Make It Real

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Make It Real

"Make It Real" is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with researchers leading innovative research projects in Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering.

  1. CMU's Alex Davis' take on AI

    09/03/2019

    CMU's Alex Davis' take on AI

    Alex Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Behavior, Decision, and Policy Group, the Carnegie Electricity Industry Center, and the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making. He is currently CMU's acting director of a multi-year, multi-institutional research project on the relationship between science and proven experience. His research focuses on the behavioral foundations of policy, applied to innovation and entrepreneurship, energy, the environment, health, and information and communication technologies.

    8 min
  2. Making sense of AI with Radu Marculescu

    07/10/2019

    Making sense of AI with Radu Marculescu

    If you’re still trying to make sense of what exactly everyone means by “artificial intelligence,” you’re not alone. In this episode, we chat with AI expert and CMU Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Radu Marculescu to figure out what all this AI hype means, and how it may affect our future.

    5 min
  3. CyLab's Lujo Bauer on letting AI into our homes

    06/19/2019

    CyLab's Lujo Bauer on letting AI into our homes

    Intelligent devices that we are bringing into our home may call in to question what kind of privacy we are giving up to make life more convenient and personalized. In this episode, Carnegie Mellon University CyLab Associate Professor Lujo Bauer discusses computer security and privacy, and what we can expect in the ever-growing world of artificial intelligence.

    9 min
  4. Powering the future of AI

    04/05/2019

    Powering the future of AI

    As artificial intelligence becomes pervasive, engineers are improving the underlying technology it runs on to make it faster and more efficient. In this podcast, Carnegie Mellon University Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor Franz Franchetti discusses what hardware means for the future of AI and what challenges still need to be overcome to optimize AI systems.

    11 min
  5. PPP's Carolina Zarate shares how she got into security

    08/07/2018

    PPP's Carolina Zarate shares how she got into security

    This week, Carnegie Mellon's internationally-acclaimed hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), will be traveling to Las Vegas to compete for its fifth "World Series of Hacking" title at the DefCon security conference. In this short piece, PPP's Carolina Zarate talks hacking and other hobbies, and shares how she got into security. Music: Podington Bear

    3 min
  6. The quest for the autonomous buggy

    04/17/2017

    The quest for the autonomous buggy

    Buggy, also known as Sweepstakes, is a Carnegie Mellon University tradition, a relay style race held at the annual CMU Spring Carnival where the buggy, a torpedo-like "racecar," serves as the baton. And in true CMU form, two teams are creating autonomous, self-driving buggies.

    9 min
  7. Can we build a new America with American steel?

    02/27/2017

    Can we build a new America with American steel?

    Chris Pistorius, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research, discusses how the American steel industry has changed over the past 30 years and whether it can support new government infrastructure projects. Is the steel industry up to President Trump's "Made in America" challenge? Originally aired on February 15, 2017 on KCBS Radio. For more from KCBS Radio, go to www.kcbs.com

    4 min
  8. A glimpse into the hacker psyche

    02/23/2017

    A glimpse into the hacker psyche

    Hackers are in high demand by companies to help strengthen their security, but there's currently a shortage of talent. CyLab director David Brumley argues that the problem is that society at-large does not fully understand what hacking means. In this episode, we'll hear from four members of CMU's top internationally ranked hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, about how they got into hacking, and why.

    7 min
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"Make It Real" is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with researchers leading innovative research projects in Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering.

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  • Creator
    CMU Engineering
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2019
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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