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Princeton to take part in new U.S.-Swedish initiative on artificial intelligence and sustainability .

Artificial intelligence in combination with sensor technology and robotics are likely to change the way we all perceive and respond to social and environmental changes. How can we ensure that applications of artificial intelligence help us address these urgent challenges? On Oct. 15, Princeton University joined representatives from U.S. and Swedish academia, Swedish government, Google, Ericsson, USAID, U.N. Development Programme and U.N.

Protecting smart machines from smart attacks .

Machines' ability to learn by processing data gleaned from sensors underlies automated vehicles, medical devices and a host of other emerging technologies. But that learning ability leaves systems vulnerable to hackers in unexpected ways, researchers at Princeton have found.

PEI awards $1.01 million in Water and the Environment Grand Challenge projects .

PEI has awarded $1.01 million as part of the Water and the Environment Grand Challenge program for projects ranging from the ecological impacts of extreme weather to a national “climate park” in the New Jersey Meadowlands to engineered nanoparticles that target groundwater pollutants.

Get moving! The mystery of animal group behavior

Algorithms could stop an ‘internet of things’ attack from bringing down the power grid

Microbe chews through PFAS and other tough contaminants

Controlling methane is a fast and critical way to slow global warming, say Princeton experts

External Partnerships

Princeton faculty members collaborate with colleagues throughout the world to carry out important, cutting-edge research and scholarship.

Celeste Nelson with Victor Varner and Mei Fong-Pang

Celeste Nelson (center), a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton, worked with a research team including Victor Varner and Mei Fong-Pang to examine how fluid pressure helps control the rate of development of embryonic lungs.

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Interdisciplinary Approach

Princeton researchers collaborate across academic fields and across the globe. The campus is home to numerous interdisciplinary research collaborations and centers.