Kerem Çamsari's lab has proven the value of an old algorithm in training deep-learning models for AI.
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P-bit pros: Kerem Çamsari (left) and third-year PhD student Shaila Niazi, who used p-bits to create images that were not part of a machine-learning training data set.
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Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus Herbert Kroemer (1928-2024)
The collection, donated by his daughters, contains research and teaching papers, ephemera and digital materials related to Herb Kroemer's career.
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Shuji Nakamura with a laser his blue LED made possible.
He is honored again for his world-changing invention of the blue LED.
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Concept illustration depicting a quantum defect emitting a single photon. Image by Mark Turiansky
When — and why — does a photon emitter not emit? Research at UC Santa Barbara illuminates the issue.
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Bolin Liao and collaborators investigate the thermoelectric properties of cadmium arsenide thin films.
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Neuromorphic computing has emerged as a promising way to bridge the energy efficiency gap.
The ultra-energy efficient platform has energy requirements within two orders of magnitude of the human brain's.
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Mechanical engineering professor Yangying Zhu in her lab with some of her current graduate students.
All five UCSB engineering programs evaluated this year, and the COE itself, ranked in the top 16 among public universities, with one in the top 2 and three in the top 13.
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2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistants (clockwise from top left) Cassidy Tobin, Anders Seawright, Eric Hsieh, Junrui Liu, Kunjesh Agashiwala
Graduating seniors recognize one teaching assistant from each undergraduate degree program.