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Bingyang Wei, Ph.D., of TCU’s Computer Science Department is organizing a workshop series titled ‘Empowering Faculty with AI for Scholarship and Teaching (EFAIST): AI Integration Training Program.’ Sponsored by TCU’s Research and Creative Activities Fund (RCAF), this program is designed to help faculty across various disciplines leverage AI technologies like ChatGPT to enhance both their teaching and research.

Ze-Li Dou, associate professor in TCU’s mathematics department, Curby Alexander, associate professor of professional practice, and Liran Ma, professor of computer science, have been awarded a $220,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in recognition of their research and commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and education in the areas of deep learning security.

ChatGPT is artificial intelligence that writes for you, which can include letters, song lyrics, research papers, recipes, poems, essays, outlines, even software code. Despite its clunky name (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), within five days of its launch, more than a million people were using it. Dr. Liran Ma, TCU computer science professor, explains the potential opportunities and challenges with this new-age language generation model.

Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency created, was at first developed to act as a payment tool solely for the online universe. It has evolved from a hobby among coders to a mainstream exchange on Wall Street. There are risks, however, with getting involved with cryptocurrency and financial systems that aren’t regulated by the government. Liran Ma, professor in the department of computer science at TCU, clears up some of the confusion surrounding cryptocurrency, including complications related to cybersecurity.

This year, one group of the computer science capstone course is working with the Mercy Clinic of Fort Worth to develop a software program to manage and track volunteer hours, making the process more efficient for the organization.

Beebe has recently been working with Liran Ma, associate professor of computer science, on the DSound application.

Hearing is one of our most critical senses. About 48 million adults in the U.S. have some sort of hearing loss (Hearing Loss Association of America). Computer Science Associate Professor Liran Ma is developing an iPhone-based application to create opportunity and access to affordable, effective and easy-to-use hearing aids.