News: Machine Learning, Data and AI
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
UT News
Can Robots and Humans Co-exist in Public? UT Campus Study Will Offer Answers
Autonomous robots will soon rove the buildings and streets of The University of Texas at Austin campus.
![A robot with four legs climbs stairs on the UT Austin campus](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-1-1200x800-c-default.png)
Department of Computer Science
Computer Science Researcher Aims to Automate Software Development
Isil Dillig works to improve the security and reliability of software systems and automatically generate programs from high-level specifications.
![Portrait of a woman](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dillig_isil_0_2400x1600.jpg)
New Study Shows How Deep-learning Technology Can Improve Brain Imaging
The technology can be used to train computers to increase the resolution of low-quality cellular and tissue images acquired on point-scanning systems, such as MRI
![Comparison of brain imaging before and after the new technique](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/before-after2400x1600.png)
Texas Scientist
AI’s Inflection Point
Artificial intelligence research and education at UT Austin are taking off
![A robot waves its arms](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/artificial-intellengence-inflection-point.jpg)
UT Austin Professors Named ACM Fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery
Peter Stone and Lizy Kurian John “have demonstrated excellence across many disciplines of computing,” said ACM President Gabriele Kotsis.
![Portrait of a man and woman standing shoulder to shoulder with crossed arms](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/stone-john_composite2400x1350.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence Revs Up Evolution’s Clock
When Risto Miikkulainen and Padmini Rajagopalan simulated hyenas forming mobs to steal prey from lions, they found something surprising.
![A lion faces a mob of hyenas](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/hyena-standoff-2400x1350.jpg)
UT News
UT Austin Selected as Home of National AI Institute Focused on Machine Learning
The National Science Foundation has selected UT Austin to lead the NSF AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning.
![The Gates-Dell Complex at The University of Texas at Austin](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/gates_dell_complex-ut-austin700.jpeg)
The Next 50 Years: An A.I. Designed to Make Life Better
Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. But will AI have mostly positive or negative impacts on society?
![Illustration of a robot walking through a cloud of symbols for money, driving, housekeeping and health care float by](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/50years-stone-2400x1350.jpg)
Joydeep Biswas Builds Robots to Navigate the Real World
Joydeep Biswas leads the Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory (AMRL) at UT
![Robotic car](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/robotic_car.jpeg)
Department of Computer Science
Building Industry Bridges: Computer Scientist Tackles New Role for Sony, While Leading at UT
Peter Stone, professor and head of Texas Robotics, will lead the newly established Sony AI in the United States.
![Peter Stone has been tapped by Sony Corp. to head up the U.S. branch of its new global artificial intelligence research division, called Sony AI.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/stone_peter700.jpeg)