Luke Auburn

Director of Communications, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

luke.auburn@rochester.edu

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Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."

From the Magazine

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

A hand holds up a phone and on the screen the new QR code technology to prevent quishing.

Science & Technology

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

February 11, 2025

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

Satellite imagery of the Gulf of Mexico showing swirling currents and ocean eddies.

Science & Technology

How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?

January 31, 2025

A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

Amanda Stent smiles with their arms crossed in front of Wegmans Hall at the University of Rochester.

Campus & Community

Amanda Stent ’01: Guiding the future of AI in industry and academia

January 21, 2025

The Head of AI Strategy & Research in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg reflects on the state of artificial intelligence.

Triptych featuring black-and-white photos of Ehsan Hoque, Petros Tzeferacos, and William Renninger, the University of Rochester's recipients of the 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

University News

Three Rochester faculty members receive nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators

January 16, 2025

Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.

Woman with large oversized glasses looks on and listens as two people nearby off-camera speak and gesticulate.

Science & Technology

How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

January 13, 2025

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

Exterior of Wegmans Hall, home of the newly renamed Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

University News

Goergen Institute’s name change reflects University of Rochester’s artificial intelligence expertise

January 7, 2025

The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.

A University of Rochester data science student flanked by seven members of the Rochester Fire Department with a fire truck and equipment in the background.

Campus & Community

Data science students help speed up Rochester Fire Department’s emergency responses

December 18, 2024

The students analyzed millions of data points to determine where to best place fire stations, fire trucks, and other resources.

Science & Technology

Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

December 5, 2024

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

Two people sit across from a table using American Sign Language, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to test a tabletop interactive play system for deaf and hard of hearing children.

Science & Technology

Zhen Bai: Using AI to advance child development and learning

November 14, 2024

Computer scientist Zhen Bai develops technology to help kids benefit from and learn about artificial intelligence.

Illustration of the CAD-LB method showing a green extracellular vesicle with pink proteins attached sitting on top of a gold nanomembrane.

Health & Medicine

New liquid biopsy method offers avenue to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis

October 28, 2024

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.

GIF showing an example of deepfakes created with artificial intelligence featuring speaker Donald Trump alongside AI-generated positive and negative reactions from Joe Biden.

Science & Technology

Are video deepfakes powerful enough to influence political discourse?

October 22, 2024

An expert in AI video generation discusses the technology’s rapid advances—and its current limitations.