Student Highlight: Pushkar Shukla
October, 2024 - Ph.D. candidate Pushkar Shukla is working to combat biases in machine learning models to build safer AI systems.
Research Highlight: Zhiyuan Li
August, 2024 - Professor Zhiyuan Li is investigating the challenges of superintelligence alignment.
Student Highlight: Jiading Fang
July, 2024 - Jiading Fang unveils the future of robotics in his Ph.D. research.
Research Highlight: Anand Bhattad
May, 2024 - Research Assistant Professor Anand Bhattad is exploring computer vision and generative models.
Student Highlight: Gene Li
February, 2024 - Gene Li's research makes discoveries in reinforcement learning theory.
2023 Outstanding Administrator: Deree Kobets
October, 2023 - Deree Kobets, TTIC’s Controller, received the 2023 Latrice Richards Outstanding Administrative Award.
Research Highlight: Derek Reiman
August, 2023 - Professor Derek Reiman is researching deep learning and human microbiome to improve and impact patient health.
Highlight: Winifred Ofori-Manu
July, 2023 - Graduating high school senior Winifred Ofori-Manu reflects on her year as president of the Kenwood Academy Girls Who Code chapter.
Student Highlight: Ben Lai
April, 2023 - PhD candidate Ben Lai is researching protein design and machine learning to accelerate the process of developing therapeutic drugs.
Student Highlight: Han Shao
March, 2023 - PhD candidate Han Shao is researching problems in machine learning theory.
Research Highlight: Natural Language Processing for Sign Language
February, 2023 - TTIC and the University of Chicago collaborators push the boundaries of natural sign language video understanding
Student Highlight: Bowen Shi
November, 2022 - Bowen Shi’s PhD project was on sign language recognition and translation to make today’s AI technologies more accessible.
2022 Outstanding Administrator: Mary Marre
October, 2022 - Mary Marre, Administrative Assistant to Faculty, was recognized for her hard work and dedication.
Student Alumni Highlight: Igor Vasiljevic
September, 2022 - Ph.D. student Igor Vasiljevic, who will be graduating this September, reflects on his time and research at TTIC.
RAP Alumni Highlight: Raymond Yeh
August, 2022 - Prof. Raymond Yeh shares his experiences after completing his one-year term as a Research Assistant Professor (RAP) at TTIC.
Group Highlight: Women@TTIC
July, 2022 - Women@TTIC connects women students and faculty members.
Faculty Highlight: Kevin Gimpel
February, 2022 - Prof. Kevin Gimpel is inspired by the relationship between computer science and language.
2021 Outstanding Administrator: Adam Bohlander
February, 2022 - The award is presented to an exceptional administrator each fall
Student Highlight: Takuma Yoneda
February 2022, - PhD candidate Takuma Yoneda hopes to see helpful robots in every home.
Student Highlight: Chip Schaff
November, 2021 - Schaff optimizes robotics from the inside out.
Faculty Alumni Highlight: Steve Hanneke
September, 2021 - Hanneke hopes to design more data-efficient machine learning algorithms.
Administrator Highlight: Rose Bradford
September, 2021 - Bradford was awarded TTIC’s first annual Outstanding Administrator Award in 2020.
Student Highlight: David Yunis
August, 2021 - Yunis conducts empirical research to understand deep learning.
Alumni Highlight: Karthik Sridharan
July, 2021 - Prof. Sridharan explores questions around machine learning in reactive environments.
Student Highlight: Andrea Daniele
July, 2021 - Fifth-year PhD student Andrea Daniele conducts research in robotics.
Student Highlight: Mingda Chen
June, 2021 - Chen is interested in creating NLP models that can understand humans.
Alumni Highlight: Haris Angelidakis
June, 2021 - Dr. Angelidakis conducts research in approximation algorithms at TU Eindhoven.
Student Highlight: Blake Woodworth
May, 2021 - Woodworth hopes to pursue a career in academia after completing his PhD this Spring.
Student Highlight: Lingyu Gao
May, 2021 - Gao conducts research in Natural Language Processing with Prof. Kevin Gimpel.
RAP Alumni Highlight: Thatchaphol Saranurak
May, 2021 - Prof. Saranurak continues to conduct research in graph theory and algorithms at University of Michigan.
Alumni Highlight: Professor Hao Tang
April, 2021 - 2017 PhD graduate Prof. Hao Tang lectures in speech and language processing at the University of Edinburgh.
Q&A with sixth-year PhD Student Nick Kolkin
April, 2021 - Kolkin conducts research in style transfer, and will be joining Adobe Research next fall.
Research Highlight: Dr. Brian Bullins
March, 2021 - Second-year RAP Dr. Brian Bullins explores questions in parallel optimization.
Student Highlight: Ankita Pasad
March, 2021 - Fourth-year PhD candidate Ankita Pasad conducts research in speech and language technologies and machine learning.
Research Highlight: Dr. Audrey Sedal
March, 2021 - First-year RAP Dr. Audrey Sedal hopes to create soft robots with real-life applications.
Student Highlight: Freda Shi
February, 2021 - Third-year PhD student Freda Shi bridges the gap between linguistics and computer science in her natural language processing research.
Research Highlight: Greg Shakhnarovich
January, 2021 - Prof. Greg Shakhnarovich studies computer vision, which is about making computers understand, process, and create visual artifacts.
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