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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!
Arthur C. Sanderson, one of the founding co-directors of the CMU Robotics Institute (@cmurobotics.bsky.social), died in December at his home in Florida. He was 79.
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Arthur C. Sanderson, one of the founding co-directors of the CMU Robotics Institute (@cmurobotics.bsky.social), died in December at his home in Florida. He was 79.
A team of researchers led by an incoming SCS professor built an open-source AI model specifically designed to synthesize current scientific research.
An AI Model for Scientists
A team of researchers led by an incoming SCS professor built an open-source AI model specifically designed to synthesize current scientific research.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A team of researchers led by an incoming SCS professor built an open-source AI model specifically designed to synthesize current scientific research.
The Security and Privacy Undergraduate Research Scholars program is a 10-week immersive experience for undergrads, designed to introduce students to the world of security and privacy while helping them explore academic and research careers.
Carnegie Mellon launches summer undergraduate research program to expand pathways into security and privacy
Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department is inviting undergraduate students from across the country to take part in its Security and Privacy Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Scholars program, a 10-week immersive experience designed to introduce students to the world of security and privacy while helping them explore academic and research careers.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The Security and Privacy Undergraduate Research Scholars program is a 10-week immersive experience for undergrads, designed to introduce students to the world of security and privacy while helping them explore academic and research careers.
We're so excited to show the world what an incredible #robotics hub #Pittsburgh has become when IROS comes to town this fall!
IROS 2026 | IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Join us in Pittsburgh for IROS 2026, the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, bringing together global leaders in robotics research and innovation.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We're so excited to show the world what an incredible #robotics hub #Pittsburgh has become when IROS comes to town this fall!
“I do believe at some point AI systems will be able to generate a waveform that evokes the same kinds of captivating interests that human-created music currently does."
As AI-Generated Music Advances, Humans Still Lead in Creativity, CMU Research Finds
AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made by people, according to Carnegie Mellon University research.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“I do believe at some point AI systems will be able to generate a waveform that evokes the same kinds of captivating interests that human-created music currently does."
Carnegie Mellon researchers analyzed Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain transaction data representing two years of crypto wallet transfers to track a simple but extremely effective phishing scam.
CyLab study uncovers 270 million crypto phishing attempts
A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reveals that a little-known but highly effective cryptocurrency scam known as “blockchain address poisoning” has quietly become one of the largest phishing schemes operating on public blockchains today.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Carnegie Mellon researchers analyzed Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain transaction data representing two years of crypto wallet transfers to track a simple but extremely effective phishing scam.
At the core of the archive is Gigapan, a robotic panoramic imaging system developed by CREATE Lab researchers that creates ultra-high-resolution images. Over time, Gigapan has transformed the archive from a collection of photographs into a dynamic record of Pittsburgh’s evolving visual landscape.
Preserving Pittsburgh’s Public Art, One Pixel at a Time - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Public art, especially murals, can be fleeting. But Pittsburgh native Richard Palmer, a longtime collaborator with Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, has spent the last five years using innovative CMU technology to ensure the city's art and public murals won't be lost to history.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
At the core of the archive is Gigapan, a robotic panoramic imaging system developed by CREATE Lab researchers that creates ultra-high-resolution images. Over time, Gigapan has transformed the archive from a collection of photographs into a dynamic record of Pittsburgh’s evolving visual landscape.
For two @cmurobotics.bsky.social alumni, a question inspired by a robot in the film “Interstellar” served as the impetus for building, testing and ultimately reenvisioning how robots can move. 🧠💭
From Sci-Fi to Reality: SCS Alumni Reimagine Robot Locomotion - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
Aditya Sripada (left) and Abhishek Warrier (right)
Curiosity allows humans to pull ideas from fiction and give life to them in the real world. For Carnegie Mellon University alumni Aditya Sripada and Abhishek Warrier, a question inspired by a fictional robot in the film
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January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
For two @cmurobotics.bsky.social alumni, a question inspired by a robot in the film “Interstellar” served as the impetus for building, testing and ultimately reenvisioning how robots can move. 🧠💭
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What is object-oriented programming? How did it start?
Learn about the foundations of OOP--encapsulation, inheritance, and dynamic method binding--some basic constructs, and its Norwegian origins in simulation language research in my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video!
Learn about the foundations of OOP--encapsulation, inheritance, and dynamic method binding--some basic constructs, and its Norwegian origins in simulation language research in my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video!
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
What is object-oriented programming? How did it start?
Learn about the foundations of OOP--encapsulation, inheritance, and dynamic method binding--some basic constructs, and its Norwegian origins in simulation language research in my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video!
