UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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Engineering for the public good: inclusive education; research advances; tech transfer.
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Enjoy these #AI generated carols created by our alumna @janelleshane.com!
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On this day of Christmas I bring to you: Christmas carols generated by a tiny vintage neural net.
This is from 2017, when I trained the neural net from scratch on my laptop using just Christmas carols.
In retrospect I can see the neural net got mixed signals
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This is from 2017, when I trained the neural net from scratch on my laptop using just Christmas carols.
In retrospect I can see the neural net got mixed signals
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![The story of the chimney see
Santa baby, and blood and joyous so world and joy and good will to see
Santa baby bore sweet Jesus Christ
Fa la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
King of toys and hippopotamuses [sic] full of the light of that stood at the dear Son of Santa Claus
He was born in a wonderful christmas tree
Run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolf the new born King.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kq6mqqfqf6zg7fvyeu2h7g2o/bafkreid3da62yp5ng32esoqi4czq2l743s7fpocsakw7vwas4va7u57pji@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Enjoy these #AI generated carols created by our alumna @janelleshane.com!
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UC San Diego students are tackling #QuantumComputing before it goes mainstream in a #UCSD undergraduate club. Enthusiasm abounds. Club president Rebecca Breihan describes the field as "thrilling."
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Student Club Takes the Leap into Quantum Computing
“I’m drawn to that sense of exploration where I’m standing at the frontier of a technology that’s still being defined,
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
UC San Diego students are tackling #QuantumComputing before it goes mainstream in a #UCSD undergraduate club. Enthusiasm abounds. Club president Rebecca Breihan describes the field as "thrilling."
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Engineers discovered a new way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for sustainably producing valuable plant compounds that could be used to help plants defend against disease & pests, attract pollinators, and withstand stresses such as drought & heat. today.ucsd.edu/story/making...
Making Yeast More Efficient ‘Cell Factories’ for Producing Valuable Plant Compounds
Researchers have discovered a way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for sustainably producing valuable plant compounds, which could be used to help plants defend against disease, repel pe...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Engineers discovered a new way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for sustainably producing valuable plant compounds that could be used to help plants defend against disease & pests, attract pollinators, and withstand stresses such as drought & heat. today.ucsd.edu/story/making...
Fine-tuning an #AI model to specific needs can now be done with far less data and computing power, thanks to a new method developed by engineers in the lab of @ucsandiego.bsky.social electrical engineer Pengtao Xie. #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM today.ucsd.edu/story/ai-mod...
AI Models Can Now Be Customized with Far Less Data and Computing Power
Engineers have created a new method to make large language models (LLMs) — such as the ones that power chatbots and protein sequencing tools — learn new tasks using significantly less data and computi...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Fine-tuning an #AI model to specific needs can now be done with far less data and computing power, thanks to a new method developed by engineers in the lab of @ucsandiego.bsky.social electrical engineer Pengtao Xie. #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM today.ucsd.edu/story/ai-mod...
Congrats to @zjahed.bsky.social on receiving a seed grant from the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social to explore mechanisms of aging in cells that don't divide, like those in the brain and heart. Her work could shed new light on the progression of many age-related diseases. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
UC San Diego Engineer Awarded Hypothesis Fund Grant to Explore Aging in Brain and Heart Cells
Why do some of the body’s most important cells — like those in the brain and heart — age, even though they never divide? Chemical and nano engineering professor Zeinab Jahed has received a seed grant ...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Congrats to @zjahed.bsky.social on receiving a seed grant from the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social to explore mechanisms of aging in cells that don't divide, like those in the brain and heart. Her work could shed new light on the progression of many age-related diseases. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
This robotic skin allows tiny #robots to navigate complex fragile environments. Work by @ucsandiego.bsky.social roboticists in Science Advances.
#robotics #vinerobots
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#robotics #vinerobots
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October 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This robotic skin allows tiny #robots to navigate complex fragile environments. Work by @ucsandiego.bsky.social roboticists in Science Advances.
#robotics #vinerobots
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#robotics #vinerobots
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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data: work by @ucsandiego.bsky.social computer scientists profiled in this @wired.com story by @agreenberg.bsky.social & @mattburgess1.bsky.social: stag2.wired.com/story/satell...
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#cybersecurity
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data: work by @ucsandiego.bsky.social computer scientists profiled in this @wired.com story by @agreenberg.bsky.social & @mattburgess1.bsky.social: stag2.wired.com/story/satell...
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Shadi Dayeh is working at the frontiers of #medicine and #engineering, including on potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplants. But his earliest explorations took place in a sun-baked car repair shop and the sprawling vineyards of his hometown in Lebanon.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Shadi Dayeh is working at the frontiers of #medicine and #engineering, including on potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplants. But his earliest explorations took place in a sun-baked car repair shop and the sprawling vineyards of his hometown in Lebanon.
