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Generative AI and data analytics on the agenda for Pamplin’s Day for Data symposium , articleOn Friday, Sept. 8, the second annual Day for Data symposium will gather industry leaders and academia together for a practical exploration of business analytics. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT in Owens Ballroom on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
Date: Aug 25, 2023 -
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Two networks, two realities, one big problem , articleNational news coverage from the two largest broadcast outlets, CNN and Fox News, not only reflects growing political polarization in America, but in a recent publication, researchers at Virginia Tech have shown that partisan and inflammatory broadcast coverage has increased over time and can exacerbate growing divides in the new public square of social media.
Date: Aug 25, 2023 -
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Children's National Hospital, Virginia Tech unite to advance AI for pediatric health , articleScientists shared their progress in building digital twins to predict surgical outcomes, enhancing visualization to increase the precision of delicate interventions, establishing data command centers to anticipate risks for fragile patients, and more.
Date: Jul 07, 2023 -
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Hollywood writers strike: AI concerns, industry consequences , articleHollywood screenwriters have gone on strike. Virginia Tech communications law expert Cayce Myers offers his perspective on the writers’ concerns about use of AI in screenwriting, and Virginia Tech media technology expert James Ivory discusses the strike’s potential ramifications for the television and film industries.
Date: May 04, 2023 -
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Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative showcases innovative approaches to robust and efficient machine learning , articleVirginia Tech and Amazon gathered for a Machine Learning Day held at the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington on April 25 to celebrate and further solidify their collaborative Amazon–Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning.
Date: May 02, 2023 -
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Computer science researchers lead the defense against the dark side of tech , articleAssistant Professor Bimal Viswanath and his colleagues have amassed one of the largest datasets of AI-manipulated media in existence to explore methods of detecting and disarming weaponized media and toxic misinformation campaigns.
Date: Mar 06, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech team selected for the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2 to advance task-oriented conversational artificial intelligence , articleThe team of five computer science Ph.D. students at the Sanghani Center, advised by Ismini Lourentzou, received a $250,000 grant to fund its work and are provided with Alexa-enabled devices, Amazon Web Services cloud computing services, and Alexa team support.
Date: Feb 15, 2023 -
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Using artificial intelligence to gain insights into personality , articleIvan Hernandez, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Psychology, found a way to make the creation of personality scales easier and more accessible.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech HokieBot competes in Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge 5 to develop advanced AI technology that enhances user conversation , articleA team of four graduate students at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics is one of nine international university teams selected to compete in the challenge sponsored by Amazon.com Services LLC.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
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Hang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award , articleYu's project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space.
Date: Nov 11, 2022 -
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6G vision: The future of wireless communications can be seen through your phone’s camera lens , articleProfessors Walid Saad and Harpreet Dhillon of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies that use current and emerging wireless systems to “view” and map the surrounding environment.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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A path to human-like machine intelligence , articleJoAnn Paul, associate professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a National Science Foundation grant to investigate methods to design a computer architecture that emulates the way the human brain operates.
Date: Oct 20, 2022 -
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Amazon Fellows and faculty-led projects advance innovations in machine learning and artificial intelligence , articleThe Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning has announced support for two Amazon Fellows and four innovative research projects led by Virginia Tech faculty that further the program’s mission of advancing new directions in machine learning.
Date: Oct 11, 2022 -
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New AI fairness technique has significant lifesaving implications , articleComputer science professor Danfeng “Daphne” Yao is leading a research team to present a new artificial intelligence fairness technique to correct prediction errors; thereby reducing bias and potentially life-threatening prediction mistakes for minority populations.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
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Engineering researchers are partners in the lab — and in life , articleVirginia Tech researchers Padma Rajagopalan and T.M. Murali go beyond the boundaries of engineering disciplines to gain insights into emerging viral infections, such as COVID-19.
Date: Aug 22, 2022 -
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Biomechanics researcher uses artificial intelligence to detect injuries and improve treatment , articleVincent Wang conducts research in biomechanics, specifically related to musculoskeletal injuries. He knew early on he wanted to incorporate artificial intelligence into his research, so he pursued collaborations with experts in other fields.
Date: Jul 11, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech alumna named ethics co-chair for leading conference in artificial intelligence and machine learning , articleA principal investigator and subject matter expert for a private research consortium in the greater Houston metropolitan area, Cherie Poland focuses on researching and explaining complex adaptive dynamic systems. She holds six college degrees, the latest a Master of Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Date: May 19, 2022 -
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New AI technique developed at Virginia Tech could lead to innovations in biomaterials , articleThe race for biomedical advances may be won at the intersection of artificial intelligence, chemical engineering, and materials science and engineering.
Date: Apr 05, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech and Amazon establish machine learning research partnership , articleThe Amazon - Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning will include machine learning-focused research projects, doctoral student fellowships, community outreach, and an establishment of a shared advisory board.
Date: Mar 10, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech team selected as finalist in Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge to advance next-generation virtual assistants , articleWant breakfast delivered to your room? The SimBot being developed at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics should be able to understand the intention of a task and any instructions or feedback it receives from a user, interpret the environment, and predict and take the correct action to complete it.
Date: Mar 07, 2022
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