Last weekend's Flourish-A-Thon event, sponsored by IAA, @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social, and @bermaninstitute.bsky.social, was a huge success! Five student teams from across Johns Hopkins gathered to develop AI solutions that help people flourish.

Tune in on Monday (3/30) from 2-3 p.m. for IAA Executive Director Jim Bellingham's Reddit AMA!

JHU Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships@jhu-bdps.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Want to learn from a deep-sea robotics expert? Curious about the role autonomous robots play in arctic and Antarctic expeditions? Join us March 30 from 2-3 p.m. EST for a Reddit AMA with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Jim Bellingham.

Featuring JHU CS’ Yinzhi Cao and Qi Sun, this work will be presented at @satml.org later this month:

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ICYMI: Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign

"Imagine a robot small enough to enter a collapsed building, smart enough to navigate the space, recognize potential signs of life, and efficient enough to keep running without relying on external power or internet,” says IAA's Tinoosh Mohsenin of her research. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/19/h...

Johns Hopkins robot dogs could help find disaster survivors

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University hope compact robot dogs outfitted with artificial intelligence and radios could get help to where it is needed faster in an emergency.

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Please join IAA on Tuesday, November 25 at 10:45 a.m. to hear Dr. Sharon Gannot from Bar-Ilan University present his talk "Socially Pertinent Robots in Gerontological Healthcare: The Audio Pipeline" as part of our seminar series. Details here: iaa.jhu.edu/event/iaa-se...

Please join IAA on Tuesday, November 18 at 10:45 a.m. to hear Dr. @aliu33.bsky.social from @jhucompsci.bsky.social present her talk "Robust and Uncertainty-Aware Decision Making under Distribution Shifts" as part of our seminar series. Details: iaa.jhu.edu/event/iaa-se...

IAA Seminar Series — Anqi Liu - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

When: November 18, 2025 @ 10:45 am – 12:00 pm Where: Malone Hall 228, Johns Hopkins University Title: Robust and Uncertainty-Aware Decision Making under Distribution Shifts Abstract: Decision ...

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BDP Jim Bellingham discusses his new book, How Are Marine Robots Shaping Our Future?, on Shelley Irwin's @wgvupublicmedia.bsky.social show. Listen to the full conversation here: www.wgvunews.org/the-shelley-...

How Are Marine Robots Shaping Our Future?

James Bellingham. PhD, shares his work.

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TOMORROW (10/30): Join IAA at 10:45 a.m. to hear Dr. Peter Najjar from @johnshopkins present his talk "Unlocking the Promise of Deployed Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Quality and Safety" as part of IAA's seminar series. Additional details: iaa.jhu.edu/event/iaa-se...

Happening TODAY (10/28): IAA's Graduate Student Lightning Talks event from 3:30-6 p.m. to hear 5-minute talks on topics related to #AI and assurance! Join us in person or on Zoom. Details here: iaa.jhu.edu/event/gradua...

Graduate Student Lightning Talks - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

When: October 28, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Where: Clark 110, Johns Hopkins University Not able to attend in person? Join us on Zoom: https://wse.zoom.us/j/93130481538?pwd=Nzbh4JqsvfaxKKC05B8TP...

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Please join IAA for the Graduate Student Lightning Talks event tomorrow (10/28) from 3:30-6 p.m. to hear 5-minute talks on topics related to #AI and assurance. Details here: iaa.jhu.edu/event/gradua...

Graduate Student Lightning Talks - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

When: October 28, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Where: Clark 110, Johns Hopkins University Not able to attend in person? Join us on Zoom: https://wse.zoom.us/j/93130481538?pwd=Nzbh4JqsvfaxKKC05B8TP...

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"If something catastrophic happens, it should be because it wasn’t preventable," says IAA's Jim Bellingham, discussing the Titan submersible, including systemic failures and how oversight and engineering standards could have averted the disaster. Story: iaa.jhu.edu/iaas-jim-bel...

IAA’s Jim Bellingham breaks down Coast Guard’s Titan report - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

Expert in underwater autonomous vehicles weighs in on a preventable tragedy In June 2023, the Titan submersible with five people on...

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Graduate students working with IAA recently gathered for some networking over dinner!

