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UrduCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — The U.S. Army plans to cooperate in artificial intelligence research with teams led by the University of Maryland, College Park and in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The cooperative agreement brings together a…
Tag: Software Engineering
Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights on how to build an energy-efficient legged teammate for dismounted warfighters. In a recent peer-reviewed PLOS One paper, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development…
Computer vision: TU Graz researchers define new state of the art
Our visual cortex can capture images and recognize objects in a fraction of a second, even if they are barely visible or only fragmentary. One reason for this fantastic peak performance is the highly efficient hierarchical layer architecture of the…
Developing a new AI early warning system for flooding
Lancaster University researchers are developing new artificial intelligence systems that could help to predict and warn of flooding
Researchers Fine-Tune Control Over AI Image Generation
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new state-of-the-art method for controlling how artificial intelligence (AI) systems create images. The work has applications for fields from autonomous robotics to AI training. At issue is a type of AI…
How AI could alert firefighters of imminent danger
Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently difficult to discern amid the mayhem…
Medical AI models rely on ‘shortcuts’ that could lead to misdiagnosis of COVID-19
Artificial intelligence promises to be a powerful tool for improving the speed and accuracy of medical decision-making to improve patient outcomes. From diagnosing disease, to personalizing treatment, to predicting complications from surgery, AI could become as integral to patient care…
When to release free and paid apps for maximal revenue
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Ananth Kalyanaraman: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner
Ananth Kalyanaraman is a professor and the Boeing Centennial Chair in Computer Science at Washington State University. His focus is on developing scaling algorithms and software for analyzing large-scale biological and network data.
Report reveals impact of £1.8billion+ on UK science and economy by Diamond Light Source
A recent study by Technopolis and Diamond estimates a cumulative monetised impact of at least £1.8 billion from the UK’s synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, reflecting very favourably with the £1.2 billion investment made in the facility to date. And it…
COVID-related mental health disparities? There’s an app for that
NIH awards $2.7 million for clinical trial to develop, test digital therapeutic
ACM recognizes far-reaching technical achievements with special awards
Recipients made groundbreaking contributions in many areas
Hardware-software contracts for secure speculation, Best Paper Award at the 42nd IEEE Symposium
IMDEA Software Institute researchers Marco Guarnieri and Pepe Vila together with Boris Köpf (Microsoft Research) and Jan Reineke (Saarland University) won a best paper award at the 42nd IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) for their paper “Hardware-Software Contracts…
Wildfire monitoring and prevention: Science, innovation and cross-border cooperation
The regions of Puglia and Epirus (Greece) now have new innovative tools for fire danger prevention and operational fire-fighting decisions. The major achievements of the project Ofidia 2 – Operational Fire Danger preventIon plAtform 2 funded by the European Territorial…
Delivering “serendipity”: Seemingly random product discovery, aided by technology
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Scientific software – Quality not always good
Computer scientists at KIT and HITS develop open-source tool that automatically checks adherence of scientific software to development standards – 48 tools evaluated
New AI technology protects privacy
Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray images
Keeping it rolling
Researchers at Osaka University employ machine learning algorithms to assess the remaining useful life of mechanical rolling bearings, which may lead to industrial cost savings, as well as fewer discarded parts
Integrated cyber attack analysis platform “NIRVANA Kai” supports IPv6
Succeeded in real-time visualization of packets flowing in the vast address space of IPv6
Cleveland Museum of Natural History expands role of planetariums with software update
New tools allow planetarium users to teach beyond the stars
Making sure ships, other marine craft find their way
New edition of a popular textbook addresses guidance, navigation and control of marine craft.
Sandia app assesses value of energy storage for businesses, utilities
Energy storage critical for resilient grid, increased renewable energy
Apps to fight a crisis?
