Research

In this thesis defense by Raunak Bhattacharyya with Mykel Kochenderfer's Stanford Intelligent Systems Lab, Raunak presents his work on: how do we model human driving, how do we evaluate how well we modeled human driving and how we do use our models.

In this Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Weekly Seminar, Monroe Kennedy III, assistant professor, mechanical engineering, discusses what makes an effective robotic assistant, and considerations for modeling, anticipating, and collaborating with a human teammate.

In The Future of Everything podcast, Dave Miller, professor, electrical engineering, speaks with host bioengineer Russ Altman about the promise photonics holds to transmit vastly more data using light instead of electricity "by beaming tiny packets of photons through light-bearing conduits that carry 100,000 times more data than today's comparable wires, and it can do it using far less energy, too."

An international research team has used ultrabright X-rays from SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source, to observe how materials deform and fail when impacted by a powerful shock. A better understanding of the failure process will help researchers design new materials that can better withstand intense events such as high-velocity impacts. This experiment focused on understanding ultrafast material deformation. The researchers plan future experiments under conditions that more closely match real-world applications.

The 2021 AI Index, developed by an interdisciplinary team at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) in partnership with organizations from industry, academia, and government, analyzes and distills patterns about AI's progress, and impact on the world.

A first of its kind Stanford led study, confirms previous research that air pollution, such as wildfire and car exhaust, can alter gene regulation in a way that may impact the long-term health in children. The researchers found that air pollution exposure correlates with an increase in the white blood cells that play a role in the buildup of plaques in arteries, possibly predisposing children to heart disease in adulthood. Future studies are needed to verify long-term implications.

Stanford has joined eight other Tier One research universities to form the Research University Alliance to increase diversity in postdoctoral programs. The Research University Alliance is funded by the National Science Foundation Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program.

Former CARS post-doctoral fellow, Ayan Mukhopadhyay has published several papers related to his work to apply AI to proactive emergency response with Prof. Mykel Kochenderfer, his post-doctoral advisor. Publication1 Publication2

In this research paper by the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Science Research group, functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to examine cortical activity under different smartphone induced driving distractions and what this means to vehicle control.