Shawn Ballard

2 months ago | wevolver.com | Shawn Ballard

In the world of generative artificial intelligence, generative adversarial networks (GANs) are simultaneously forgers and detectives identifying forgeries. GANs use artificial neural networks to generate new data – the forger – and evaluate that data to determine if it’s real or fake – the detective. The forger and the detective train against each other until the GAN’s created data is indistinguishable from the real thing.

2 months ago | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

Ensuring the safety of autonomous systems, such as driverless cars, unmanned aerial vehicles and surgical robots, is a critical challenge in the growing field of automation. A new award supports work at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis to develop a framework that will allow these systems to maintain safety even in the face of sensor malfunctions, mechanical failures or deliberate cyberattacks. Andrew Clark, an associate professor in the Preston M.

Jan 22, 2025 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

In the world of generative artificial intelligence, generative adversarial networks (GANs) are simultaneously forgers and detectives identifying forgeries. GANs use artificial neural networks to generate new data (the forger) and evaluate that data to determine if it’s real or fake (the detective). The forger and the detective train against each other until the GAN’s created data is indistinguishable from the real thing.

Jan 9, 2025 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

In response to a splashy but mathematically dubious paper that suggested long-established theories of lift were fundamentally incomplete, David Peters, the McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, developed a fresh approach to reaffirm classical airfoil theory. Despite the turbulence in theoretical aerodynamics, the fundamental principles ensuring your safe and smooth flight remain robust and reliable.

Dec 2, 2024 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

Imagine trying to carry a message down a crowded hallway. The more people trying to move through at once, the more difficult it becomes for any message to get through. Integrated electronics suffer from a similar bottleneck when transmitting signals through traditional silicon-based circuits. That clogged circuitry can negatively impact everything from the speed of your computer to the responsiveness of your smartphone.