Sooyeon Jeong, robot expert and computer scientist, makes robots and AI agents more social, better listeners and more human-friendly. Her team’s projects include efforts to create robot study companions and to increase robots’ and AI agents’ ability to actively listen to humans when required to help with tasks.
Purdue and Kiewit — one of North America’s largest construction and engineering companies — have a deep history of joining forces on everything from coursework to advisory councils to conferences. A centerpiece of this collaboration is the Kiewit Scholars program, which provides generous scholarships, summer internships, mentorship, hands-on learning and unparalleled leadership development opportunities for select majors in the College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
Nearly 200 people attended a Jan. 23 faculty and staff summit to hear about Purdue’s significant momentum in Indianapolis and the ecosystem of support for students.