IAA's Anton Dahbura spoke with The National Desk about the need for safety guardrails to address emerging #AI applications. thenationaldesk.com/news/america...

From 'woke' AI to data centers, can Trump's plan help America win the AI race?

The White House released its action plan to help America win the race for artificial intelligence innovation.

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Check out IAA's YouTube channel to watch past seminar recordings, including Dr. James Hendler's talk "Knowing what AI Systems Don’t Know and Why it Matters." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogyI...

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The Johns Hopkins Blue Jay Racing team recently placed third out of nearly 70 teams at the Baja SAE Arizona competition. Behind the scenes, a subgroup of team members has been exploring how autonomy might someday allow the vehicle to go it alone: iaa.jhu.edu/hopkins-stud...

Hopkins students race to the podium and into autonomous future - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

Blue Jay Racing achieves a breakthrough third-place finish while developing self-driving technology for their off-road competition vehicle The Johns Hopkins Blue...

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IAA's Challenge Grant teams tackled existential challenges related to assurance and autonomy. Learn more: iaa.jhu.edu/iaa-challeng...

IAA and @bermaninstitute.bsky.social recently hosted the Ethical & Responsible AI Collaborative meeting at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center to explore how academic institutions can guide AI development. Read the full story: iaa.jhu.edu/navigating-t...

Navigating the AI Landscape: Universities Unite for Ethical Innovation - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

Experts in AI, the humanities, and ethics gathered at Johns Hopkins for the Ethical & Responsible AI University Collaborative to explore...

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Join us next Friday, March 21 at 11 a.m. to hear Dr. Tom Zick from the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society present her talk "Benchmarking for Responsible AI" as part of the IAA and @bermaninstitute.bsky.social seminar series. Details: iaa.jhu.edu/event/iaa-be...

IAA & Berman Seminar Series – Tom Zick, "Benchmarking for Responsible AI" - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

When: March 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Seminar Zoom Link Title: “Benchmarking for Responsible AI” Abstract: Acclaimed physicist Lord Kelvin once said that what cannot be measured cannot be...

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“Our work brings us closer to equipping medical robots with the intelligence needed to assist in complex surgical tasks, significantly reducing surgeons’ workload and enhancing their surgical efficiency,” says JHU CS’ Anqi Liu.

AI’s stitch in time

Johns Hopkins researchers successfully taught an AI simulation to close incisions by breaking the complicated suturing process down into simpler subtasks.

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Mark your calendar for Friday (2/21) at 11 a.m.! Dr. Jon Penney from @OsgoodeNews will present his talk "Privacy Lessons for Risk-Based AI Regulation" as part of the IAA and @bermaninstitute seminar series. Details here: iaa.jhu.edu/event/iaa-be...

IAA & Berman Seminar Series – Jon Penney, "Privacy Lessons for Risk-Based AI Regulation" - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

When: February 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Seminar Zoom Link Title: “Privacy Lessons for Risk-Based AI Regulation” Abstract: A combination of ubiquitous computing, big data, and the development ...

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New #deeplearning seminar coming up! Learn more here: www.cs.jhu.edu/event/cs-sem...

New #HRI seminar with ECE & LCSR coming up! Learn more: www.cs.jhu.edu/event/cs-ece...

Seminar with @ritwikgupta.bsky.social coming up! Learn more here: www.cs.jhu.edu/event/cs-sem...

Congrats to IAA's Ashutosh Dutta!

Johns Hopkins APL@jhuapl.bsky.social · last yr.

Johns Hopkins APL's Ashutosh Dutta is now in the New Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Hall of Fame for promoting global deployment of the next-gen protocol that enhances Internet access, operations and security. jhuapl.link/8fd

An IAA Challenge Grant team, led by Ariel Greenberg and Chien-Ming Huang, is investigating the conceptual and technological advances required to enable artificial agents to act with prosocial intent. iaa.jhu.edu/iaa-challeng...

IAA Challenge Grant team researches design of ethical intervention policies for artificial agents - Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy

A central challenge in human-machine teaming is for semi-autonomous machines to recognize when they are in situations that are beyond their...

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IAA's Anton Dahbura spoke with The National Desk about developing safe AI technologies. "It's definitely an arms race of sorts," he said. "Because AI can be transformative." t.co/NRkDkrRKeG