Research Opportunities

In keeping with its mission as a research university, NYU strives, whenever possible, to include undergraduates in the production of knowledge. Since creativity and original work can take different forms in different fields, research is defined in its broadest sense, encompassing artistic and professional activities, as well as more traditional academic inquiry into the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Research extends and enhances classroom learning by enabling students to work one-on-one with faculty members (and, in some areas, also with highly trained postdoctoral fellows and graduate students). In addition to strengthening a student's resume and graduate or professional school applications, such experiences expand understanding of a discipline, engender productive mentoring relationships, and encourage the development of analytic and communication skills that are useful in any profession.

Research varies widely in nature, context, and extent both within and across undergraduate schools at NYU, ranging from research requirements in individual credit-bearing courses to independent study courses and honors theses or projects.

Below are just a few examples of the ways in which undergraduate students can get involved in the research happening at New York University:

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NYU Opens Global AI Frontier Lab

NYU and representatives of the Korean government officially opened the Global AI Frontier Lab, which will be run by award-winning AI scientists Yann LeCun and Kyunghyun Cho and draw top AI researchers from the US, Korea, and around the world to advance fundamental AI research. The lab is housed in 1 metrotech center on the NYU Tandon campus in Brooklyn.

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Korea and NYU Establish Global AI Frontier Lab

Republic of Korea Minister of Science and ICT(Information and Communication Technology) Lee Jong-ho and New York University President Linda G. Mills announced the establishment of the Global AI Frontier Lab. The lab will be headed by Prof. Yann LeCun and Prof. Kyunghyun Cho of the Courant Institute and Center for Data Science.

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NYU Authors Publish Breakthrough in AI Models of Infant Language Acquisition

New research by Dr. Wai Keen Vong, Wentao Wang, Dr. A. Emin Orhan, and Prof. Brenden Lake has resulted in the development of a new AI model for infant language learning that suggests that the underlying mechanisms for learning language might be simpler than previously thought. The work was published in Science ( link ) and reported on by Scientific American ( link ).

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NYU authors have 73 papers at NeurIPS 2023

NYU authors have 73 papers at the  NeurIPS 2023 conference. To see a list of hyperlinked papers, please click here .

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NYU Joins Gov. Hochul’s ‘Empire AI’ Initiative to Make New York a National Artificial Intelligence Leader

The University will be one of several New York-based research institutions that promote responsible AI research focused on serving the public interest. Read more here

Welcome new AI faculty!

David Fouhey - Assistant Prof. of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Eugene Vinitsky - Assistant Prof. of Civil and Urban Engineering

Matus Telgarsky - Assistant Prof. of Computer Science

Pavel Izmailov (starting Fall 2024) - Assistant Prof. of Computer Science and Engineering

Sai Zhang (starting Fall 2024) - Assistant Prof. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Kyunghyun Cho recognized as a "Leader Changing Healthcare in 2023"

KyungHyun Cho, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, has been named one of the "30 Leaders Under 40 Changing Healthcare in 2023" by Business Insider. Congratulations to Professor Cho and the rest of this year's honorees!

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Lerrel Pinto named one of MIT Technology Review's "35 Innovators Under 35"

Prof. Lerrel Pinto (Assistant Professor of Computer Science at NYU Courant, CDS) has been named one of MIT Technology Review's "35 Innovators Under 35". Congratulations!

Read more  here .

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Denis Zorin named ACM Fellow

Prof. Denis Zorin (Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Chair, Computer Science Department) has been named an ACM Fellow "for contributions to computer graphics, geometry processing, and scientific computing". Congratulations!

what is ai@nyu?

We are in the middle of an Artificial Intelligence revolution. Its impact is already great in many spheres of human undertaking and across disciplines, from social sciences to new material and drug discovery, to better decision-making in health, business, and government. NYU researchers play a major role in the AI revolution; we are the home of many stellar faculty in both AI research and AI applications. AI@NYU highlights the many activities in AI at NYU. Please browse the various sections of the site and reach out to us with any questions!

news & announcements

Professor yann lecun is honored as a "great immigrant" by the carnegie corporation, congratulations.

Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates remarkable Americans — all naturalized citizens — who have enriched and strengthened our democracy through their actions and contributions. Professor Yann LeCun of NYU has been chosen in the class of 2024.

This AI Model Can Make Creative Connections Puzzles

Researchers at NYU including Timothy Merino tested GPT-4's ability to create puzzles like The New York Times' "Connections." They found that while LLMs struggle with anticipating human reasoning, breaking down tasks into subtasks allowed GPT-4 to generate puzzles comparable in quality to human-made ones, with players rating many AI-generated puzzles as equally challenging and creative.

KAIST, NYU to implement joint degree for AI

Reported by Korean Herald: South Korea's science and technology university KAIST and New York University signed an agreement in Seoul to introduce a joint degree program in artificial intelligence on Monday.

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Machine learning

Machine learning (ML) is concerned with creating algorithms for constructing predictive models from data and is a foundation for the rest of AI.

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Computer Vision

Computer vision is an area in AI that deals with the construction of explicit, meaningful measurements and descriptions of physical objects from images.

Natural Language Processing

Natural language processing (NLP) develops methods for processing text data and speech, e.g., machine translation, conversational agents and text summarization.

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Robotics AI

Robotics AI is concerned with designing systems, independently interacting with their physical environment, such as industrial robots, drones, and self-driving cars.

AI for Healthcare and Medicine

One of the most important applications of AI has been to healthcare. NYU is a pioneer in applying breakthrough machine learning techniques to healthcare, facilitated by close ties between NYU's School of Medicine and the multiple AI research laboratories at NYU.

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  1. Research Centers and Institutes - NYU

    From leading international centers for research and education, to one of the most technologically advanced lecture halls and screening facilities in New York City, the varied institutes and centers at NYU serve as critical points of convergence for the University experience.

  2. Labs and Groups - NYU Tandon School of Engineering

    We are home to dozens of research labs and groups, where engineering researchers are bridging disciplines in state-of-the-art facilities.

  3. Research Opportunities - NYU

    Research extends and enhances classroom learning by enabling students to work one-on-one with faculty members (and, in some areas, also with highly trained postdoctoral fellows and graduate students).

  4. Research Labs - Arts & Science

    Jon Freeman. The Social Justice Lab. John Jost. Social Identity & Morality Lab. Jay Van Bavel. Social Perception, Action, & Motivation (SPAM) Lab. Emily Balcetis. Trope Lab. Yaacov Trope.

  5. Laboratories and Centers | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

    Research at NYU is primarily focused on interfacing with the nervous system either by novel non-invasive imaging methods or the development of implantable technology and materials. Neuroengineering Labs. Cell and Immuno Bioengineering.

  6. Research - NYU Tandon School of Engineering

    We are home to dozens of research labs and groups, where engineering researchers are bridging disciplines in state-of-the-art facilities. Student Research At NYU Tandon, students have numerous and diverse opportunities to engage in research that discovers solutions to real-world problems.

  7. NYU Opens Global AI Frontier Lab

    NYU and representatives of the Korean government officially opened the Global AI Frontier Lab, which will be run by award-winning AI scientists Yann LeCun and Kyunghyun Cho and draw top AI researchers from the US, Korea, and around the world to advance fundamental AI research.

  8. Cancer Research - NYU Langone Health

    As a National Cancer Institute (NCI)–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are recognized for our basic laboratory, translational, and clinical research. We establish and develop research programs that seek to foster a greater understanding of the origins of cancer, its diagnosis and treatment.

  9. Neuroscience Institute Research | NYU Langone Health

    Researchers at NYU Langone’s Neuroscience Institute create and use novel approaches to study the brain. Our goal is to identify the underlying mechanisms of normal function as well as neurological and psychological disease.

  10. NYU Media Research Lab

    Located in the heart of Manhattan, computer science research at the NYU Media Research Lab is incredibly interdisciplinary: we are interested in computer graphics, geometric modeling, simulation, visualization, scientific computing, machine learning, computer vision, mobile robotics, digital libraries, human movement, motion capture, and human ...