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ASU School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
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SCAI is the home of interdisciplinary excellence in computer science, engaged in education and research to address the grand challenges of modern society.
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Proud moment for #ASUIndustrialEngineering! 🎉
Congrats to Hall of Fame inductees:
🏅 H.E. Sultan Al Mansoori (’88)
🏅 Dr. Harriet Nembhard (’90)
Since 1965, our alumni have advanced industries, research & innovation worldwide. 🌎

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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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This Wednesday, SCAI’s @tedpavlic.bsky.social joins ASU’s History of the Future series to introduce Edge of Tomorrow! 🎬 He’ll share how swarm intelligence & AI are turning sci-fi into reality.
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History of the Future: EDGE OF TOMORROW at Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with hi...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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How do scientists make sense of complex AI models? 🧠🗺️ Researchers in #SCAI and Berkeley Lab built Landscaper — an open-source tool that visualizes model behavior to improve trust and transparency in scientific machine learning.

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ASU and Berkeley Lab tools make AI safer for science | ASU News
A chatbot advises you to put glue on your pizza. Or eat one rock each day. Or says that your neighbor might be an alien. Today, more than 50% of Americans have used artificial intelligence, or AI, too...
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August 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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How can #AI help fight the next epidemic? Professor K. Selçuk Candan in #SCAI and team are building PanAX — a data science, AI tool that can help us make faster, smarter decisions during outbreaks. #ASUEngineering

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New AI tools power smarter epidemic models and safer futures
ASU researchers are using AI to speed up epidemic response by reusing insights from past outbreaks—helping officials act fast, even with limited early data.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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🎉 Hannah Kerner in #SCAI has earned a 2025 NSF CAREER Award to build #AI tools that turn satellite data into real-world insights — no AI expertise needed. 🌍🛰️
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A CAREER in orbit
Research creates new advanced AI tools that turn satellite data into real-world insights for farming, sustainability and education.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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☀️ Innovation doesn’t take a summer break at SCAI! From shade science to AI-powered road safety, global research trips to middle school codebreakers—there’s plenty happening under our summer tent. ⛺🔥

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June 2025 Newsletter
While temperatures soar outside, here in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, or SCAI, our community is spending the summer turning up the heat in all the right ways. We’re sparking cur...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The Phoenix Zoo and SRP hosted their annual Snow Day to help their animals cool off as temperatures rise in the Valley, including lions, meerkats, orangutans, vultures and more.
Snow in the Sun: SRP, Phoenix Zoo gives animals cool treats as temperatures rise in the Valley
The Phoenix Zoo and SRP hosted their annual Snow Day to help their animals cool off as temperatures rise in the Valley, including lions, meerkats, orangutans, vultures and more.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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🚀 In #SCAI, we're on a mission to shape a brighter future – and that mission shines through in every page of our Spring 2025 #SCAIMagazine! 🌟 This issue celebrates the curiosity, resilience, and innovation of our incredible students, faculty and alumni. 🎉
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June 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This summer, #SCAI doctoral student Som Sagar is putting #AI theory into action at LinkedIn — building intelligent agents that help with hiring by matching the right talent to the right job. Real-world impact meets next-gen AI.
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ASU computer science doctoral student linked with success
Emerging researcher spends summer vacation helping to create the future of agentic artificial intelligence.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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ASU’s coding trio from #SCAI and ASUMathematics is headed to the ICPC World Finals. 💻🌍 After placing just behind Harvard at the North American Championship, they’re off to Baku, Azerbaijan. First ASU team in a decade! 🔥
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Ctrl + alt + compete: ASU coders head to world finals
ASU competitive programming team gets ready to take their teamwork and talent to the ICPC World Finals in Azerbaijan.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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📬 Dive into our latest newsletter to explore AI-powered creativity, gamified cybersecurity and the people making tech feel a little more like home.

