Penn Engineering Research and Innovation
Penn Engineering is working to create AI systems that are embodied, collaborative and brain-inspired that can sense, learn and act in the real world. By integrating robotics, neuroscience and computation, our researchers are focusing on augmenting human intelligence and building adaptive, trustworthy machines that enhance discovery, creativity and real-world impact.
The power of data and data-driven approaches is changing the process of scientific discovery, research and development, technological innovation and education. IDEAS harnesses the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science to transform scientific discovery, design and engineering of trustworthy autonomous systems, and AI in neuroscience and health.
René Vidal, Rachleff University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering in Penn Engineering and in the Department of Radiology in the Perelman School of Medicine, is the IDEAS Center’s inaugural director. Vidal’s own research focuses on the mathematical foundations of deep learning and its applications in computer vision and biomedical data science.
