UC to lead Group Awarded $25M by NSF to Launch Quantum Computing Institute The National Science
Foundation announced a five-year, $25 million award to UC Berkeley, UCLA
and other universities to create an institute to study quantum
computation. Computer science professor Jens Palsberg is part of the
team.
Researchers Develop New Camera System to See Around Corners The camera takes
advantage of the same phenomenon one observes when looking through
polarized sunglasses. The advance could lead to technologies that help
cars avoid hidden obstacles.
How Conspiracy Theories Emerge – And How Their Storylines Fall Apart UCLA research uses
artificial intelligence to analyze differences between a true story and a
completely fabricated one. The study combined sophisticated artificial
intelligence and a deep knowledge of folklore.
Professors Receive Grant to Further Understanding of Coronavirus Two UCLA professors,
including Gerard Wong of bioengineering, have received a $200,000 NSF
grant to look at the underlying molecular reasons that make the novel
coronavirus that causes COVID-19 so infectious.
Bioengineering Alumnus Unlocks Data in Brain to Help Save Lives
Using the experience from his doctoral work at UCLA Samueli and the
David Geffen School of Medicine, bioengineering alumnus Robert Hamilton
(MS ’09, PhD ’14) founded NovaSignal in 2013 to tap the immense data
available in the brain.