The first time Stony Brook University graduate Jesmin Jahan Tithi (PhD ’15) arrived on campus she saw snow for the very first time in her life. Since that day, her achievements in computer science and ethical AI have snowballed into a successful career.

Heather Lynch, Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) Endowed Chair for Ecology & Evolution and AI Institute Affiliated Faculty, will be focusing more of her time on science engagement and AI over the coming year.

The Computer Vision group in Stony Brook University’s AI Institute, has cracked the Top Ten in Computer Vision, nationally, according to CSRankings. CSRankings is “a metrics-based ranking of top computer science institutions around the world,” which seeks to recognize faculty and institutions who are fervently committed to computer science research.