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Team streamlines neural networks to be more adept at computing on encrypted data
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 – This week, at the 38th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 21), researchers at the NYU Center for Cyber Security at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are revealing new insights into…
Neural model seeks ‘inappropriateness’ to reduce chatbot awkwardness
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a neural model capable of detecting them, along with a large collection of such messages for further research. Among the potential…
Computer Scientist proves safety claims of the programming language Rust
ACM and ETAPS Doctoral Dissertation Award and Otto-Hahn-Medaille
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dissertation makes foundational contributions to security of cyber-physical systems
AR can improve the lives of older adults, so why are apps designed mainly with youngsters in mind?
Older people affected by memory loss have much to gain from AR technology, yet a study from the UK exploring the use of augmented reality to support older adults at home finds the user interface is sometimes confusing for those aged 50+
Renewal of academic information system after 36 years
New catalog information service corresponding to digital resources to be introduced from 2022
Transformation of controller software to ensure safe behavior under perceptual uncertainty
Bridging the gap between uncertain perception and reality in controller software design
ARPHA expands to computer science with International Journal of Universal Computer Science
The scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its self-developed publishing platform ARPHA welcome The International Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS) to their portfolio . With this addition, the publisher, best known for a wide range of biodiversity-themed journals,…
Rethinking southeast asia’s energy plans
Scientists in Singapore are calling for revisions in planned hydropower expansions in light of the rapidly decreasing cost of solar photovoltaic systems
Danish invention to make computer servers worldwide more climate friendly
An elegant new algorithm developed by Danish researchers can significantly reduce the resource consumption of the world’s computer servers. Computer servers are as taxing on the climate as global air traffic combined, thereby making the green transition in IT an…
New data science platform speeds up Python queries
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University and MIT have developed a new data science framework that allows users to process data with the programming language Python — without paying the “performance tax” normally associated with a user-friendly…
Four-component, and asymmetric radical 1,4-oxy-trifluoromethylation to olefins
Vanadium oxo (VO) species were often used to oxidise sulfide/amine compounds and alkenes when combined with peroxide oxidants. VO species are well known as important vitamin supplements for potential diabetic prevention. They are highly prevalent as metalloenzyme like haloperoxidase. The…
Robot-assisted surgery: Putting the reality in virtual reality
Cardiac surgeons may be able to better plan operations and improve their surgical field view with the help of a robot. Controlled through a virtual reality parallel system as a digital twin, the robot can accurately image a patient through…
Wind and waves: A step toward better control of heavy-lift crane vessels
Massive heavy-lift crane vessels, capable of hauling thousands of tons, navigate the rough waves and strong winds offshore to construct wind turbines and oil fields in the ocean. An international team of researchers has developed a new modeling system to…
AI system-on-chip runs on solar power
AI is used in an array of extremely useful applications, such as predicting a machine’s lifetime through its vibrations, monitoring the cardiac activity of patients and incorporating facial recognition capabilities into video surveillance systems. The downside is that AI-based technology…
Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries
Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of a classical computer with the strength of a quantum system. This new computing method opens the door to different algorithms and experiments that bring quantum…
Communication technology, study of collective behavior must be ‘crisis discipline’
Our ability to confront global crises, from pandemics to climate change, depends on how we interact and share information. Social media and other forms of communication technology restructure these interactions in ways that have consequences. Unfortunately, we have little insight…
Study shows how permafrost releases methane in the warming Arctic
Researchers from Skoltech have designed and conducted experiments measuring gas permeability under various conditions for ice-containing sediments mimicking permafrost. Their results can be useful both in modeling and testing techniques for gas production from Arctic reservoirs and in tracing methane…
ACM recognizes luminaries whose service benefits all who participate in computing
Five honored for contributions to education, broadening participation, policy, and humanitarian efforts
New study: Developers’ skills and top management commitment lead to Agile project success
Around the globe, software-intensive organisations shift from plan-based development processes to Agile ones, intending to focus more on team interaction, better products, customers’ needs, and readiness to change. But how do these organisations succeed with large-scale Agile software transformations –…
Artificial intelligence agreement to advance Army modernization efforts
COLLEGE 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…
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…
The role of computer voice in the future of speech-based human-computer interaction
In the modern day, our interactions with voice-based devices and services continue to increase. In this light, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and RIKEN, Japan, have performed a meta-synthesis to understand how we perceive and interact with the voice…
When to release free and paid apps for maximal revenue
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UTSA School of Data Science receives $1 million from Frost Bank for emerging research
MAY 27, 2021 — Frost Bank has committed $1 million to the UTSA School of Data Science (SDS). The gift establishes the Frost Excellence Fund endowment, which will support research-enhancing activities such as graduate research fellowships, undergraduate research activities and…
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…
Transforming our understanding of deep learning
A team of UK scientists from the universities of Bath, Cambridge and UCL aims to make Deep Learning (DL) more accountable and transparent by better understanding the decision making process behind the algorithms. The team of mathematicians, statisticians and image…
Odd angles make for strong spin-spin coupling
Rice physicists’ RAMBO reveals magnetic phenomenon useful for quantum simulation and sensing
Games, computing, and the mind: How search algorithms reflect game playing
Scientists explore the links between game-solving search tree algorithms and the subjective experience of playing various turn-based games
Researchers create world’s most power-efficient high-speed ADC microchip
Analag-to-digital converters are a key component of nearly every piece of electronic equipment
‘We’re playing Moneyball with building assets’
New tool uses AI to target smarter repairs with limited funds
When algorithms go bad: How consumers respond
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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…
With a zap of light, system switches objects’ colors and patterns
“Programmable matter” technique could enable product designers to churn out prototypes with ease
Matching exascale supercomputers work with complex petascale data
Rensselaer faculty member awarded prestigious CAREER award to address problem
Speeding new treatments
UNM team creates powerful computational tool to help researchers rapidly screen molecules for anti-COVID properties
Premier human-computer interaction conference returns in virtual format
ACM CHI showcases tomorrow’s technologies
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
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.
ACM Prize awarded to pioneer in quantum computing
Aaronson recognized for far-reaching contributions
City, University of London consortium wins highly competitive ESA funding
Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), City, University of London will be spearheading the development of next-generation AI-based guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space exploration. A research consortium led by City’s Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems,…
Digital twin can protect physical systems and train new users
It is more complicated than copy and paste, but digital twins could be way of future manufacturing according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They developed a virtual environment based on human-robot interactions that can mirror the physical set…
Astrophysics student Ellen Price awarded 51 Pegasi B Fellowship
The fellowship provides exceptional scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational and experimental research in planetary astronomy
Study shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips
A single qubit on a standard silicon transistor chip has been successfully demonstrated as “quantum capable” in a new study by the UCL spinout Quantum Motion, led by researchers at UCL and Oxford University.
ACM Turing Award honors innovators who shaped computer programming
Aho and Ullman developed tools and seminal textbooks used by millions of software programmers
Algorithm-based music recommendations: Low accuracy for lovers of non-mainstream music
A team of researchers from Graz University of Technology, Know-Center GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, University of Innsbruck, Austria and University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, compared how accurate algorithm-generated music recommendations were for mainstream and non-mainstream music listeners. They used…
Materials scientists use frontal polymerization to mimic biology, reimagine manufacturing
A simple plastic water bottle isn’t so simple when it comes to the traditional manufacturing process. To appear in its final form, it has to go through a multi-step journey of synthetic procedure, casting, and molding. But what if materials…