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Intelligent Systems and Automation

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We employ novel applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence to address our strategic research efforts.

The new reality of artificial intelligence crosses almost all of our work. From automation and connected systems to novel medical sensors, these pervasive, emerging technologies will likely advance each of our research impacts. Increasing realization of human-machine teaming will result in robust human/cyber/physical systems networks. Our ability to excel in all areas will rely on advances in this rapidly evolving technology base.

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Eye, Robot: Researchers Give Machines a New Perspective with Active Vision

After seeing the gaps in robotics in the automotive industry, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Iman Soltani is teaching robots to adjust their sight line using active vision and machine learning, hoping to push robotics one step closer to widespread adoption.

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Research in Action

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Decoding Dementia

Clinicians and engineers at the University of California, Davis, are collaborating on AI-driven tools to analyze vast digital archives of brain tissue scans — work that cannot be done at scale by humans alone — to better understand dementia and improve diagnosis and treatment.

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Rewriting Macbeth: New UC Davis Game Uses AI to Teach Conflict De-Escalation

What if you could talk Shakespeare’s Macbeth out of violence? A new UC Davis-developed game lets players do just that, using AI to simulate dialogue and teach real-world conflict de-escalation skills through interactive storytelling rooted in some of the greatest dramas in the English language.

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Distinguished Research Professor Premkumar Devanbu Elected Foreign Member of Academia Europaea

Premkumar Devanbu has been elected a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea for his extensive record of award-winning and influential contributions and long-term collaboration with European institutions. His research focuses on the impact of large language models on software development.


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Engineering a better world calls for solutions of a different caliber, demanding innovation across disciplines using a design-centric approach.

We employ and develop intelligent systems and automation, tools at the nano-and-micro- scales and engineering for all that will revolutionize energy systems, strengthen climate resilience, advance human health and transform mobility to bring a sustainable, healthier and more resilient world within reach.

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Strengthening Climate Resilience

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Transforming Mobility

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Advancing Human Health

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