Big things are happening at Purdue Polytechnic, as our faculty member B.C. Min has just recently founded the Applied AI Research Center, which seeks to "[shape] the future of AI" through research and industry collaboration.
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Polytechnic user experience students join UK partners for Digital Civics Exchange
A collection of students from six universities teamed up in the UK for Northumbria U's Digital Civics Exchange, which taught practical design thinking and gave Purdue Polytechnic's UX students an opportunity to showcase their talents:
Polytechnic faculty, staff celebrated at college-wide annual awards (2024)
Read about the plethora of award-winning faculty and staff within the Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University's college for innovation in technology.
Computer graphics programs climb national rankings in animation, game design, UX
Purdue Polytechnic's computer graphics technology department has climbed the ranks of both Animation Career Review and the Princeton Review for 2024. Students and faculty leaders say this is due to adoption of new technology, innovative teaching, and frequent mentorship and encouragement.
Animation grad joins Disney Animation Apprentice Program: Q&A with Joshua Meister
Joshua Meister from Indianapolis' animation has had an amazing career thus far—and it's only getting more interesting as he moves on to a long-awaited Disney sequel later this year. Read Joshua's story here:
Collaborative game AI research wins award from intelligent systems journal
A work of collaborative research between Purdue Polytechnic graphics and information technology faculty and their grad students was recently awarded for their ability to use AI to generate new multiplayer video game levels. Find out how it works here:
Purdue Polytechnic faculty wins audience choice, best-in-show at SIGGRAPH 2024
Tim McGraw won over one of the largest conferences for computer graphics innovation not once, but twice thanks to his visually-stunning and humor-laced presentation, "Mesh Mortal Combat." Read more:
Year-in-review for Polytechnic research: over $16 million for 2023-24
For the 2023-24 academic year, 108 research projects were either initiated or received continuing funding within Purdue Polytechnic, altogether totaling over $16 million. Research grants represent a wide range of Purdue Polytechnic, including faculty across all academic departments as well as contributions from many graduate students listed as co-authors on many projects.
Purdue in Indianapolis faculty wins newfound NSF award to combat influence of ‘deepfake’ AI tech
Congratulations to Shu Hu from Purdue Indy, whose National Science Foundation award will enhance our understanding of AI-enabled deepfake tech, and how to avoid being duped by it:
Computer Graphics professor named most distinguished faculty researcher by student organization
Paul Parsons from computer graphics technology got resoundingly positive feedback from students when he was named a "Favorite Faculty Member" by University Residences at Purdue. Read on to see it for yourself: