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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna joins Vijay Kumar on the Penn Engineering podcast to discuss his journey from physicist and semiconductor innovator to leading one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands. The conversation explores Ferrari’s evolving approach to electrification, digital transformation and high-performance engineering, as well as the importance of pairing deep technical expertise with long-term vision. youtu.be/XOijfgbLDS0 @PennEngAI

In a recent conversation, @jamiecgrant (C’98, GEd’99), Senior Associate Director for @PennEngineers at @PennCareerJobs, discussed how students can use AI while continuing to build the judgment and foundational skills employers value. bit.ly/4uYHM3Z #AIandCareer

U.S. @SenMcCormickPA visited @NSF AIRFoundry for a close look at how AI and automation are accelerating RNA science, and emphasized the importance of federal research support to help move ideas from the lab toward real-world impact. “Every time I come to Penn for a visit,” said McCormick, “I just leave inspired by the incredible discoveries and progress.” @PennEngAI

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed ApexGO, an AI-powered method for turning promising but imperfect antibiotic candidates into more potent ones. bit.ly/4eEBeCB #AIResearch #PrecisionMedicine

AI can help robots design their own tools using visual input. @PennEngineers researchers developed VLMgineer, an AI framework that enables robots to design, test and refine tools for real-world tasks. bit.ly/42OGoVD #AIandRobotics #EmbodiedAI

Students used AI to generate design ideas, then built cardboard prototypes at @PennEngineers’ Studios at @vntrlab with Taylor Caputo (IPD’15). Part of an AI in Art course at @WeitzmanSchool exploring creativity, narrative and making. #AICreativity #AIandDesign

Cloak, founded by Rishi Ambavanekar (M&T’29) and Tyler Sacharow (C’29), won the 2026 Venture Lab Startup Challenge for tackling AI scraping. Congratulations to the team. bit.ly/4toOLBX

Penn Engineering’s @RajeevAlur and collaborators at @PennMedicine developed CAMEL, an AI model that can forecast dangerous cardiac rhythms before cardiac arrest occurs. By analyzing continuous ECG data, the system identifies subtle warning signs 10 to 15 minutes in advance, helping move cardiac care toward earlier prediction and intervention. @PennEngAI / @CIS_Penn

AI is reshaping mathematical research. In @AmazonScience, @PennEngineers faculty and Amazon Scholars Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth describe how AI tools can generate formal proofs and accelerate discovery. Read more: bit.ly/4te2VFQ #AIandMath

@PennEngineers researchers developed “mollifier layers,” a new AI method to solve inverse PDEs and infer hidden dynamics in complex systems. Led by Prof. Vivek Shenoy (@MSEatPenn) with co-authors Vinayak Vinayak and Ananyae Kumar Bhartari. bit.ly/48suUtY #AIMonthatPenn

Static math benchmarks saturate. We built one that doesn't. Announcing MathDuels, the first self-play math benchmark. Every frontier LLM writes problems for the others, and is graded on the ones written for it. As models improve, so does the benchmark.

AI safety for robots requires more than chatbot guardrails. In @SciRobotics, researchers from @PennEngineers, @CarnegieMellon and @UniofOxford outline new frameworks for safe, real-world AI systems. bit.ly/4w4JORu #AIMonthatPenn #ResponsibleAI

@LingjieLiu1 (@cis_penn, @PennEngineers) develops AI methods at the intersection of graphics, vision and 3D computing. Her work combines AI and physics to model how the world looks and behaves. bit.ly/4to2x8Q #AIMonthatPenn #ComputerVision

@tianfr1999, a @PennEngineers Ph.D. student in @cis_penn, has been named a 2026 @Apple Scholar in AI/ML. Tian, mentored by @vidal_rene, Rachleff University Professor in @ESEatPenn and Radiology, was selected from a highly competitive pool of nominees. bit.ly/3QEs9zE

Innovation and policy leaders from the offices of @GovernorShapiro and @PADCEDnews visited Penn Engineering, touring @GRASPLab and the newly opened Artificial Intelligence-Driven RNA BioFoundry (@NSF AIRFoundry). Discussions with Penn Engineering leadership focused on how robotics and AI research can drive real-world impact across the Commonwealth.

@PennEngineers have developed SmartDJ, an AI-powered tool that lets users edit immersive audio using everyday language. The research was led by Prof. @mingmin_zhao (@cis_penn), with doctoral students Zitong Lan (@ESEatPenn) and Yiduo Hao (@cis_penn). bit.ly/4sWjG8h

Penn researchers earned $100,000 from the @LaudeInstitute’s Moonshots competition to use AI for drug discovery by extracting insights from scientific papers. bit.ly/3OqvKR1 @YosephBarash, @delafuentelab, Jacob Gardner, @zgives, @yatskar, Andrew Zahrt

@PennEngineers @cis_penn researchers used AI to analyze 400K+ Reddit posts, identifying patient-reported side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs not fully captured in clinical data. Study by @sharathguntuku, @LyleUngar and @sehgal_neil: bit.ly/4dIhsFO

@Penn’s “Betty,” its first University-wide HPC and AI cluster, is expanding access to advanced computing and accelerating research across disciplines. It enables faster simulations, data analysis and AI training. bit.ly/4vfBNZf #AIMonthAtPenn

@prof_g April Fools!

regret to report that young people have minimal cognitive defenses... multiple emails with "didn't see this message and I missed class! what can I do?!"