Spring 2026

Illustrated portrait of Mark Dredze in glasses on an orange background, alongside text about using large datasets and leading collaborative AI research at Johns Hopkins.

Impact: Faculty Innovation

Signal and Noise

DSAI Director Mark Dredze and team are working to harness AI’s potential while keeping its applications grounded in real-world challenges.

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Impact: Faculty Innovation

Spider Senses

Hopkins engineers have created a spider robot that could inform next-generation robotic sensors.

Inquiring Minds: Student Discovery

Handshaping Communication

Neural network improves the computational recognition and translation of signed languages.

Comparing breast ultrasound views: two columns labeled Fluid and Solid; top row Old, bottom row New. The new view makes the fluid cyst darker and distinct, while the solid mass remains textured.

Inquiring Minds: Student Discovery

Reliable Imaging for Clinical Impact 

Projects address shortcomings of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer.

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Inquiring Minds: Student Discovery

Data in the Driver’s Seat

For Talia Hovsepian, the answers are in the numbers.

Cluster of fresh oyster mushrooms on a white background.

Inquiring Minds: Student Discovery

White Rot to the Rescue

Oyster and turkey tail mushrooms can degrade a wide range of psychoactive pharmaceuticals commonly found in biosolids. 

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Course Audit

Discerning Data

Storytelling with Data demonstrates the importance of ethically collecting and interpreting data.

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Change Agents

The Empathy Algorithm

Students developed an AI model that can automate the editing process of interviews and recognize subtle details to help a clinician and patient connect.

Inquiring Minds: Student Discovery

The MVPs of Data Analytics

Students and graduates of the Sports Analytics Research Group employ quantitative analysis to give all types of teams the wisdom and hard numbers they need to perform better.

cover image of the spring 2026 issue featuring The MVPs of Sports Analytics