into the workplace.
www.geekwire.com/does-compute/
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SCS's Matt Fredrikson has received the 2025 ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security Test-of-Time Award for work that revealed critical vulnerabilities in systems that deployed machine learning for privacy-sensitive applications.
Fredrikson Receives Test of Time Award
SCS faculty member Matt Fredrikson has received the 2025 ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security Test-of-Time Award for work that revealed critical vulnerabilities in systems that deployed machine learning for privacy-sensitive applications.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
SCS's Matt Fredrikson has received the 2025 ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security Test-of-Time Award for work that revealed critical vulnerabilities in systems that deployed machine learning for privacy-sensitive applications.
The Carnegie Mellon Accenture Center of Excellence for AI — will explore the potential of AI to enhance the training process, create modular content personalized for each learner, and capture and analyze learning data for improved outcomes.
CMU, Accenture Advance AI in Workforce Training
The Carnegie Mellon Accenture Center of Excellence for AI will advance the understanding and application of AI in workforce development and strategy.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Carnegie Mellon Accenture Center of Excellence for AI — will explore the potential of AI to enhance the training process, create modular content personalized for each learner, and capture and analyze learning data for improved outcomes.
Ten Carnegie Mellon doctoral students pursuing artificial intelligence research will receive support from Amazon through the company's new AI Ph.D. Fellowship Program.
10 CMU Students Selected for Amazon AI Ph.D. Fellowship Program
"Amazon's AI Ph.D. Fellowship Program reflects our ongoing commitment to the academic community. We're fortunate to collaborate with some of the nation's brightest Ph.D. students who are advancing critical areas in AI - from high-performance chips and hardware to networking, software, foundation models, applications and more," said Rohit Prasad, a senior vice president and head scientist for Amazon AGI.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ten Carnegie Mellon doctoral students pursuing artificial intelligence research will receive support from Amazon through the company's new AI Ph.D. Fellowship Program.
As more aspects of life move online, how do we protect personal information? On this episode of Does Compute, Sarah Scheffler (@cylab.bsky.social) discusses how applied cryptography works to protect privacy, and what privacy means in the digital age.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As more aspects of life move online, how do we protect personal information? On this episode of Does Compute, Sarah Scheffler (@cylab.bsky.social) discusses how applied cryptography works to protect privacy, and what privacy means in the digital age.
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Students in AI Tools for Software Development vibe code a lot, but rather than hoping, they're learning how to apply a software engineering mindset to make AI tools more reliable.
CMU Students Put AI Coding Tools to the Test
Students in the new, experimental AI Tools for Software Development course learn how to apply a software engineering mindset to make AI tools more reliable.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Students in AI Tools for Software Development vibe code a lot, but rather than hoping, they're learning how to apply a software engineering mindset to make AI tools more reliable.
MapAnything, has a wide range of flexibility, making it useful for everything from augmented reality to environmental mapping by providing a fast, simple way to turn visual data into accurate 3D representations.
New Model Helps Robots See in 3D - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The Breakdown:
Researchers developed a model that converts data into precise 3D maps.
Trained on real-world scenes, the model captures both small details and large spaces with high precision.
The research moves robotics closer to human-like spatial reasoning.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
MapAnything, has a wide range of flexibility, making it useful for everything from augmented reality to environmental mapping by providing a fast, simple way to turn visual data into accurate 3D representations.
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How do programming languages define control flow?
In my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video, I talk about precedence, order of evaluation, and expression vs. statements. Control flow matters most for side effects; I talk about tradeoffs involved and forms of assignment.
In my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video, I talk about precedence, order of evaluation, and expression vs. statements. Control flow matters most for side effects; I talk about tradeoffs involved and forms of assignment.
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
How do programming languages define control flow?
In my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video, I talk about precedence, order of evaluation, and expression vs. statements. Control flow matters most for side effects; I talk about tradeoffs involved and forms of assignment.
In my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video, I talk about precedence, order of evaluation, and expression vs. statements. Control flow matters most for side effects; I talk about tradeoffs involved and forms of assignment.
Congrats, @maartensap.bsky.social!
I’m ✨ super excited and grateful ✨to announce that I'm part of the 2025 class of #PackardFellows (www.packard.org/2025fellows). The @packardfdn.bsky.social and this fellowship will allow me to explore exciting research directions towards culturally responsible and safe AI 🌍🌈
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congrats, @maartensap.bsky.social!
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Today, Carnegie Mellon and Amazon have announced the launch of the CMU-Amazon AI Innovation Hub, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing cutting-edge research through academic-private sector partnerships.
Amazon and Carnegie Mellon University Launch Strategic AI Innovation Hub
The collaboration between CMU and Amazon will advance research in generative AI, robotics, natural language processing and cloud computing while fostering innovation in foundational and emerging techn...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today, Carnegie Mellon and Amazon have announced the launch of the CMU-Amazon AI Innovation Hub, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing cutting-edge research through academic-private sector partnerships.
Researchers in the CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute are harnessing AI to help everyday objects sense human activity and respond in useful ways.
This Stapler Knows When You Need It
The HCII's Alexandra Ion and Violet Han are part of a team using AI to turn everyday objects into proactive personal assistants.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Researchers in the CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute are harnessing AI to help everyday objects sense human activity and respond in useful ways.
Increasing dependence on personal data has led to the emergence of privacy engineering as a career. Our Privacy Engineering Certificate Program, offered remotely over four weekends, will help you gain a practical knowledge of privacy engineering. Register today!
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October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Increasing dependence on personal data has led to the emergence of privacy engineering as a career. Our Privacy Engineering Certificate Program, offered remotely over four weekends, will help you gain a practical knowledge of privacy engineering. Register today!
privacy.cs.cmu.edu/privacy-cert...
privacy.cs.cmu.edu/privacy-cert...