Stevens IMPACT: Social Media Misinfo, AI for Loneliness
Colleagues,
Stevens Institute of Technology's research is transforming lives and creating tremendous societal benefit. Twice a year we publish this digest version of our research publication IMPACT. Please enjoy reading it. You may also download the complete Spring 2025 issue.
Keep in touch and enjoy the spring semester and summer break.
Edmund Synakowski
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
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Can the fog of social media, including intentional misinformation, prevent important safety messages from getting through to people in real time? Stevens researcher Jose Ramirez-Marquez, who studies emergency planning and response, says yes.
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Detecting loneliness can be difficult, particularly in the elderly. Now a Stevens research team is building an AI-powered system that analyzes language to spot warning signs.
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A pathbreaking quantum gravity detection system proposed by Professor Igor Pikovski was the most-downloaded physics paper of the year from prestigious Nature Communications.
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PFAS and PFOS chemicals can persist for thousands of years, affecting our health. A Stevens team is co-designing a quantum-powered device to seek and destroy them.
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Voice agents in vehicles can help us navigate traffic, control our comfort, keep us awake and more. But only certain drivers want AI-powered voices helping them.
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More than 3 million miles of pipeline carry energy around the nation. The DOT has just awarded $1 million to Stevens to develop AI-powered sensors to keep an eye on them.
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What's worse than a thoroughly negative leader in the workplace? One who yo-yo's between upbeat and abusive, according to new research from Stevens.
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Solar-powered and fully electrified homes are on the rise. But how do these homes perform during extreme heat waves or cold spells? New Stevens simulations give us a clue.
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Recent Recognition & Awards
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Senior research scientist Victor Lawrence was awarded a National Medal of Technology and Innovation by the White House. The medal was conferred by Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar in January.
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Stevens Research In the News
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