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In the News: Mahmoud Kabalan on Microgrid Partnership With EV Charging Technology Company
In the NewsMahmoud Kabalan, associate professor and director of the Center for Microgrid Research at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently spoke with Microgrid Knowledge about a new partnership with Bright.Green, geared toward developing solutions for grid modernization, energy security, and next-generation workforce. From the story: Minnesota’s University of St. Thomas, already home to…
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Manjeet Rege Testifies at Minnesota Senate Labor Committee on the Impact of AI
Professional NotesDr. Manjeet Rege, professor and chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science at the University of St. Thomas, testified before the Minnesota Senate Labor Committee’s informational hearing on the impact of AI. In his testimony, Rege spoke about how AI is reshaping the labor market and how this could have both positive… -
In the News: Manjeet Rege on the Computer Programming Language Used by the Social Security Administration
In the NewsManjeet Rege, data science and software engineering professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently spoke with The Washington Post for a story about the claims of Social Security fraud by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). From the story: The Social Security Administration maintains its databases using COBOL, a nearly 70-year-old… -
University of St. Thomas Receives $2M From Bright.Green to Advance Microgrid Innovation
St. Thomas 2025The University of St. Thomas, in partnership with Bright.Green, has announced a $2 million investment to advance cutting-edge research in microgrid technology. This funding will support the construction of a state-of-the-art microgrid facility and establish Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan as the Bright.Green Director of the Center for Microgrid Research, located on the university’s St. Paul, Minnesota, campus. The new facility will serve as a national… -
St. Thomas Partners With U of M to Develop AI-Based Surgical Analysis System
Artificial IntelligenceAt first, it sounded impossible. But that’s exactly the kind of challenge that Dr. Chih Lai and Jihun Moon ’24 MS, two artificial intelligence experts at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, enjoy more than anything. In fact, it’s their motto: “Making the impossible, possible.” In collaboration with colleagues at the University of Minnesota… -
In the News: Manjeet Rege on AI Policy Changes and Minnesota’s Tech Future
In the NewsManjeet Rege, software engineering and data science professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently published an op-ed in MinnPost about how the Trump administration’s stance on AI regulation might impact our state’s innovators, businesses and residents. From the article: One potential model for Minnesota to follow is the European Union’s AI… -
In the News: Manjeet Rege on the Controversy With DeepSeek’s Open Source AI Model
Artificial IntelligenceThe artificial intelligence open-source large language models (LLMs) application developed by a Chinese AI company DeepSeek is as good as ChatGPT, but there are some concerns, Dr. Manjeet Rege, software engineering professor and director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of St. Thomas, said during an interview on the Adam and… -
In the News: John Abraham on Minnesota’s Extreme Weather and the Impact of Ocean Temperatures
In the NewsJohn Abraham, mechanical engineering professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently spoke with the Minnesota Star Tribune about his latest ocean warming research and how rising temperatures across the globe led to the warmest winter and fall ever recorded in the state. From the story: The excess energy from the heat… -
In the News: Manjeet Rege on the Trump Administration’s Early Actions Around Artificial Intelligence
In the NewsManjeet Rege, software engineering and data science professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently spoke with WCCO Radio about “The Stargate Project” and other announcements from the Trump administration related to AI. From the interview: “The primary objective is to invest up to $500 billion over the next four years to… -
In the News: Ali Ling Co-Authors Study on PFAS Pollution Costs in Europe
In the NewsAli Ling, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, was recently quoted in The Guardian for a story about the cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS pollution. From the story: Just to clean up existing legacy pollution in the UK, analysis has found it will cost an estimated…