Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science

We are excited to welcome five new faculty members to Cornell Bowers this semester!

A Big Red Bowers Welcome to Sasha Golovnev, Andrew Owens '10, David Rand '04, Benjamin Shestakofsky, and Kaitlyn Zhou. 👋

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Robot see, robot do: System learns after watching how-tos | Cornell Chronicle Cornell researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video.

Robot see 👀, robot do 🦾

Robots can be finicky learners requiring precise, step-by-step directions. Cornell Bowers researchers have developed a new AI-powered system that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #CornellAI

Personalized AI tools can combat ableism online | Cornell Chronicle New Cornell research reveals that social media users with disabilities prefer more personalized content moderation powered by AI systems that not only hide harmful content but also summarize or catego...

New #research from Cornell reveals that #socialmedia users with disabilities prefer more personalized #contentmoderation powered by AI systems that not only hide harmful content but also summarize or categorize it. Learn more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

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In the wilds of New York City, a trashbot braves the urban jungle. Its mission? To test the terrain for future robotkind. 🤖🏙️

Researchers at @cornelltech.bsky.social developed a “robotability score” and rated NYC streets on how hospitable it would be to robots. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Researchers from Cornell Bowers have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person’s posture and exercise routine but looks and washes just like a regular shirt.

SeamFit uses flexible conductive threads sewn into the neck, arm and side seams. cis.cornell.edu/nice-flex-ai...

Medical students use AI to practice communication skills | Cornell Chronicle At Weill Cornell Medical College, students have a new tool for polishing their bedside manner and making a diagnosis: an artificial intelligence-powered virtual patient that simulates the doctor-patie...

MedSim AI is an an AI-powered virtual patient developed by researchers at Cornell Bowers and @weillcornell.bsky.social.
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Equipped with a text-based chat function and a voice conversation mode, it allows students to strengthen their communication skills.
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A research team led by Cornell Bowers has developed an AI-powered ring that can continuously track fingerspelling in American Sign Language.

With further development, the device – believed to be the first of its kind – could revolutionize ASL translation. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #CornellAI

Global #AI competition is rising. To help guide the White House’s AI Action Plan and secure the US as a leader, faculty from Cornell Bowers and @cornelltech.bsky.social submitted a proposal emphasizing the need for sustained investment in AI education & research. ai.cornell.edu/securing-ame...

AI models makes precise copies of cuneiform characters | Cornell Chronicle Researchers from Cornell and Tel Aviv University have developed an approach to use artificial intelligence for reading the ancient tablets.

Middle East scholars can now use AI to identify & make copies of cuneiform characters imprinted into 3,000-year-old tablets, letting them read complicated scripts with ease.

The research was led by Hadar Averbuch-Elor from Cornell Bowers & @cornelltech.bsky.social. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Bloomberg L.P. co-founder & philanthropist Tom Secunda today announced a landmark $10.5M donation to #CornellTech.

The generous gift will create a new fellowship & advance the mission of Empire AI. More:
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Wendy Ju for being awarded a place in the prestigious ACM #SIGCHI Academy Class of 2025 for her leadership and innovations in the field of human-computer interaction! More: bit.ly/4khFPLq

#HCI #CornellTech @acm-sigchi.bsky.social @cornellbowers.bsky.social

Assistant professors Allison Koenecke and Wen Sun are among 126 early-career researchers across North America who have won 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Congratulations! 👏 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Marine herbivores chomp eelgrass, making it susceptible to wasting | Cornell Chronicle Cornell plant and computer science experts joined forces to show how herbivores like sea snails can promote the spread of seagrass wasting disease. Grazing by small herbivores was associated with a 29...

Researchers from the Cornell Institute for Computational Sustainability are using AI to protect eelgrass meadows. 🌱🌊💻

Carla Gomes helped develop EeLISA, which uses advanced segmentation to analyze thousands of images in seconds, making large-scale studies possible. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

‘Structural poverty’ maps could steer help to world’s neediest | Cornell Chronicle A new mapping approach piloted by Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively.

Leveraging national surveys, big-data and machine learning, Cornell Bowers researchers have piloted a new approach to mapping poverty that could help policymakers identify the neediest people in poor countries and target resources more effectively. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Should you let ChatGPT write your grandma’s obituary? The people turning to generative AI for their most sensitive messages.

Generative AI has become more integrated into personal communication—helping with everything from wedding vows to thank-you notes. Cornell Bowers information scientists Mor Naaman & Malte Jung discuss how AI-outsourced sincerity is frowned upon. #CornellAI www.vox.com/even-better/...

Student spins spreadsheet into online hub for wildfire relief | Cornell Chronicle A doctoral student in the field of information science developed an interactive map that has become an online hub for thousands of people in the greater Los Angeles area who need provisions, are looki...

Johan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the LA wildfires, but that didn’t stop him from pitching in.

A doctoral student in the field of information science, he developed an interactive map for people who need provisions or looking to donate supplies. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

YouTube video by Cornell Bowers CIS Vipin Gunda `25 uses AI to redefine wearable tech

Meet Vipin Gunda `25, a computer science major who is using #AI to advance wearable tech.

His work combines acoustic sensing and machine learning to improve accessibility and transform everyday experiences for people with disabilities. Watch and learn more about his Cornell Bowers experience.

National Tutoring Observatory to accelerate the science of teaching | Cornell Chronicle A Cornell-led collaborative research team has received a nearly $5 million grant from the Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to leverage artificial intelligence and transform data on ...

Cornell Bowers is leading a research team to leverage #AI and transform data on effective teaching practices.

The National Tutoring Observatory will work with tutoring platforms, schools and researchers to help accelerate the science of teaching.

Cornell team wins $50K in AI puzzle-solving challenge contest | Cornell Chronicle A Cornell research team has developed a set of AI models that together, solve about 56% of the problems in a noted problem set developed in 2019.

A Cornell Bowers team developed a set of #AI models that, when paired together, are similar to how humans are believed to form thoughts.💻💭

The system combined intuitive "fast" thinking with logical “slow” thinking to score high on a noted problem set.
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Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle’s wing, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers developed by Cornell Bowers.

Take a peek 👀🪶 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

2030 Project Fast Grant awards support energy systems of the future | Cornell Chronicle Researchers from five colleges have received awards to support work on sustainable energy systems.

The rapid acceleration of #AI is consuming huge amounts of energy.

Rachee Singh, assistant professor of computer science in Cornell Bowers, will study energy efficiency in large-scale computing with a 2030 Project Fast Grant award. #CornellAI

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