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June 2018
 
Congratulations Class of 2018
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2018!
 
As newly minted Samueli engineers go off to pursue great things, two class members share their stories on how access to educational and financial resources, an engaged support system, and hard work prepared them for graduation and life beyond UCLA.
 
 
Engineer Change
 
ENGINEER CHANGE
 
We believe the very best engineering can only take place when students from diverse backgrounds—underrepresented minorities, first-generation students, transfer students, veterans and others—come together to engineer change.
 
 
LATEST BREAKTRHOUGHS
 
 
We are questioning the right approach to artificial intelligence
 
We are questioning the right approach to artificial intelligence
 
Artificial intelligence pioneer Prof. Judea Pearl examines the science of cause and effect in his new book, “The Book of Why.”
 
 
 
We are developing a new algorithm to predict life expectancy
 
We are developing a new algorithm to predict life expectancy
 
Prof. Mihaela van der Schaar and team are using machine learning to improve heart healthcare.
 
 
 
We are using a data-driven approach to earthquake safety
 
We are using a data-driven approach to earthquake safety
 
Profs. Henry Burton and John Wallace are exploring new ways to build resilience into urban clusters.
 
 
 
We are building tiny batteries structured like skyscrapers
 
We are building tiny batteries structured like skyscrapers
 
Prof. Bruce Dunn is adopting methods used for semiconductors to build powerful 3D batteries with a footprint equivalent to 100 grains of salt.
 
 
 
In the News
 
New 3D printer can make complex body tissues
Popular Mechanics
A specially adapted 3D printer developed by Prof. Ali Khademhosseini may help advance regenerative medicine.
 
Algorithm can predict if you’ll live after a heart transplant with scary accuracy
Newsweek
Prof. Mihaela van der Schaar and team have created the Tree of Predictors algorithm that uses 33 data points to assess individuals.
 
UCLA professor could be on the verge of creating a hangover cure
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Prof. Yunfeng Lu’s research uses natural enzymes to help the body process alcohol faster.
 
How a pioneer of machine learning became one of its sharpest critics
The Atlantic
Prof. Judea Pearl argues that AI has been stuck in a decades-long rut.
 
Book review: The science of cause and effect
New York times
“The Book of Why” charts the recent history of a subject that has preoccupied philosophers at least since Aristotle.
 
Andrea Bertozzi elected to National Academy of Sciences
UCLA Samueli Newsroom
Prof. Bertozzi has been recognized for research in nanoscale imaging and microfluidic engineering.
 
 
 
2018 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
 
Honorable Heidi Shyu
We are pleased to announce the Honorable Heidi Shyu MS ’81, Engr ’82, former assistant secretary for the U.S. Army, will address this year’s graduating class. Shyu has been recognized for her leadership in the aerospace industry, as well as in the top ranks of government.
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