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A new project aims to understand theoretical aspects of quantum cryptography that could be used to protect computing in the future.

Could quantum computers protect privacy and security?

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Computer scientist William Wang receives prestigious early career technical achievement award
2024 Goldwater scholars
Clockwise, from left: Matthew Unger, Riya Nilkrant, Xuanwei Liang, Isaac Hair, Anika Jena

Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars
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NSF-supported collaborative project to connect culture, creativity and technological innovation
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Nine early-career faculty members receive 2023-24 Hellman Fellowships
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UCSB joins a federally sponsored regional innovation hub to help bolster microelectronics technology
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Everyone will have their own AI soon
Misha Sra
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Computer scientist Misha Sra uses AI to make motor skills training more accessible
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An AI-generated image depicts engineers working on an AI-enabled robot.

GauchoAI team takes second place in Amazon’s Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge
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Researchers at the 2023 Mellichamp Mind & Machine Intelligence Summit contemplate and discuss the state of artificial intelligence
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Oil and gas extraction infrastructure in the Permian Basin

MethaneMapper is poised to solve the problem of underreported methane emissions
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From l to r: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, João Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna

UC Santa Barbara to lead NSF-funded research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to hunt for human intelligence
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