Research project at Göttingen University investigates acceptance and effective use of coronavirus tracing apps
Envisioning safer cities with AI
Researchers use crowdsourced data, neural networks, and supercomputers to simulate risks to cities and regions
When one become two: Separating DNA for more accurate nanopore analysis
A new software tool developed by Earlham Institute researchers will help bioinformaticians improve the quality and accuracy of their biological data, and avoid mis-assemblies. The fast, lightweight, user-friendly tool visualises genome assemblies and gene alignments from the latest next generation…
New algorithm uses a hologram to control trapped ions
Researchers have discovered the most precise way to control individual ions using holographic optical engineering technology. The new technology uses the first known holographic optical engineering device to control trapped ion qubits. This technology promises to help create more precise…
New app makes Bitcoin more secure
More than 90% of users don’t know if their mobile wallet is potentially compromised; now, there’s an app for that
With a zap of light, system switches objects’ colors and patterns
“Programmable matter” technique could enable product designers to churn out prototypes with ease
Technique to automatically discover simulation configurations for behaviors hard to test
Automated search for “various situations” encountered in automated driving
ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough Award goes to innovator who transformed web applications
UC Irvine’s Michael Franz made just-in-time compilation practical for billions of web users daily
Germany grants the Optics University Center and Campus at Leibniz University Hannover
German Science Council recommends an investment of 54.2 million Euro to build the research building OPTICUM
An easy-to-use platform is a gateway to AI in microscopy
Software using artificial intelligence, AI, is revolutionizing how microscopy images are analysed. For instance, AI can be used to detect features in images (i.e., tumours in biopsy samples) or improve the quality of images by removing unwanted noise. However, non-experts…
Augmented reality in retail and its impact on sales
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Researchers’ VR walking simulator feels surprisingly close to the real thing
Despite virtual reality (VR) technology being more affordable than ever, developers have yet to achieve a sense of full immersion in a digital world. Among the greatest challenges is making the user feel as if they are walking. Now, researchers…
German National HPC Centre provides resources to look for cracks in the standard model
Physicists have spent 20 years trying to more precisely measure the so-called “magnetic moment” of subatomic particles called muons. Findings published this week call into question long-standing assumptions of particle physics.
Novel guidelines help select optimal deconvolution method
Biomedical scientists are increasingly using deconvolution methods, those used to computationally analyze the composition of complex mixtures of cells. One of their challenges is to select one method that is appropriate for their experimental conditions among nearly 50 available. To…
EPSRC-funded research into cyber security risk for low-carbon mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)
A Cranfield-led consortium has won funding that will look into the cyber security risks posed by a digitally-enabled, low-carbon transport service. The funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of the UK Research…
African elephants only occupy a fraction of their potential range
Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research shows
ACM Turing Award honors innovators who shaped computer programming
Aho and Ullman developed tools and seminal textbooks used by millions of software programmers
World’s largest public scenario database for testing and assuring safe autonomous vehicle
The Safety PoolTM Scenario Database, the largest public repository of scenarios for testing autonomous vehicles in the world, has been launched today by WMG at the University of Warwick, and Deepen AI
SwRI to develop AI for integrated corridor management traffic solutions for Tennessee DOT
Software will use machine learning to optimize performance of regional transportation corridors
Yoga only goes so far: How overhauling patient records can curb physician burnout
Wellness programs for health care workers emphasize self-care; they’re overlooking a huge contributor to burnout: Patient records
New AI-based versatile software for tracking many cells in 3D microscope videos
Automatic tracking of cells in microscope videos will contribute to basic life science research and drug discovery by easily analyzing critical cellular activities
Arash Ajoudani awarded the IEEE Ras Early Career Award 2021
Arash Ajoudani leads the Human-Robot Interfaces and physical Interaction Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. According to the IEEE RAS experts, he contributed to the theory and technology of (ergonomic) human-robot collaboration and telerobotics.
Detecting for carpal tunnel syndrome with a smartphone game
Early diagnosis enabled by identifying syndrome based on thumb movements through machine leaning
Akane Sano wins NSF CAREER Award
Engineer developing software to predict emotional stress from wearable and Internet of Things tech
Another Martini for better simulations
Simulating the interactions between atoms and molecules is important for many scientific studies. However, accurate simulations can take a long time, which limits their use. To speed up simulations without sacrificing too much detail, Siewert-Jan Marrink, Professor of Molecular Dynamics…
AI and satellite images come together to discover hidden archaeological sites
The Cultural Landscapes Scanner pilot project will exploit Artificial Intelligence to detect the archaeological heritage of the subsoil. The project will last three years and will be carried out by IIT in collaboration with the European Space Agency
Video gamers skills enhanced by training 10 minutes a day
Novice gamers benefit most from neurostimulation while training