Kanishk Pandey, astronomy and astrophysics doctoral student, who presented “Finding Exoplanets using Hierarchical Clustering on Spectral Lines," won the first-place prize at this year's Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium poster session.
The "Beyond Simulation: The Future of Digital Twins in Health, Design, and Society" panel at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium featured four Penn State experts talking digital twin applications, impact and challenges. From left are Jessica Menold, director of the Center for Immersive Experiences and associate professor of mechanical engineering and of industrial and manufacturing engineering; Vinciya Pandian, associate dean of graduate education and professor of nursing; Rebecca Napolitano, assistant professor of architectural engineering; Yuqing Hu, assistant professor of architectural engineering; and Scarlett Miller, director of the Cocoziello Institute for Real Estate Innovation and Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing.
The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium featured a number of panels at this year's event. The "Transformative Research: Harnessing AI for Impact" panel discussed how artificial intelligence can be used across different disciplines to generate game-changing discoveries. From left are Guido Cervone, ICDS director; Farnaz Tehranchi, assistant professor of engineering design and innovation; Christelle Wauthier, ICDS co-hire and associate professor of geosciences; Ellen "Wenting" Zou, ICDS co-hire and assistant professor of education; and Helen Greatrex, ICDS co-hire and assistant professor of geography and statistics.