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BY GINA MANTICA To study how the brain works in the real world rather than the lab, researchers are creating wearable devices that obtain a complete picture of the brain’s activity in real time. But the complex data collected by researchers needs to be stored, organized, and shared in a way that allows for more […]
BY GINA MANTICA There are over 10 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers conduct neuropsychological tests to assess patients’ cognitive functioning, but transcribing the audio recordings takes a lot of time. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can be used to analyze voice recordings of individuals to detect […]
BY GINA MANTICA Many people interact with natural language processing systems every day unknowingly by asking Siri for help or talking with a chat bot at an online store. Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that aims to build computer systems that can understand, process, and learn about language. But […]
We are pleased to announce that the Red Hat Collaboratory has opened a Request for Proposals in support of the launch of the expanded Collaboratory. All information can be found on the RFP announcement page. The deadline for a submission is October 1, 2021, and awardees will be announced on December 15, 2021. We will also be holding […]
BY GINA MANTICA When you take medicine, the drug moves its way through your body until it attaches to parts of proteins that are capable of achieving the drug’s desired effect. But figuring out which part of a protein a drug should target can be challenging: one small mutation in a protein can cause a […]
BY GINA MANTICA The impact of public health interventions on a population can be difficult to test through real-life experiments, due to the amount of time it takes to implement new policies and evaluate their effects. But simulation models enable researchers to create and implement public health interventions in a virtual setting so they can […]
BY GINA MANTICA Some computational problems are so complex that they require many times more calculations than a typical laptop can handle. High performance computing (HPC) combines a number of computer servers to carry out these large-scale computations that often operate on massive data sets. But data centers for HPC require immense amounts of power […]
BY GINA MANTICA Organic materials that convert electricity into light are greener than the more common inorganic materials often used in light emitting diodes, or LEDs. But organic materials for large scale display and lighting applications are more challenging to develop due to the cost and energy required for their production. Artificial intelligence can help […]
BY GINA MANTICA Beverly Setzer always loved math. But after finishing her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University, she wanted to apply math to real world problems. With the support of her mentors, Setzer uses math to study how the brain transitions to and from sleep as a Graduate Student Fellow at the Hariri […]
BY GINA MANTICA As COVID-19 cases increase across the country again, public health officials grapple with how to direct their time, energy, and resources to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But targeted interventions require an understanding of which local communities are at the greatest risk for contracting the disease. A team of researchers from […]