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UCI and Disney Research scientists develop AI-enhanced video compression model

‘End-to-end’ approach generates favorable results in comparison with classical codecs

tacey Nicholas, UCI trustee

Stacey Nicholas donates $5 million to UCI in support of diversity and inclusiveness

Gift will aid recruitment, retention, graduation of underrepresented STEM students

UCI joins College and University Fund for the Social Sciences

Partnership provides critical link with Social Science Research Council to support research, collaboration and scholarship

UCI, other researchers develop deep-learning technique to ID at-risk anatomy in CT scans

Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but a drawback of the procedure is that it can cause collateral damage to healthy tissue in proximity to cancerous growths. Identifying organs at risk via CT scans is a difficult and labor-intensive process, but UCI computer scientists and researchers from other institutions have […]

UCI team uses machine learning to help tell which wildfires will burn out of control

New technique could help authorities conduct triage in multiple-blaze scenarios

Donation from gamer funds new scholarship esports team for ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’

UCI Esports will host a pilot scholarship team for “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” during the 2019-20 academic year – thanks to a $50,000 gift from the owners of Street Media, which publishes Irvine Weekly and LA Weekly, led by CEO (and gamer) Brian Calle. Players will be jointly selected by UCI Esports and the TAG Smash […]

UCI researchers’ deep learning algorithm solves Rubik’s Cube faster than any human

Work is step toward advanced AI systems that can think, reason, plan and make decisions

Outdated gaming equipment gets new life

UCI Esports donates original arena PCs to informatics department, research labs and student clubs

UCI computer scientists breathe life into Venice Biennale installations

Collaborative artworks interact with viewers through artificial intelligence

The UCI Podcast: New episode explores the history of video games, hunt for exoplanets

A new episode of The UCI Podcast featuring interviews with two UCI faculty members is now available. The first segment is a conversation on the history of video games through the lens of LGBTQ theory with Bonnie “Bo” Ruberg, assistant professor of informatics. Ruberg’s new book, Video Games Have Always Been Queer, is on shelves […]