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Department of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology

FALL 2023

FALL 2023

 

HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS

Stevens Team Finishes Second Overall in Amazon Alexa SocialBot Challenge

Stevens Team Finishes Second Overall in Amazon Alexa SocialBot Challenge

Team NAM (Never Alone with Me), led by Assistant Professor Jia Xu, finished second in this year's Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge 5 (SGC5), a competition which focuses on creating an Alexa skill that easily chats with users on trending topics and news for 20 minutes. The team was awarded $50K.

Team NAM (Never Alone with Me), led by Assistant Professor Jia Xu, finished second in this year's Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge 5 (SGC5), a competition which focuses on creating an Alexa skill that easily chats with users on trending topics and news for 20 minutes. The team was awarded $50K.

Team NAM (Never Alone with Me) members Jia XU, João Luís Lins Rodrigues Cruz, Sai Nikhil Reddy Maligireddy, Abhijeet Gusain and Yeshwanth Reddy Peddamallu sitting on a bench.
Team NAM (Never Alone with Me) members Jia XU, João Luís Lins Rodrigues Cruz, Sai Nikhil Reddy Maligireddy, Abhijeet Gusain and Yeshwanth Reddy Peddamallu sitting on a bench.
 
 

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Seeking Integrity with the First Massively Parallel Multi-Language Benchmark for Code Generation

Generative AI can be unnerving, exciting and alao wildly inaccurate in generating far-ranging content. Enter Assistant Professor Michael Greenberg, who has helped develop open-sourced MultiPL-E (Multiple Programming Languages Evaluation), described as "the first massively parallel multi-language benchmark for code generation."

Seeking Integrity with the First Massively Parallel Multi-Language Benchmark for Code Generation

Generative AI can be unnerving, exciting and also wildly inaccurate in generating far-ranging content. Enter Assistant Professor Michael Greenberg, who has helped develop the open-source MultiPL-E (Multiple Programming Languages Evaluation), described as "the first massively parallel multi-language benchmark for code generation."

A woman in the foreground wearing a light blue and white striped shirt reviews code on two computer screens and multiple print-outs.
A woman in the foreground wearing a light blue and white striped shirt reviews code on two computer screens and multiple print-outs.
 

Exposing — and Eliminating — the Hidden Biases in AI

Exposing — and Eliminating — the Hidden Biases in AI

Computer scientist and Assistant Professor Jia Xu works to pinpoint, analyze and remove potential sources of bias from the AI systems that approve or deny mortgages, recommend jail sentences for criminals and more.

Computer scientist and Assistant Professor Jia Xu works to pinpoint, analyze and remove potential sources of bias from the AI systems that approve or deny mortgages, recommend jail sentences for criminals and more.

Calculator with BIAS spelled out using digital font on numbers screen.
Calculator with BIAS spelled out using digital font on numbers screen.
 

The Hidden Patterns in Us: AI to Predict Human Events

Stevens Professor Yue Ning designs AI to unlock data patterns that can forecast civil unrest, hate speech, epidemics — maybe even a looming heart attack.

The Hidden Patterns in Us: AI to Predict Human Events

Stevens Professor Yue Ning designs AI to unlock data patterns that can forecast civil unrest, hate speech, epidemics — maybe even a looming heart attack.

Mosaic-colored glass house by a New York City river.
Mosaic-colored glass house by a New York City river.
 

GRANTS & AWARDS

GRANTS & AWARDS

NSF Awards Michael Greenberg $556K to Modernize Shell Programming

NSF Awards Michael Greenberg $556K to Modernize Shell Programming

Assistant Professor Michael Greenberg has earned a $556,063 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Scaling Unix/Linux Shell Programs,” which aims to modernize shell programming environments so it can scale for current technology and handle ever-increasing volumes of Big Data.

Assistant Professor Michael Greenberg has earned a $556,063 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Scaling Unix/Linux Shell Programs,” which aims to modernize the shell programming environment so it can scale for current technology and handle ever-increasing volumes of Big Data.

MIchael Greeberg
Michael Greenberg
 

Eric Koskinen Receives $593K NSF Grant to Develop Scenario-Based Formal Proofs for Concurrent Software

Eric Koskinen Receives $593K NSF Grant to Develop Scenario-Based Proofs for Concurrent Software

Assistant Professor and Charles Berendsen Junior Professor Eric Koskinen recently received a $593,022 National Science Foundation grant to develop formal, yet user-friendly, proofs for verifying the accuracy of concurrent software. New methods, algorithms and tools will allow everyday programmers without a formal methods background to verify their concurrent software.

Assistant Professor & Charles Berendsen Junior Professor Eric Koskinen recently received a $593,022 National Science Foundation grant to develop formal, yet user-friendly, proofs for verifying the accuracy of concurrent software. New methods, algorithms and tools will allow everyday programmers without a formal methods background to verify their concurrent software.

Eric Koskinen
Eric Koskinen
 
 
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