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Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Professor Qinru Qiu has been named a distinguished professor by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS).

Qiu previously received the Associated for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGDA Distinguished Service Award and the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. She has also been a distinguished member of ACM since 2022 and was recognized as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2023. Qiu also serves as the EECS graduate program director.

Her current research focuses on improving the energy efficiency of computing, from runtime power and thermal management of computer systems, and energy harvesting real-time embedded systems, to her recent works in brain-inspired hardware and software for neuromorphic computing.

I am delighted to learn that Professor Qinru Qiu is being elevated to the rank of distinguished professor, says EECS Distinguished Professor Pramod Varshney. Qinru is widely known for her seminal work on energy-efficient computing as well as neuromorphic computing. Her contributions to scholarship, education, and service at Syracuse University are exemplary. She truly deserves this timely recognition.

I am very excited and truly honored to receive this special award, says Qiu. I want to thank my colleagues for their support and trust. This is a new start for me, and I will continue performing my best.

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas A College Station senior student has received a scholarship includes up to $40,000 to study computer science or engineering, and a paid internship with Amazon the summer after her freshman year.

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Like many high school seniors, Cynthia Zhao has been applying for scholarships for college.

"I know I applied but I didn't feel like it could be me," Zhao said.

That's how she came across the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.

"Cynthia, like many seniors, sent me a recommender email from Amazon as well as other various universities that she wanted to apply to, and I filled out the application for her she's an exceptional student. It was not very hard to write great things about her, and then I sent it off."

About three weeks ago, Amazon reached out to Kimberly Munoz, Cynthia's computer science teacher, saying she won the scholarship they set out to plan a secret guest speaker event for the class when really, it was to surprise Cynthia.

"They just walked over to me and gave me the box and everyone's just and I was like, so excited," she said.

It's a $40,000 scholarship to study computer science or engineering, and a paid summer internship with Amazon the summer after her freshman year.

"I already can imagine myself on my next summer, don't go home and go to Seattle for a week that's like, super exciting."

Cynthia is one of 43 students across Texas, and 400 students nationwide to receive this scholarship. She says this will help her focus on her studies, instead of worrying about finances.

"Financially, for my family, it's a big help I have a sister and now, with a scholarship, if I can get most of my tuition covered, they can my family can focus on hers."

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A computer science expert with UW-Madison predicts AI advancement will lead to massive disruptions in the social fabric of the country and world, in much the same way as the industrial revolution did more than 200 years ago.

Prof. Patrick McDaniel, the Tsun-Ming Shih Professor of Computer Sciences in the universitys School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences, shared his outlook on the fast-growing technology during a recent Wisconsin Alumni Foundation webinar.

His experience in this area includes working on a national strategy document around AI for the White House in 2017, when the potential for the technology was becoming more clear.

What were seeing is the beginning of what we call social disruption What were going to see is a change in the very nature of work, he said last week.

Just as the transition from a largely agricultural society to an industrial society led to a huge boost in productivity starting in the late 1700s, McDaniel says market forces resulting from AI being much cheaper than human labor will do the same across many industries. These include health care, finance, insurance, marketing, education, e-commerce, manufacturing and transportation.

I wouldnt look at this as simply a loss, but this is a recalculation, a recalibration of our society. And perhaps leading to a renaissance, McDaniel said. What if we could spend much more of our time, the vast majority of our time, in more creative, more inventive, more innovative endeavors?

He said AI being applied to labor-intensive industries like trucking will help drive this trend, along with national policies aimed at helping the economy handle the rapid changes he foresees.

But at the same time, AI is also being applied in the creative realm, as generative software can produce text, pictures and even videos that are increasingly difficult to distinguish from whats real.

This will change the nature of creation, and it will create new opportunities for immense innovation in things like entertainment, he said. But it has some downsides, because we have to worry about things like propaganda.

And though he conceded that outsourcing certain tasks to smart software will lead to a loss of human expertise gained through experience, McDaniel noted AI will always need to be fed new information and maintained by people.

He argues the technology can be extraordinarily fragile and vulnerable in certain situations, and is far from infallible. For example, AI will often reproduce the biases inherent to human decision making when trained on datasets that are heavily influenced by people, he said.

Just handing it over to AI is kind of a popular cliche, but thats not actually the way AI is going to play out in practice, he said. Whats going to happen is were going to get better at watching the AI evolve, and as we do that, were going to become much better at thinking about expertise in a broader context.

Still, he expects workers in the lowest skill levels of the economy will be affected the most by AI-enabled automation.

Amazon can spend what they paid one employee a year for to buy a robot that never sleeps, never strikes and lives for some 10 years so the economics are overwhelming, and so what well see is that massive displacement, he said.

Watch the full discussion here.

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Computer science expert predicts sweeping disruption from AI - Wisbusiness.com

ULMs chapters of the Google Developers Student Club (GDSC) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) created a new event called the ULM Hawkathon. The Hawkathon, which took place on April-12-13, provided computer science students with opportunities for skill development, networking and enhancing problem-solving abilities.

GDSC president Bishwo Dahal explained why the two organizations collaborated to sponsor the Hawkathon. He states that the Hawkathon provides computer science students with real-life experiences they cannot get elsewhere on campus.

I mean, computer science is practical, sophomore computer science major Dahal said. You need to have practical knowledge before going to any IT company, and events like hackathons help you test your practical skills.