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Rooting for bioengineering professors Ludmil B. Alexandrov and Trey Ideker, who are finalists in the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative! Winners will be awarded up to £20M to complete their projects, and will be announced in 2026 at the Cancer Grand Challenges Summit. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
UC San Diego Researchers Shortlisted for International Cancer Competition
Twelve teams have reached the Cancer Grand Challenges finals, including two with UC San Diego scientists. Winners will receive up to £20 million to solve cancer's toughest problems.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Rooting for bioengineering professors Ludmil B. Alexandrov and Trey Ideker, who are finalists in the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative! Winners will be awarded up to £20M to complete their projects, and will be announced in 2026 at the Cancer Grand Challenges Summit. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...
Bioengineers built a technology that maps every RNA-protein interaction inside human cells. By identifying the interactions that go awry in diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's, researchers could design drugs to block the harmful ones or boost the protective ones. today.ucsd.edu/story/mappin...
Mapping RNA-Protein ‘Chats’ Could Uncover New Treatments for Cancer and Brain Disease
A technology that maps entire networks of RNA-protein interactions inside human cells could offer new strategies for treating diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Bioengineers built a technology that maps every RNA-protein interaction inside human cells. By identifying the interactions that go awry in diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's, researchers could design drugs to block the harmful ones or boost the protective ones. today.ucsd.edu/story/mappin...
Our new #AI major is here! About 200 students enrolled in the inaugural class. The major resides in our Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with partnerships from across campus.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our new #AI major is here! About 200 students enrolled in the inaugural class. The major resides in our Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with partnerships from across campus.
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#artificialintelligence #computerscienceeducation
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Shadi Dayeh at @jacobsschool.bsky.social and #UCSD #QualcommInstitute is fusing engineering and medicine to map the brain and restore vision. His lab develops flexible neural interfaces and leads whole-eye transplantation research: tinyurl.com/5xvm6rmh #UCSD #neurotechnology #visionrestoration
From Lebanon’s Vineyards to Vision Restoration - Qualcomm Institute
At UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and Jacobs School of Engineering, Shadi Dayeh leads bold research from brain-computer interfaces to pioneering optic nerve transplants.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Shadi Dayeh at @jacobsschool.bsky.social and #UCSD #QualcommInstitute is fusing engineering and medicine to map the brain and restore vision. His lab develops flexible neural interfaces and leads whole-eye transplantation research: tinyurl.com/5xvm6rmh #UCSD #neurotechnology #visionrestoration
Step inside the brand-new @ucsandiego.bsky.social Bioengineering Instructional Lab spaces, which are ready for students this fall! Bioengineering lab courses will benefit from a larger, sleeker space, while bioengineering design projects will come to life in a cutting-edge makerspace.
September 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Step inside the brand-new @ucsandiego.bsky.social Bioengineering Instructional Lab spaces, which are ready for students this fall! Bioengineering lab courses will benefit from a larger, sleeker space, while bioengineering design projects will come to life in a cutting-edge makerspace.
@ucsandiego.bsky.social professor Nick Gravish is part of an NSF-funded network of researchers in mechano-computation: www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2025/09...
#robotics #biomimicry
#robotics #biomimicry
Building a collaborative network of researchers in mechano-computation
Building a collaborative network of researchers in mechano-computation - Mechanical Engineering
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September 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@ucsandiego.bsky.social professor Nick Gravish is part of an NSF-funded network of researchers in mechano-computation: www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2025/09...
#robotics #biomimicry
#robotics #biomimicry
A nonhormonal material could alleviate the negative impacts of menopause. The newly created hydrogel could combat genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which negatively impacts quality of life for millions of women.
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#bioengineering #menopause #womenshealth
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September 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A nonhormonal material could alleviate the negative impacts of menopause. The newly created hydrogel could combat genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which negatively impacts quality of life for millions of women.
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#bioengineering #menopause #womenshealth
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Henrik Christensen, director of the @ucsandiego.bsky.social Contextual Robotics Institute, talks about his research projects and the future of AI in this interview with the @Association for the Advancement of Automation: www.automate.org/videos/how-r...
September 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Henrik Christensen, director of the @ucsandiego.bsky.social Contextual Robotics Institute, talks about his research projects and the future of AI in this interview with the @Association for the Advancement of Automation: www.automate.org/videos/how-r...
The deep-sea #dragonfish is considered one of the scary, monstrous creatures of the ocean. It was also the subject of a #bioinspired research project by @ucsandiego.bsky.social #materials scientists that studied the properties of its transparent teeth! www.zmescience.com/feature-post...
