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Santos wins Google Research Award

Joanna Cecilia da Silva Santos, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a Google Research Scholar Award for her project “Leveraging the Power of LLMs to Generate Security Tests for Mobile Apps.” The project’s goal is to make …

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Network biology connects the dots for human health

Networks form the backbone of transportation infrastructure, communication systems, and even the neurons in our brains. When computational scientists map data points into networks—quite literally connecting the dots—the patterns they reveal can provide significant insights. In network …

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Notre Dame researchers leverage social media data to develop a new AI-driven model for opioid misuse prevention in teenagers and young adults

Teenagers spend over five hours on social media each day – their online interactions might reveal clues that save them from the opioid epidemic. Graduating classes are dwindling as the opioid epidemic claims the lives of high school and college-aged adolescents from communities throughout the …

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Matt Morrison recognized as champion for the advancement of women in the semiconductor industry

The Global Semiconductor Alliance Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) recently recognized Matt Morrison, Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with their Allyship Award. The Allyship Program recognizes and celebrates men who champion the advancement …

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13 new faculty join Notre Dame Engineering in fall 2024

The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 13 new members to the faculty this fall. “We are pleased to welcome these talented and vibrant researchers, teachers and practitioners,” said Patricia Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “They bring …

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Machine learning discovers ‘hidden-gem’ materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, accounts for a whopping 15 percent of U.S. energy consumption and …

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Sharon Hu named Leo E. and Patti Ruth Linbeck Professor of Engineering

Xiaobo Sharon Hu, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded …

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Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths’ online safety on the back burner

Foster parents and caseworkers agree: Sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the …

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AI browser plug-ins to help consumers improve digital privacy literacy, combat manipulative design

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing artificial intelligence tools that help consumers …

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Keeping an even keel: Notre Dame engineers take first place in AI-controlled boat competition

A team of seven Notre Dame Engineering students clinched the 2024 Overall Grand Champions title and took first place …