Carnegie Mellon University
Now offers microelectronics classes for chip design, indicating a revival of disciplines crucial for the semiconductor industry in the US.
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Videos Mentioning Carnegie Mellon University
Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, 10x Growth, and More
Tim Ferriss
Luis von Ahn is a consulting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, which is also where Duolingo's first employees were hired from.
All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
All-In Podcast
Where Vinod Khosla received his master's degree in biomedical engineering.
Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #241
Lex Fridman
Where Boris Sofman and his co-founders studied robotics, AI, and machine learning as PhD students, which he refers to as the 'mecca of robotics'.
The Science of Setting & Achieving Goals
Andrew Huberman
The institution where studies investigating sustained focus and multitasking in different environments were conducted in the Davis Lab.
E120: Banking crisis and the great VC reset
All-In Podcast
University where Venkat Viswanathan runs a battery group and is ranked as a top tech transfer university.
Dawn Song: Adversarial Machine Learning and Computer Security | Lex Fridman Podcast #95
Lex Fridman
The university where Dan Song pursued her Ph.D. in computer science, known for its strong computer science programs.
Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #147
Lex Fridman
A leading university in robotics and artificial intelligence, whose team took first place in the DARPA Urban Challenge.
Repairing our Country: A Conversation with Jonah Goldberg (Episode #296)
Sam Harris
The university where a professor, who made controversial tweets about Queen Elizabeth, was employed.
Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything | Lex Fridman Podcast #142
Lex Fridman
A university mentioned as a place where cognitive systems interested in computer science might go, and where Manolis's academic 'grandchildren' now teach.
Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing | Lex Fridman Podcast #183
Lex Fridman
Academic institution where Po-Shen Loh is a professor and teaches his classes.
Anca Dragan: Human-Robot Interaction and Reward Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #81
Lex Fridman
Anca Dragan's alma mater, specifically its Robotics Institute, where she pursued her PhD after her exchange semester.
George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31
Lex Fridman
The university George Hotz attended at age 22 to take advanced computer science courses, including operating systems, compilers, and AI.
Guy Raz on Building ‘How I Built This,’ Managing Depression, and Podcasts | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An institution that provided Belkin with its first major order for peripherals to connect its IBM PCs to Epson printers.
Brad Feld — The Art of Unplugging, Carving Your Own Path, and More! | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A university in Pittsburgh, known for its incredible technical talent recruitment, supporting companies like Duolingo.
Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #59
Lex Fridman
University where Thrun worked and where pioneering work in self-driving cars was done in the 80s.
Jitendra Malik: Computer Vision | Lex Fridman Podcast #110
Lex Fridman
Had approaches to autonomous driving in the 1990s.
MIT AGI: Cognitive Architecture (Nate Derbinsky)
Lex Fridman
An institution where the ACT-R cognitive architecture was developed and is actively being researched.
Sterling Anderson, Co-Founder, Aurora - MIT Self-Driving Cars
Lex Fridman
Where Andrew (Drew) Bagnell is a professor, and an institution associated with advanced machine learning research relevant to self-driving cars.
Arm CEO Rene Haas on AI: Nvidia Lessons, Intel’s Decline and the US-China Chip War
All-In Podcast
Now offers microelectronics classes for chip design, indicating a revival of disciplines crucial for the semiconductor industry in the US.
Bee AI: The Wearable Ambient Agent
Latent Space
Implied in the context of technical expertise and AI research.
MIT 6.S094: Introduction to Deep Learning and Self-Driving Cars
Lex Fridman
Its team, with the Boss vehicle and GM, won the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007.
Luis Von Ahn Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Where Luis von Ahn is a computer science professor and pursued his PhD. He described it as a top school for computer science and noted its good intellectual property policy.
Samy Kamkar Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Another prestigious university in Pittsburgh, mentioned by Tim Ferriss as a potential alternative to the University of Pittsburgh for Samy's parents' studies.
Pamela McCorduck: Machines Who Think and the Early Days of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #34
Lex Fridman
University where Joe Traut worked, mentioned in the context of AI and computer science.