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six people making six different facial expressions: rolling their eyes, smiling while showing their teeth, smiling without showing their teeth, not smiling at all.

University researchers are using data science to analyze more than 1 million facial expressions to more accurately detect deception based on a smile.

University researchers are using data science to analyze more than 1 million facial expressions to more accurately detect deception based on a smile.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
photo of Liz Bruno and Joe Abrams

University President Richard Feldman said, “Joe Abrams and Liz Bruno are already engaged with important efforts at the University, and I look forward to working more closely with them in the future.”

topics: announcements, board of trustees,
photo of Josh Pachter
Society & Culture
May 16, 2018

The ethics of autonomous vehicles

As a computer science major minoring in philosophy, Josh Pachter was ideally suited for developing concepts for programming self-driving cars that behave ethically. His idea: create ethical machines through a process similar to how we raise children.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Computer Science, Department of Philosophy, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
photo of graduating senior Matthew Lyskawa
Campus & Community
May 15, 2018

An improbable route to Rochester, then Harvard

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to begin a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to Harvard.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Philosophy, featured-post-side, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ivan Suminski
Campus & Community
May 14, 2018

Choosing between violin, engineering, or both

For the Michigan native graduating with dual degrees from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Eastman School of Music, Ivan Suminski found himself in an enviable dilemma.

For the Michigan native graduating with dual degrees from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Eastman School of Music, Ivan Suminski found himself in an enviable dilemma.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,