SPRING 2026
RISE The magazine of the UIC College of Engineering
LIMITING AI’S ENERGY FOOTPRINT
UIC researchers develop software and optimize performance to reduce AI’s energy consumption page 20
WHERE BIG IDEAS MEET BIGGER EXPERIMENTS
Innovating in the High-Bay Structures Laboratory page 16
UNTANGLING GENE NETWORKS
A new grant paves the way for AI research in gene regulatory networks
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News briefs Stories from the field and around campus page 8
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SparkHacks spurs innovation
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Students developed dozens of new projects in 24 hours
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