County Commissioner Abramovic Joins CMU’s Robotics Scholars Community As a Special Advisor
Commissioner Abramovic joins Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotic Scholars Program on December 1 as a special advisor. Chip noted, “One thing I strongly believe in is continuing education. Whether that is higher education or the trades, we need to work...
Pennsylvania in the Global Economy
Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim welcomed Venango County Commissioner Chip Abramovic and CMU RISS’s Rachel Burcin to the Azerbaijani Embassy. This is part of an ongoing exploration of collaboration, exchanging workforce development strategies and educational...
Policy Dialogues: Inclusive STEM => Inclusive Economic Growth
Data presented in the Brookings Metro Commonwealth of Innovation report shows that access to Pennsylvania’s innovation economy is unequal by race, gender, and location (with less than 1% of R&D happening outside of major university-driven innovation hubs). Venango...
Thinking about attending grad school in CS or robotics? Attend An Info Session with RI
Are you thinking about attending graduate school in computer science or robotics? Ever wondered what makes a strong application? We are excited to announce three information sessions where we’ll talk about the Whys, Whats, and Hows of applying to graduate...
Dr. Sankalp Arora & Rachel Burcin at the Pittsburgh Robotics Network Annual Members Network
Dr. Sankalp Arora, co-founder of GatherAI and RISS ‘10, and team secured 10 million dollars in new investments to scale deployment of their product and autonomous solutions. The team developed the world's first software-only autonomous inventory management platform...
Building Tomorrow’s Robotics & AI Education Workforce
A Conversation with Minister Dr. Danyal Bayaz Rachel Burcin hosted a conversation with Dr. Danyal Bayaz, Minister of Finance of Baden-Württemberg Germany, and alumni of the RI Summer Scholars Program to discuss motivations for pursuing education & careers in...