Finding the face in the crowd
May 30, 2015
An algorithm that maximizes the difference between data categories achieves high accuracy in classifying faces.
Results for computer science
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Peak performance for proteins
Jun 13, 2015
An improved peak fitting procedure enables a better determination of protein structures.
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Disease researchers have a way with words
Jul 25, 2015
Specialized word search method sheds light on phenotypic similarity of diseases.
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Choosing the right scheme for green communications
Aug 22, 2015
Performance analysis reveals how different resource allocation schemes may impact the energy efficiency of a cognitive radio system.
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Unlocking complex interactions
Sep 19, 2015
Functions of interacting molecular complexes are uncovered through a novel method of aligning the interaction interface of each complex.
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Noisy cells produce bursts of protein
Feb 20, 2016
A new mathematical model explains how random factors affect the production of proteins within the cells.
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Sharing movement aids learning
Jun 4, 2016
Automated learning of an individual’s movement patterns shared over mobile and social networks could help us to connect better.
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Exploring protein form to find function
Jun 25, 2016
Existing systems for predicting protein structure are outperformed by a newly developed method.
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Exploring artificial biosynthesis
Jul 16, 2016
Metabolic route explorer helps to optimize the pathways for artificial biosynthesis of valuable products.
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Technology search for relationships
Aug 6, 2016
A sketch-based query for searching for relationships among objects in images could enhance the power and utility of image search tools.
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Filling in the blanks of virtual cities
Aug 27, 2016
New software generates three-dimensional models of buildings, with applications for disaster relief support.
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Divide and conquer pattern searching
Dec 27, 2016
A new data-mining strategy that offers unprecedented pattern search speed could glean new insights from massive datasets.
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Giving power to demand-driven electricity
Feb 4, 2017
A new approach to analyzing household electricity: smart-meter data could improve the performance and efficiency of national power grids.
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Sharing expert experimental knowledge to expedite design
Mar 25, 2017
A repository of metabolic information provides a quick reference tool for designing useful synthetic biological systems.
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The awesome scope of big data
Aug 6, 2017
Sifting through huge amounts of data may bring better understanding of whale shark social structures, protein targets for drug therapies and disease-causing genes.
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Streamlining space structures
Oct 22, 2017
A new computational framework marries ideas from computer graphics with civil engineering to reduce times and costs of constructing frame-based structures.
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Simple statistics can be good enough
Nov 5, 2017
Study of the mismatch between spatial environmental data and a commonly used statistical analysis suggests simpler statistics are sufficient in many cases.
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Tiny speakers break a barrier for sound
Nov 26, 2017
A loudspeaker design could allow small devices to produce powerful low-frequency sounds.
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A clearer future for underwater exploration
May 6, 2018
An optical communication system could revolutionize underwater exploration and discovery.
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Scanning in the fourth dimension
Jul 1, 2018
A novel imaging method makes it possible to capture object deformation in three dimensions over time with unprecedented accuracy.
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Computing solutions for biological problems
Oct 14, 2018
Xin Gao’s research is building bridges between computer science and biology.
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Polymers offer a better view
Oct 24, 2018
A window opens for analyzing the distribution of small molecules in biological and medical tissue samples.
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Tweaking tools to track tweets over time
Feb 17, 2019
Computer model learns to identify Twitter users’ evolving interests by analyzing their Tweets.
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Causal disentanglement is the next frontier in AI
Feb 19, 2019
Recreating the human mind’s ability to infer patterns and relationships from complex events could lead to a universal model of artificial intelligence.
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Querying big data just got universal
Jun 23, 2019
A universal query engine for big data that works across computing platforms could accelerate analytics research.
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Accelerating the grapevine effect
Jul 3, 2019
Gossip is an efficient way to share information across large networks and has unexpected applications in solving other mathematical and machine-learning problems.
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Mastering a prickly problem in ferrofluids
Jul 14, 2019
Computer simulation accurately captures the beguiling motion of a liquid magnetic material.
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A breath of fresh information to help diagnosis
Aug 4, 2019
A communications concept could pinpoint a person infected with a deadly, contagious virus in the middle of a crowded airport.
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AI learns complex gene-disease patterns
Sep 1, 2019
A deep learning model improves the ability to identify genes potentially involved in disease.
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Database to support infectious disease research
Sep 11, 2019
Linking disease pathogens to clinical signs and symptoms through a database could support research into the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases.
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Less chat leads to more work for machine learning
Oct 15, 2019
Deep analysis of the way information is shared among parallel computations increases efficiency to accelerate machine learning at scale.
