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The University of Virginia is proud to welcome these outstanding new faculty members to our Engineering community. 

Assistant professor Shangtong Zhang develops efficient tools to help researchers trust AI systems without high-stakes testing.

This researcher earned a grant for proposing to help robots consistently understand variations on human commands.

Yen-Ling Kuo is building robots that can interpret human language, movements and intentions, making them better teammates in everyday life.

UVA Engineering’s moon rover team won top innovation and other awards at the 2025 NASA competition by drawing on tried-and-true engineering principles and past experience.

UVA Engineering has twelve new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow award winners and honorable mentions in the highly competitive GRFP program. 

The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is proud to recognize the outstanding faculty members who have been promoted this year. 

A UVA computer science assistant professor has made Forbes’ list for his research to enhance the reasoning capabilities of AI, as well as how to develop the technology more responsibly.

The Class of 2025 has exemplified innovation, resilience and a commitment to engineering for the greater good throughout their academic journey.