HPC in the News

 

$1.5 Million Grant to NCSA to Put Big Data on Big Screen

Truth is, supercomputing is part of everyday life, providing numerical models for the car you drive, the energy that powers your house, the weather forecasts you rely on and the financial systems that control the economy. "All of those rely on computations run on computers," says UI Professor Donna Cox, director of the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Urbana, whose mission is to bring computer modeling to life on the big screen. To read further, plissé visit http://www.topix.com/tech/hpc/2014/11/1-5-million-grant-to-ncsa-to-put-big-data-on-big-screen.

Projecting Pollinator Response to Bioenergy Production
Michigan State University

Bioenergy policies based strictly on economic or energy considerations that lack attention to biodiversity impacts will likely have serious consequences for the conservation of wild bees and their pollination services, according to a newly published scientific journal paper. The new research explores how bees might respond to two contrasting bioenergy production scenarios: annual row crops such as corn or soybeans, and perennial grasslands such as switchgrass or diverse prairie. The projections are strikingly different – pollinators are expected to have a highly favorable response to grassland bioenergy production and an unfavorable reaction to increasing amounts of annual row crop production. To read further, please visit http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/projecting-pollinator-response-to-bioenergy-production/.

(Cloud+ Super) Computing = Results
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Can cloud computing replace supercomputers like Blue Waters in the future? No, says Vijay Pande, director of the biophysics program at Stanford University. He says both are critical to his study of serious diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. Pande's lab uses cloud computing through Google Exacycle to run many detailed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of protein folding independent of one another. Google's computing infrastructure supplies all the computing power and researchers apply for time. This example of cloud computing (also called distributed computing), is great for raw computing power as long as input/output (I/O) and communication requirements are low. To read further, please visit http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/news/story/cloud_super_computing_results.

TACC Announces HIPAA/FISMA Compliance for UT System Medical Researchers
Texas Advanced Computing Center 

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced the availability of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant computing and data systems for all University of Texas System medical researchers and their collaborators. HIPAA is the federal law that protects personalized health information (PHI). To read further, please visit https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/-/tacc-announces-hipaa-fisma-compliance-for-ut-system-medical-researchers.

Rice University Professor Richard Tapia in the News

Richard Tapia was interviewed on HISD’s HISD Up Close with Juliet Stipeche. To view the interview, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswIZQuMpuUAdditionally,  Professor Tapia has being named one of the 2014 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award recipients. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to higher education, college readiness and promoting greater participation of underrepresented students in the sciences. By way of background, Richard Tapia is a professor at Rice University in the Computational and Applied Mathematics Department and a national leader in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. Professor Tapia's efforts have been recognized through numerous awards and recognitions, including the National Medal of Science by President Obama, and most recently, the National Science Board's Vannevar Bush Award, among several others! Please view the news story featured on Houston’s KTRK, Channel 13: http://abc13.com/education/rice-professor-teaches-more-than-just-math/331261/.

Maria Klawe: Esteemed Computer Scientist. Proud Mathematician. Watercolor Painter.
Tech Republic

Maria Klawe, computer scientist and president of Harvey Mudd College, entered computer science (CS) at the height of women's participation in the field and has watched women's presence decline throughout her career. This experience has driven her to make encouraging women to enter computer science one of her chief goals as Harvey Mudd's president. Klawe, a former president of ACM, was the first female president of the college and during her eight years there, Harvey Mudd has seen its female enrollment rate jump from 31 percent to 47 percent, with a similar increase among the faculty. Klawe also has promoted a program to expand and open up Harvey Mudd's computer science program. Starting in 2006, the staff sought to increase the number of computer science majors at the college and made changes including revamping the introductory courses to make them more stimulating, supportive, and efficient. To read further, please visit http://www.techrepublic.com/article/maria-klawe-esteemed-computer-scientist-proud-mathematician-watercolor-painter/.

 

HPC Call for Participation

 

2015 Rice Oil & Gas High Performance Computing Workshop – Call for Abstracts
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline – December 1, 2014

The Rice University Oil and Gas High Performance Computing (HPC) Workshop (Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5, 2015), is the premier meeting place for networking and discussion focused on computing and information technology challenges and needs in the oil and gas industry. For complete information, please visit http://rice2015oghpc.rice.edu/.