13 Bizarre Deep Sea Animals That Are Stranger (and Cooler) Than Science Fiction
Deep sea creatures are remarkably well adapted to their hellish environment. So why do we parade them as bizarre and weird?
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September 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The deep-sea #dragonfish is considered one of the scary, monstrous creatures of the ocean. It was also the subject of a #bioinspired research project by @ucsandiego.bsky.social #materials scientists that studied the properties of its transparent teeth! www.zmescience.com/feature-post...
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For the fifth year in a row, UC San Diego is ranked the No. 3 public university in the nation by @forbes.com Forbes also recognized UC San Diego among the nation’s best, ranking us No. 20 overall, moving up from last year’s ranking. 💫💙
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September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Congratulations to @ucsandiego.bsky.social #computerscience faculty Hao Su, who received a #frontiersofscience award!
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September 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congratulations to @ucsandiego.bsky.social #computerscience faculty Hao Su, who received a #frontiersofscience award!
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Materials scientists used high power laser shock compression on a #perovskite mineral to recreate the extreme pressures and temperatures deep inside the Earth. The findings provide new insights into the processes that drive earthquakes deep beneath Earth’s surface. today.ucsd.edu/story/extrem...
Extreme Experiments on Perovskite May Offer Insight Into Earth’s Interior and Deep Earthquakes
Materials scientists have performed powerful laser shock experiments on a perovskite mineral to better understand the geophysical processes in Earth's deep interior and the mechanisms behind earthquak...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Materials scientists used high power laser shock compression on a #perovskite mineral to recreate the extreme pressures and temperatures deep inside the Earth. The findings provide new insights into the processes that drive earthquakes deep beneath Earth’s surface. today.ucsd.edu/story/extrem...
From #robotics to #AI, the Jacobs School represented at this year's San Diego Comic-Con! Check out the videos of the panels our researchers were on this year!
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The Jacobs School Represents at San Diego Comic-Con
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August 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From #robotics to #AI, the Jacobs School represented at this year's San Diego Comic-Con! Check out the videos of the panels our researchers were on this year!
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Scientists show how #diamond — a material used to encase fuel for #fusion experiments — can develop tiny structural flaws that may limit fusion performance. The findings can help guide improved capsule designs & models to maximize #energy output of fusion experiments. today.ucsd.edu/story/resear...
Researchers Identify Weak Points in Diamond Fusion Fuel Capsules
Materials scientists at UC San Diego have uncovered how diamond — the material used to encase fuel for fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Lawrence Livermore National Laborat...
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August 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Scientists show how #diamond — a material used to encase fuel for #fusion experiments — can develop tiny structural flaws that may limit fusion performance. The findings can help guide improved capsule designs & models to maximize #energy output of fusion experiments. today.ucsd.edu/story/resear...
Making lithium-metal #batteries last longer depends largely on controlling how #lithium nucleates & grows on the anode during charging & discharging. In a study published in Nature Chemistry, engineers show that both the electrolyte & substrate matter. #energy www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nucleation processes at interfaces with both substrate and electrolyte control lithium growth - Nature Chemistry
Lithium-metal batteries require the controlled growth of lithium for reliable operation, but it has been challenging to understand which factors impact and determine lithium nucleation and growth. Now...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Making lithium-metal #batteries last longer depends largely on controlling how #lithium nucleates & grows on the anode during charging & discharging. In a study published in Nature Chemistry, engineers show that both the electrolyte & substrate matter. #energy www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How can visual artists protect their work from non-consensual reuse by #genAI tools? It's complicated: today.ucsd.edu/story/how-ca...
#generativeAI #AIcrawlers #AI #visualarts #visualartists
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How Can Visual Artists Protect Their Work from AI Crawlers? It’s Complicated
One of the best ways to protect artists’ creative work is to prevent it from ever being seen by “AI crawlers” – the programs that harvest data on the Internet for training generative models. But most...
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August 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
How can visual artists protect their work from non-consensual reuse by #genAI tools? It's complicated: today.ucsd.edu/story/how-ca...
#generativeAI #AIcrawlers #AI #visualarts #visualartists
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A team led by electrical and computer engineer Pengtao Xie created an AI tool that can learn to read medical scans with far less data than existing deep learning-based methods. It could aid diagnoses even when only a small number of patient scans are available. today.ucsd.edu/story/new-ai...
New AI Tool Learns to Read Medical Images With Far Less Data
A new AI tool could make it much easier — and cheaper — for doctors and researchers to train medical imaging software, even when only a small number of patient scans are available. It could lead to fa...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A team led by electrical and computer engineer Pengtao Xie created an AI tool that can learn to read medical scans with far less data than existing deep learning-based methods. It could aid diagnoses even when only a small number of patient scans are available. today.ucsd.edu/story/new-ai...