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This AI Agent Might Just Be the Coach You've Always Needed

AI Coach

02/02/2026 - Imagine having a pair of smart glasses that don’t just record what you see, but truly understand it. Maybe you’re DIYing a leaky faucet, improving your tennis swing, or rehabbing a shoulder injury, and there’s an AI expert guiding you with real-time, personalized feedback.

Vision Becomes Reality– Kristen Grauman Wins 2026 Hill Prize for Pioneering AI Research

Kristen Grauman

01/20/2026 - Kristen Grauman, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer Science, was awarded the prestigious 2026 Hill Prize in Artificial Intelligence for her research on understanding models that help people gain physical and procedural skills. Her research highlights a key step in helping these systems support people through their everyday activities.

Adam Klivans Wins Test of Time Award at FOCS 2025

Klivans

12/15/2025 - Adam Klivans, a professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, has received the 20-Year Test of Time Award at the 66th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2025), one of the field’s most prestigious conferences. The award honors research published two decades ago that has continued to shape the direction of computer science.