Congratulations to Nisheeth Vishnoi for his election to the 2026 Class of IEEE Fellows!
The 2026 IEEE Fellows Class acknowledges Vishnoi “for contributions to algorithms, optimization, and fairness in decision-making.”
UC San Diego is Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Innovation and Workforce Development
Andrew Kahng is part of several major national initiatives that together are transforming how future engineers learn to design and build computer chips. His work is helping UC San Diego become a driving force in the nation’s growing semiconductor innovation ecosystem.
Dr. Henrik Christensen Discusses the Future of the Global Robotics Industry
An interview with Dr. Henrik Christensen, TILOS Robotics team co-lead and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UC San Diego, about the “marriage” of AI and physical automation. Christensen explains why the market’s fixation on sci-fi concepts has created a disconnect, leaving practical robotics companies poised for growth that is not yet priced in. The […]
Congratulations to Rose Yu, recipient of the Samsung AI Researcher of the Year award!
UC San Diego professor and TILOS affiliate faculty member Rose Yu is one of three winners of the 2025 Samsung AI Researcher of the Year award! The winners were recognized at the ninth annual Samsung AI Forum, held September 15-16, 2025 in Yongin, South Korea.
Congratulations to Tajana Rosing, recipient of the 2025 SRC Sustainable Future Award!
The Semiconductor Research Corporation Sustainable Future Award recognizes researchers whose work is driving meaningful progress toward energy-efficient, sustainable technologies—whether in manufacturing or in computing and communication systems at scale.
Interdisciplinary Teams Win Three Data Storage Awards from Western Digital
UC San Diego Today || Researchers from UC San Diego, including TILOS Foundations team member Sean Gao and affiliate Rose Yu, received three Western Digital Petabyte Innovation Quest (Peak) awards for pursuing innovative data storage projects. The research teams were each awarded 1.2 petabytes of data storage—that’s more than a million gigabytes—to advance fusion energy; […]
How Robotics, AI, and Automation are Changing Our Future
In this interview with TILOS Robotics team co-lead Henrik Christensen by the Association for Advancing Automation, Christensen offers a deep look into the future of robotics and AI, and shares groundbreaking projects in healthcare robotics, autonomous mobility, and AI-driven programming for robot hands. Dr. Christensen also emphasizes the importance of trade school training, lifelong learning, […]
How faithful and trustworthy are neuron explanations in mechanistic interpretability?
Understanding what individual units in a neural network represent is a cornerstone of mechanistic interpretability. A common approach is to generate human-friendly text explanations for each neuron to describe their functionalities—but how can we trust that these explanations are faithful reflections of the model’s actual behavior?
How faithful and trustworthy are neuron explanations in mechanistic interpretability?
Understanding what individual units in a neural network represent is a cornerstone of mechanistic interpretability. A common approach is to generate human-friendly text explanations for each neuron to describe their functionalities—but how can we trust that these explanations are faithful reflections of the model’s actual behavior? In work published in the 2025 International Conference on […]