Computational Engineering & AI

Dean Shih-Fu Chang speaks at a podium during the Gotham Foundry Symposium at Columbia Engineering.

Campus

Climate Week 2026 in Photos

October 13, 2026

Hod Lipson speaks to students seated around a table working with robotics equipment in a Columbia Engineering lab.

Research

New $20M NSF Grant to Further Power Physical AI

October 12, 2026

Lydia Chilton moderating a panel discussion with Anastasis Germanidis, who is speaking, and Jennifer Lee at the Columbia University World Leaders Forum.

Campus

A Tale of Two AIs

September 30, 2026

by Beatrice Mhando

Jun Rao speaking and gesturing to an audience during a presentation.

Campus

Unlocking the Possibilities of Data Streaming

September 28, 2026

by Bernadette O. Young

Split-screen headshots of Vishal Misra and Suman Jana.

Research

Columbia Experts Urge Calm Amid AI Panic

September 14, 2026

by Mohamed Abdelfattah

Four members of Columbia’s National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience leadership team in individual portraits.

Research

Columbia to Lead $20 Million National Research Center on Organismal Resilience

September 09, 2026

Abstract illustration of a wavy 3D surface (representing a machine‑learning energy landscape) above three different crystal lattice models, with dotted arrows linking the surface to each structure to suggest predicting material properties from atomic vibrations.

Research

AI for Materials Needs to Be More Physics-Aware

September 08, 2026

by Ellen Neff

Large group of attendees, some wearing name badges, posed in rows outdoors in front of a building with autumn foliage in the background.

Research

Five More Years: NSF Renews Funding for AI-Powered Earth System Modeling Center

September 02, 2026

A man in a red-and-black plaid shirt presents a research poster, gesturing toward charts and diagrams while speaking to another person in the foreground at what appears to be a conference or poster session.

Research

Improving Connectivity and Energy Consumption After the AI “Inflection Point”

July 20, 2026

by Sophia Y. Ramirez

Wide view from the stands inside a large covered stadium before a soccer match. A green pitch with white lines sits below, surrounded by mostly red seats with scattered fans; a big video screen hangs from the roof. In the foreground, spectators in red and yellow jerseys sit and take photos, and one fan holds a scarf up toward the field.

Research

Why Does it Cost $11.5M to Attend the FIFA World Cup Final?

July 16, 2026

by Mohamed Abdelfattah

Two conference attendees wearing lanyards stand by a white poster board on an easel, talking and smiling; one gestures while the other holds a paper coffee cup in a warmly lit room with other posters and people in the background.

Campus

Insights from Machine Learning Summer School

July 09, 2026

by Beatrice Mhando

Illustration of a brain depicting patterns of activity within a biologically constrained neural network embedded in a stylized cortex. The colored trajectories show how neural activity evolves differently depending on what information is currently relevant.

Research

The Circuit that Lets Your Brain Think and See

July 02, 2026

by Grant Currin