A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news by allowing content creators to focus on areas where the misinformation is likely to do the most public harm, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
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Rensselaer To Advance Blockchain Tech With $360k Grant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Oshani Seneviratne, director of health data research at the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA), and Lirong Xia, associate professor of computer science, have been awarded $363,343 from the Algorand Foundation. The award is part of an $8 million grant to fund blockchain research through a project led by Vassilis Zikas, associate professor of computer science and security researcher at Purdue University.
Web3, Metaverse prospects: Rutgers blockchain expert available to discuss
Rutgers Business School’s Merav Ozair is one of the world’s leading experts on cryptocurrency and blockchain. She is available to explain the potential of Web3 and the Metaverse and the role blockchain plays in empowering their capabilities. “If the metaverse…
Fighting Hunger With A New Kind of AI Founded by HU professor
The ThoughtAI system offers real-time market information, supply chain transparency, and accessibility to smallholder farmers across remote communities through its remote Crop Test Center infrastructures. Suitable for both online and offline markets, Zowasel can now ensure traceability and sustainability data directly from grassroot providers.
Call for Speakers for Cryptocurrency Conference
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is looking for subject matter experts in cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain topics at the upcoming Harrisburg Cryptocurrency and Blockchain conference.
The in-person day-long event is set for September 22, 2021, at Harrisburg University. The University seeks speakers for the keynote addresses and panel discussions who can passionately and effectively share their subject matter expertise and insights with the attendees.
S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program Leverages Blockchain Interoperability to Support DHS
S&T’s SVIP is piloting the development of interoperable blockchain standards and specifications.
Blockchain startup ‘Avalanche’ raises $42M in first sale
Avalanche, a new blockchain platform built around research first conducted at Cornell University, raised $42 million in less than five hours during the first public sale of its digital currency token, held July 15.
DHS awards $197k for blockchain-agnostic approach to tracking raw material imports
DHS S&T has awarded $197,292.00 to Factom, Inc. based in Austin, Texas, to develop a blockchain security system that agencies can use to create and verify identities and help detect fraud involving imports, such as raw materials.