Once students arrived at the Hawkathon, they engaged in an open discussion to identify campus-wide problems and brainstorm potential solutions. After the open discussion, judges gave the teams criteria for the Hawkathon project. Students needed to create an app linking ULM students by sharing interests or addressing a campus issue.

Freshman computer science major Unika Bista explained his reasons for participating in the Hawkathon. He mentioned how he enjoyed working with his fellow computer science majors to create a new project.

Its a great event for students. Teams here are really giving their best and we can see a lot of good projects, freshman computer science major Unika Bista said. I think, for me, I got an opportunity to network with people of Cs.

Representatives from International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), a multinational technology conglomerate with multiple branches in North Louisiana, presented on the developing field of AI. Currently, IBM is focusing on developing new AI software. The speaker discussed the genAI chatbot, which extracts data from provided videos to gather information.

Following the presentation, the teams showcased their projects to the judging panel. The top three teams were invited on stage to deliver presentations to the entire audience. Judges chose the winners based on their presentation and technical skills.

Team Byte Builders won the Hawkathon led by Prashan Sapkota, Unnayan Thapa, Utsab Neupane and Sulav Dhakal. Team member Prashant Sapkota elaborated on why he believes his team won the Hawkathon.

I think what set us apart from others was the problem we were trying to solve, freshman computer science major Prashan Sapkota said. We focused on solving three problems on campus and used five programming languages to compete.

17 teams attended the competition, which served as a platform for students to work together on challenges. However, Dahal seeks to expand the Hawkathon beyond ULMs campus.

Our next goal is to organize a state-level hackathon or at least a hackathon compromising other universities, Dahal said.

The GDSC and ACM plan to continue collaborating on events such as the Hawkathon, showing off ULMs talented and tech-savvy student body.

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Americas best-paying and most employable degree for a career in artificial intelligence (AI) is at California Polytechnic State University, on their San Luis Obispo campus. New research has found that another three bachelors degrees are 100% employable and can earn graduates a salary in AI above $100,000. They are available at Wake Forest University (NC), Trinity University (TX), and Clarkson University (NY).

Three other institutions offer AI-related degrees with 100% employability and over $100,000 salaries four years after graduation: Wake Forest University (NC), Trinity University (TX) and Clarkson University (NY).

This is according to a new study from software development companyVention, which analyzed the latest graduate employment data from the US Department of Education.

The researchers evaluated all the Computer Science and Computer Information and Science General bachelors degrees in the US, which engineers at Vention believe form some of the most suitable foundations for an AI career. The study focuses on degrees whose graduates found work a year after completing their degree, as well as four years later.

Out of all 1,790 degrees related to Computer Science, 294 produced graduates that were employed both a year and four years after completing their studies. Only 23 of them had median earnings data available for the fourth year after graduation. These were ranked from highest to lowest to reveal the best-paying degrees for an AI career with 100% employability.

Out of 1,790 degrees related to Computer Science in America, 294 have 100% employment rates both immediately after graduation and four years later.

California Polytechnic State Universitytakes the top spot for offering Americas best-paying, 100% employable bachelors degree for an AI career. Their Computer and Information Sciences General program in San Luis Obispo sees all of its alumni employed both immediately after graduation and four years later. At that point, Cal Poly grads earn an average of $181,838 per year.

North of Raleigh inNorth CarolinaisWake Forest Universityin Winston-Salem, which offers the second highest-paying, 100% employable degree for a career in AI. Computer Science alumni from Wake Forest University have an outstanding track record of being able to secure a job after graduation. Four years after leaving their college grounds, they reach a median salary of $114,622.

Trinity Universityin San Antonio,Texas, has the third best-paying AI-related degree in America.

All of its Computer and Information Sciences General alumni can secure high-paying jobs both immediately after graduation and four years afterward. They earn an average of $108,840 per year.

The fourth highest-paying AI-related degree in America and the only other one that can earn graduates over $100,000 four years later is atClarkson Universityin Potsdam,New York. Besides employers offering all of their Computer Science alumni a job right after graduation, they are also willing to pay them a median salary of $104,005 four years on.

Compared to other fields of study with 100% employment rates, bachelors degrees that can kickstart an AI career lead to 56% higher salaries four years after graduation. While alumni from other 100% employable degrees across America can earn an average $54,882 per year, AI-related programs earn graduates $85,686 four years after completing their degree.

Mark Karasu, CMO atVention, commented on the findings: We were utterly astonished to discover so many universities, whether public or private, across so many different states, that produce clearly outstanding graduates. At this rate, they probably form the future of AI, if you will.

Our study aims to help AI enthusiasts make more informed choices when submitting their college applications. It also helps AI employers know that a candidate with these universities on their CV will be snapped up by a competitor soon enough. Not only that, but they would also be ready to pay them more than graduates from other degrees. Our advice to hiring managers is to think carefully before skipping any of these college grads.

The study was conducted by Vention, a software development company of over 3,000 engineers, specializing in assisting tech leaders and start-ups build software products and apps.

The full ranking for the 23 bachelors degrees inComputer ScienceandComputer and Information Sciences, General, with 100% employment rates one and four years after graduation, ranked by the median earnings reported for the fourth year after completion:

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Looking for an AI Career? Here're the 10 Most Employable Degrees for AI Professionals - AiThority