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May 2025 Newsletter
This month, our theme is coming home. And not just because Professor Sethuraman Panchanathan is returning to Arizona State University with one of India’s highest civilian honors in hand.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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What do Alzheimer’s and microchips have in common? 🧠⚙️ SCAI and Applied Materials are using medical #AI as a template for tools for smarter, faster semiconductor manufacturing. AI meets chips. Innovation meets impact. 💥 #ASUEngineering
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AI-powered smart medicine meets smart microchips
ASU researcher receives grant from Applied Materials to enhance speed and quality of manufacturing.
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June 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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🛠️ Researchers in #SCAI are 3D printing a metal naval propeller with #AI-powered precision. Their new system predicts how stainless steel forms as it prints, cutting 60-day simulations down to hours. #ASUEnginering
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AI sets sail on smarter metal propeller 3D printing
ASU is creating advanced artificial intelligence tools to improve the speed and reliability of making complex, high-performance parts on-demand.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Wait a minute! #SCAI Professor ‪@rao2z.bsky.social‬ is over on The Decoder. The outlet covered the team’s position paper where the researchers warn against interpreting intermediate steps in language models as human thought processes.
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Wait a minute! Researchers say AI's "chains of thought" are not signs of human-like reasoning
A research team from Arizona State University warns against interpreting intermediate steps in language models as human thought processes. The authors see this as a dangerous misconception with far-re...
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June 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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🎓✨ From "Namaste" to "Hello the American way," #SCAI Associate Professor Srividya Bansal brought the house (and hearts!) down at this year’s ASU International Student Graduation Celebration with a speech as insightful as it was inspiring. See the speech:
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Spring 2025 Faculty Speaker
YouTube video by Srividya Bansal
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May 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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What happens when you mix toy rockets, racecars and curious young minds? 🚀🚗 #SCAI students in STEAMtank designed hands-on museum exhibits that taught kids science through play — proving learning happens when students teach, build and inspire.
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STEAMtank offers more than just child’s play
Kids explored science and engineering through hands-on activities like building racecars and launching rockets.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Cryptocurrency leaves clues. In #SCAI, ASU Professor Gail-Joon Ahn is reading the blockchain to stop threats before they strike.
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Keys, clues and crypto
ASU researchers follow blockchain breadcrumbs, exposing shady patterns and building smarter tech to keep the digital world on track.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Too many choices, too much data — that’s where data scientists come in. 🎓📊 The first cohort of #SCAI data science master’s grads is ready to lead in a world of complexity. “We didn’t just follow a path; we helped lay it down.” #ASUEngineering
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ASU’s data science dream team
The first 47 graduates prepare for data-driven careers, research opportunities and leadership positions.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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HUGE congrats to Longchao Da, a doctoral student working under the supervision of Hua Wei, who received the SDM 2025 Doctoral Forum Best Poster Award at the SIAM International Conference on Data Mining held last week in Alexandria.
May 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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🚀 Going for it? So are we. From 🏓 robot table tennis to 🌍global food mapping, April #SCAI was packed with bold ideas and breakthrough moments. Dive in to our April Newsletter now!
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May 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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What’s for dinner? Assistant Professor Hannah Kerner in #SCAI is helping answer that — by mapping the world’s farms from space! Using AI and satellites, her team is building open-source tools to boost food security and help farmers grow smarter.
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Finding the fields of the world
The Kerner Lab is using AI to improve food security and provide better tools for supply chain management.
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May 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Hey! What’s bugging @tedpavlic.bsky.social? 🐜 See how the associate professor in #SCAI is busy applying lessons learned from social insects, including the world’s 15,000 species of ants, to engineering challenges in robotics, medicine and more.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Work with us! We’re hiring for the role of Teaching Professor (all ranks), Professor of Practice, or Instructor in Computer Science and Engineering.

Apply here:
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April 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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School’s IN for summer! Enroll your child in SCAI’s camps for hands-on coding, robotics, and game development. They'll gain skills, boost creativity, build confidence, and make lasting friendships — turning summer into a launchpad for success!
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April 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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For Earth Month, ASU News did a piece on the Social Insect Research Group at Arizona State University.

Features research from School of Life Science & School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (@scai-asu.bsky.social).

The mighty, mighty insects of #ASU #SIRG.
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The mighty impact of insects | ASU News
By Meghan Finnerty and Megan NeelyArizona State University has a lot of insects — and for good reason. A colony of researchers is studying how social insects can be used as tools to answer fundamental...
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April 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM