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Engineering for Impact: Meet Duke Engineering’s Next Dean
9/15/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering for Impact: Meet Duke Engineering’s Next Dean

Jerome Lynch shares his perspectives on Duke Engineering, initial priorities as dean, and vision for the transformative role engineers can play in society

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The Godmother of the Digital Image
9/14/21 The New York Times

The Godmother of the Digital Image

ECE/Math Professor Ingrid Daubechies is profiled by the New York Times from her early successes in transforming how digital information is created and conveyed to her current work applying her ingenious solutions to historic paintings and advocating for women in science.

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Imaginary Numbers Protect AI From Very Real Threats
8/31/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Imaginary Numbers Protect AI From Very Real Threats

Using complex numbers helps secure machine learning algorithms from adversarial attacks in experiments focused on image classification

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Duke Takes Top Prizes in RoboSub Competition
8/31/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke Takes Top Prizes in RoboSub Competition

Competing virtually for a second year, the Duke Robotics Club won awards for its technical design report, propulsion system and sensor optimization

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Algorithms That Show Their Work
8/30/21 Duke Science and Technology

Algorithms That Show Their Work

Cynthia Rudin writes machine learning algorithms that are interpretable, which increases their accuracy and usefulness