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Symbol of change for AI development
Oct 20, 2019
Bridging the knowledge gap in artificial intelligence requires an embedding function that helps step between different types of "thinking."
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AI reveals nature of RNA-protein interactions
Oct 30, 2019
A deep learning tool could help in structure-based drug discovery.
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Machine learning models gather momentum
Nov 24, 2019
New methods for training machine learning models are quicker and more accurate than current approaches, previously considered state-of-the-art.
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AI uses your imagination
Jan 14, 2020
The psychology of human creativity helps artificial intelligence imagine the unseen.
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Algorithm turns cancer gene discovery on its head
Jan 20, 2020
Prediction method could help personalize cancer treatments and reveal new drug targets.
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Plugging into a 6G future with users at the center
Feb 7, 2020
For a communications revolution, 6G development needs more human-centric research.
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Approximating a kernel of truth
Mar 10, 2020
Machine learning tasks using very large data sets can be sped up significantly by estimating the kernel function that best describes the data.
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Peeling back the layers of deep machine learning
Apr 17, 2020
A layer-based approach raises the efficiency of training artificial intelligence models.
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Training agents to walk with purpose
May 31, 2020
By training a search agent to make smarter exploratory decisions, relational data can be classified more accurately and efficiently.
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Angling for underwater WiFi
Jun 10, 2020
Scuba divers could send sea life shots in real time using an aquatic internet service.
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Computers excel in chemistry class
Aug 24, 2020
Machine learning models can rapidly and accurately estimate key chemical parameters related to molecular reactivity.
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Peering under the "hood" of SARS-CoV-2
Nov 5, 2020
Microscope and protein data are incorporated into an easy-to-use-and-update tool that can model an organism’s 3D appearance.
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Ferrofluid surface simulations go more than skin deep
Jan 10, 2021
Computer models efficiently and accurately simulate the magnetic responses of ferrofluids by considering only the fluid’s surface.
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Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch
Jan 15, 2021
Some organisms evolve an internal switch that can remain hidden for generations until stress flicks it on.
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Cloud simulations get a dose of realism
Feb 15, 2021
A focus on the fundamental physics of cloud formation leads to highly realistic simulations of different types of clouds.
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Machine learning at speed
Apr 12, 2021
Optimizing network communication accelerates training in large-scale machine-learning models.
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Viruses as communication molecules
Jun 23, 2021
Electrical and computer engineers take on complex modeling questions that can further our understanding of virus spread in small spaces.
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Training an AI eye on the Moon
Jul 11, 2021
Machine learning accelerates the search for promising Moon sites for energy and mineral resources.
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Divided attention could ease wireless congestion
Aug 1, 2021
Predicting wireless traffic using artificial intelligence could improve the reliability of future wireless communications.
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Wildfire simulation heats up
Aug 9, 2021
Computational models capture the capricious behavior of forest fires.
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Drop the zeros for a performance boost
Aug 23, 2021
An eight-fold speed up of deep machine learning can be achieved by skipping the transmission of zero values.
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Harnessing the particle-tracking power of the algorithm
Aug 25, 2021
A simple camera system paired with a sophisticated image-processing algorithm can achieve faster and more accurate reconstructions of particle flow.
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Blocking microgrid cyberattacks to keep the power flowing
Feb 10, 2022
Detection methods that identify the weaknesses in smart power grids will prevent cyberattacks from disrupting supply to critical infrastructure.
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AI helps diagnose post-COVID lung problems
May 24, 2022
Tool reveals hidden features on chest scan images.
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New database to "SpUR" on cancer research
May 26, 2022
An online tool reveals the extent of gene-restructuring events in noncoding sequences.
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Computer learns to write captions with feeling
May 31, 2022
Teaching AI to capture the full spectrum of human emotions when annotating artwork.
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Watching viscous flow, but faster
Jul 28, 2022
A combination of efficient math and parallel computation accelerates the modeling of viscous liquid flow.
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Enlightened route to wireless communications
Nov 1, 2022
Smart windows that can polarize sunlight could offer a low energy alternative to Wi-Fi.
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Hard to crack hardware
Nov 14, 2022
Advanced electronic components based on spintronic concepts could add additional protection to smart devices.
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Simple hardware to defend microgrid attacks
Nov 24, 2022
An inexpensive piece of hardware integrated with solar panel controllers can protect isolated power networks from cyberattacks.
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A machine that learns to learn
Feb 2, 2023
A neural network that can learn its own learning algorithm opens the door to self-improving artificial intelligence.
