Prof. Balasubramanian Receives 2022 Stony Brook Trustees Faculty Award

Professor Niranjan Balasubramanian, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science was selected for a 2022 Stony Brook University Trustees Faculty Award. The award recognizes early-career faculty whose research, creative activities, and scholarly achievements predict an exceptional path to success.

Niranjan’s research targets Natural Language Processing (NLP) – an important sub-discipline in artificial intelligence (AI). His vision is to develop models that are trustworthy, and enable responsible, sustainable, and equitable use of NLP systems. At Stony Brook University, he has built an excellent research group that has delivered many important advances toward these goals.

Medical Misinformation in Our Everyday Lives

Have you ever found yourself looking up medical symptoms online? Any search engine would generate a litany of sites to visit, packed with possible explanations for the set of symptoms. But are all of these claims true? The Internet, unfortunately, is not always the most reliable source of information. So, for the 60% of adults in the United States who have sought out health-related information, how do we ensure that this information is true?

Car accidents occur every 60 seconds. To that end, every driver needs any help they can get, to point out obstacles and dangerous conditions. Precarious circumstances on the road place drivers and autonomous vehicles in dangerous situations. Difficult contexts include complex driving scenes, speeding, and distracted driving. All of these situations and more increase the likelihood of accidents which can lead to damage, injury, or even death. 

 

Mónica F. Bugallo serves as an Interim Provost since February 2022. She has been serving at the Provost Office as a Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion since January 2021. Before that, Dr. Bugallo served as  Associate Dean for Diversity and Outreach in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences