Zachary Deutsch

Duke University

B.S. in Mathematics; B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering; minor in Philosophy

Expected May 2028

University of Oxford

Study abroad coursework in AI and ethics

June–August 2025

AI as a catastrophic imaginary.

Deutsch, Z., Staupe, R., & Bartoszewicz, M. G. (forthcoming).

Routledge Handbook of Catastrophic Imaginaries.

AI companionship and the cultivation of virtue.

Deutsch, Z., & Eva, R. (2026).

AI for Society (MDPI) · Under review.

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Evaluation of clustering methods and large language models for spatial proteomic cell type annotation.

Deutsch, Z., Surguladze, N., Miao, Y., & Hickey, J. W. (2026).

EXO – Beyond the Cell (Science Exploration Press) · Under review.

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Virtue ethics and student use of large language models in engineering education.

Deutsch, Z., Eva, R., & Oca, S. R. (2026).

IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference · Published.

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Evaluating engineering students' detection of hallucinations in large language model solutions.

Deutsch, Z., & Oca, S. R. (2026).

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference · Published.

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Superintelligence, instrumental convergence, and the limits of AI apocalypse.

Deutsch, Z. (2026).

AI and Ethics (Springer Nature) · Published.

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Evaluating engineering students’ detection of hallucinations in large language model solutions.

Deutsch, Z., & Oca, S. R. (2026).

The AI in Education at Duke Summit.

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Superintelligence, instrumental convergence, and the limits of AI apocalypse.

Deutsch, Z. (2026).

Conference on Society-Centered AI

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Comparative evaluation of unsupervised clustering methods for cell-type annotation in HuBMAP CODEX intestinal tissue.

Deutsch, Z., Miao, Y., & Hickey, J. W. (2025).

Duke Health Data Science Showcase.

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Computational framework for multi-organ cell type annotation of HuBMAP single-cell spatial-omics data.

Miao, Y., Deutsch, Z., & Hickey, J. W. (2025).

Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.

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sEMG hand and wrist movement classification: Evaluating QUANT features.

Deutsch, Z., Tascesme, E., & Rabin, N. (2025).

Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.

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Computational framework for multi-organ cell type annotation of HuBMAP single-cell spatial-omics data.

Miao, Y., Deutsch, Z., & Hickey, J. W. (2025).

HuBMAP Annual Meeting.

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Development of a haptic feedback system with real-time force monitoring for enhanced catheter placement training in VR environments.

Deutsch, Z., Baldwin, R., Coutu, J., Mehrotra, I., Sridhar, A., Tang, S., & Tanzillo, D. (2025).

Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase.

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Computational pipeline for cell type annotation of HuBMAP spatial-omics data.

Deutsch, Z., Miao, Y., & Hickey, J. (2025).

Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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Liquid level detection system in bCPAP respiratory assistance devices.

Deutsch, Z., Grant, B., Hezrony, L., & Mebane, G. (2024).

Duke Pratt Design Exposition.

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