News | SCIS @ Drexel University Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing

- Drexel CCI Faculty Featured in WHYY Article on ChatGPT's Information Retrieval
  
  March 14, 2024
  
  Denise Agosto and Michael Ekstrand weighed in on ChatGPT and its role within the broader landscape of artificial intelligence, information retrieval and human-computer interaction.
- Splunk Founder Michael Baum ’85 Shares Personal Philosophies, Entrepreneurial Advice and the Impact of His Drexel Co-ops
  
  March 11, 2024
  
  Two co-ops at IBM and an on-campus visit from Steve Jobs helped inspire alumnus Michael Baum to start his entrepreneurial journey. He visited campus last week to publicly announce the evolution of his foundation, which invests in student startups, on the eve of his company’s $28 billion acquisition by Cisco.
- 40 Years Ago, Drexel Made Computer — and Apple — History
  
  March 05, 2024
  
  In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple Inc.
- Drexel CCI Faculty Member Thomas Heverin Receives Patent for New US Navy Cyber Risk Tool
  
  March 04, 2024
  
  The patent encompasses the design of newly developed tools to help assess how vulnerable cyber physical systems are to cybersecurity risks.
- Professor Ellen Bass Co-Authors Study Findings to Help Transform Pediatric Care and Safety in Teaching Hospitals
  
  February 21, 2024
  
  The study focuses on the implementation of a family-centered approach in pediatric teaching hospitals that emphasizes family and nurse engagement, health literacy, and structured communication during family-centered rounds.
- Drexel Professor Rosina Weber Discusses OpenAI's Sora on NBC Nightly News
  
  February 20, 2024
  
  Weber weighed in on the ethical implications and challenges of yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence tool that has the potential to revolutionize video content creation.
- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants
  
  February 16, 2024
  
  Last term, Drexel professors were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
- PhD Candidate Sonia Pascua Wins Top Scholarship Award from Upsilon Pi Epsilon
  
  February 12, 2024
  
  The Dan Drew Award is the international honor society's highest scholarship award and is given once annually.
- Drexel Joins U.S. Department of Commerce's AI Safety Consortium
  
  February 08, 2024
  
  Drexel University has joined more than 200 of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. The effort, led by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, will bring together academics, government and industry researchers, civil society organizations and AI creators and users to form the U.S. AI Safety Consortium.
- Drexel CCI Professor Aleksandra Sarcevic Named ACM Senior Member
  
  January 25, 2024
  
  Sarcevic was selected for her demonstrated performance through technical leadership, as well as technical and professional contributions to the field of computing.