Learn about the foundations of OOP--encapsulation, inheritance, and dynamic method binding--some basic constructs, and its Norwegian origins in simulation language research in my latest Programming Language Pragmatics video!
Inspired by the natural curiosity he saw in animals, MLD Assistant Professor @anayebi.bsky.social and his CMU colleagues created a virtual zebrafish that acted like a real zebrafish without any prior training.
What Virtual Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Autonomous AI
Inspired by the natural curiosity he saw in animals, MLD Assistant Professor Aran Nayebi and his CMU colleagues created a virtual zebrafish that acted like a real zebrafish without any prior training.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Inspired by the natural curiosity he saw in animals, MLD Assistant Professor @anayebi.bsky.social and his CMU colleagues created a virtual zebrafish that acted like a real zebrafish without any prior training.
Founded in 2007, Project Olympus provides support and resources to faculty, students, alumni and staff seeking to transform research and ideas into startup businesses. To date, it has helped launch more than 1,600 startups, with countless others waiting in the wings.
Scaling Olympus - The Link - The Magazine of CMU's School of Computer Science
Tucked into a corner of Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood on Henry Street, slightly apart from the bustle of Carnegie Mellon University's campus, stand a house and a former horse stable with architecture hewing closely to the buildings' early-20th century roots. But behind the Victorian façade - home to Project Olympus - is a portal to the future.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Founded in 2007, Project Olympus provides support and resources to faculty, students, alumni and staff seeking to transform research and ideas into startup businesses. To date, it has helped launch more than 1,600 startups, with countless others waiting in the wings.
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship, an initiative designed to nurture non-traditional entrepreneurial talent in robotics and technology is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 cohort.
Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship Expands Opportunities for Emerging Founders - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship, an initiative designed to nurture non-traditional entrepreneurial talent in robotics and technology is now accepting applications for it’s 2026-2027 cohort.
The Pathways Fellowship provides a launchpad for aspiring founders who want to build or expand ventures that integrate robotics, automation, or related technologies.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways Fellowship, an initiative designed to nurture non-traditional entrepreneurial talent in robotics and technology is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 cohort.
WeAudit, from researchers in @hcii.cmu.edu, helps users test AI tools to discover issues like biases that developers might have missed.
Empowering Everyday Folks To Audit AI
WeAudit helps users test AI tools to discover issues like biases that developers might have missed. For example, if a user prompts a generative AI tool to produce images of a nurse and a doctor, and the nurses are all female and the doctors are male — as they are in the image above — then the user could generate a report about the bias.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
WeAudit, from researchers in @hcii.cmu.edu, helps users test AI tools to discover issues like biases that developers might have missed.
SCS faculty members Andrea Bajcsy, Fernando De La Torre and Maarten Sap have received Amazon Research Awards to advance reliability, safety and performance in emerging AI systems.
SCS Faculty Receive Amazon Research Awards
SCS faculty members Andrea Bajcsy, Fernando De La Torre and Maarten Sap have received Amazon Research Awards to advance reliability, safety and performance in emerging AI systems.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
SCS faculty members Andrea Bajcsy, Fernando De La Torre and Maarten Sap have received Amazon Research Awards to advance reliability, safety and performance in emerging AI systems.
Jessica Hammer, director of the @cmuctp.bsky.social, went on KDKA-TV's Talk Pittsburgh to talk about about games!
Making game night count
Dr. Jessica Hammer is here to show us how to play smarter, laugh harder and make every game night count.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Jessica Hammer, director of the @cmuctp.bsky.social, went on KDKA-TV's Talk Pittsburgh to talk about about games!
The @washingtonpost.com profiles SCS's Lorrie Cranor and her work teaching kids the importance of privacy.
Analysis | This new children's book is a bedtime story for the AI age
With "Privacy, Please!" a longtime cybersecurity expert wants preschoolers to start learning about digital privacy.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The @washingtonpost.com profiles SCS's Lorrie Cranor and her work teaching kids the importance of privacy.
Tuomas Sandholm has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize, one of Finland's most prestigious honors.
Sandholm Earns Alfred Kordelin Prize for AI Research With Global Impact
Angel Jordan University Professor of Computer Science Tuomas Sandholm has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize, one of Finland's most prestigious honors.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tuomas Sandholm has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize, one of Finland's most prestigious honors.
ICYMI: Recent CSD PhD grad Juncheng Yang received the 2025 ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award for his contributions to and impact on software systems research.
SCS Alumnus Receives ACM SIGOPS Dissertation Award
Recent CSD Ph.D. grad Juncheng Yang received the 2025 ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award for his contributions to and impact on software systems research.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
ICYMI: Recent CSD PhD grad Juncheng Yang received the 2025 ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award for his contributions to and impact on software systems research.
"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.