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Professor Mihai Burzo: The Autonomous Vehicle

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Daba Coura Mbow Professor Mihai Burzo, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan Flint, is delving into the future of automotive technology with his groundbreaking work on autonomous vehicles. Born in Transylvania and armed with a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University, Professor Burzo’s expertise spans microelectronics, computational dynamics, and mechanical engineering,

Meredith Broussard’s presentation for her book relating to AI and bias

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On March 27, 2024, Meredith Broussard, data journalist and associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, gave a presentation at the University of Michigan-Flint regarding the focus of her recent book More Than A Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech (2024). The book focuses on the

Decoding Emotion: Enhancing Human-Computer Interaction through Emotional Understanding

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Daba Coura Mbow As a senior pursuing a degree in computer science, Allison Gaspard has been deeply engaged in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at the University of Michigan Flint.  She has been involved in a project led by Dr. Mark Allison for the past two years. The work focuses on computationally analyzing the intricate

The Convergence of Capital, and AI Coded into Law

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Daba Coura Mbow Currently a junior at the University of Michigan-Flint,  Sami Kotob is a political science and economics dual major. With a particular interest in political economy, Sami is part of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program research project. In the project, Sami and a fellow student, Julia Ellis, conducted a literature review, beginning with