As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins today, Sarah Aboutalib, who recently earned a doctorate in computer programming at Carnegie Mellon University, looks forward to renewing her devotion to God.

"There's a lot of stuff I think I've neglected when I was doing my research," Ms. Aboutalib, 27, of Oakland, said, saying she let research take precedence over communal prayer and study of the Quran. Now she wants the guidance of her faith as she decides what to do with her knowledge of how to make robots see.

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