HPC Knowledge Meeting'15
February 3-4, 2015 - Barcelona, Spain
Submission Deadline – December 18, 2014

This meeting aimed to share expertise and strategies in High Performance Computing, High Performance Data Analysis & Clustering. It will be held at the University of Barcelona in conjunction with the BeeGFS Training’15 and Slurm Training’15, organized by HPCNow!, IQTC-UB and ThinkParQ. To register, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xo26hCuSUyNG66yGdC3qqylhVSV5VvSeaJuBXxxlg/viewform. For more information, please visit http://www.hpckp.org/index.php/anual-meeting.

ACM Sigmetrics 2015
June 15-19, 2015 – Portland, Oregon
Submission Deadline – November 17, 2014

ACM Sigmetrics is the flagship conference of the ACM special interest group for the computer systems performance evaluation community. The ACM SIGMETRICS conference solicits papers on the development and application of state-of-the-art, broadly applicable analytic, simulation, and measurement-based performance evaluation techniques. Of particular interest are work that further the state-of-the-art in performance evaluation methods, or work that creatively apply previously developed methods to understand or gain important insights into key design trade-offs in computer or network systems. For more information, please visit http://www.sigmetrics.org/sigmetrics2015/.

ACM Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing
June 15-19, 2015 – Portland, Oregon
Submission Deadline – January 12, 2015

The ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (HPDC) is the premier annual conference for presenting the latest research on the design, implementation, evaluation, and the use of parallel and distributed systems for high-end computing. For more information, please visit http://www.hpdc.org/2015/.
 

Upcoming Workshops, Conferences and Webinars

 

SC14: The International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis
November 16-21, 2014 – New Orleans, Louisiana

The SC Technical Program is highly competitive and one of the broadest of any HPC conference. Traditionally, the Program includes invited talks, panels, research papers, tutorials, workshops, posters, and Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions.  SC14 will also be launching new initiatives focused on big-data and analytics as well as innovative new technologies in HPC. Alongside the traditional program elements that our community has come to rely upon, SC14 will continue to be HPC's most informative, exciting, and stimulating event of the year. Whether unveiling new research for the first time, or helping teach the HPC body of knowledge to the next generation, the SC Technical Program is a rite of passage in any HPC career.  This year every aspect of the SC14 Technical Program is being rigorously peer-reviewed — be sure to pay close attention to submission dates, as some have moved to accommodate our expanded focus on peer review. For more information, please visit http://sc14.supercomputing.org/.

XSEDE HPC Workshop: OpenACC
December 4, 2014 - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Blue Waters, which is deployed at NCSA. Due to demand, this workshop will be telecast to several satellite sites. This workshop is NOT available via a webcast. Please note that the hands-on accounts will be limited to 200 students, available across all sites and awarded by order of registration. To register, please visit https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar. For more information, please visit http://psc.edu/index.php/component/jevents/eventdetail/23/-/xsede-hpc-workshop-openacc-december-4-2014?Itemid=1.

CHPC National Meeting 2014
December 1-5, 2014 – Mpumalanga, South Africa

In keeping with the with the serene and natural venue of this year's meeting, the theme is specifically focused on applications that enable an HPC system that has little or no environmental footprint. CHPC 2014 will explore the contributions and expectations of policy makers, research communities, information communication vendors, industry and academia through a series of contributed and invited papers, presentations and open discussion forums. This year’s national meeting will again be preceded by a series of preconference workshops/tutorials (01 and 02 December 2014) that speak to the heart of HPC. The main session will be from 03-05 December 2014 and will feature plenary talks and parallel breakaway sessions. The conference will also host 2 forums: the Industrial HPC Advisory Forum will sit to assess and advise how the centre can best service industry in South Africa and the SADC HPC Collaboration Forum will discuss how the region can utilise HPC to work together on matters of Research and Development, Infrastructure, Human Capital Development and how the member states can harness and influence policy development in their respective countries. For more information, please visit http://www.chpcconf.co.za/.

Re Work: Deep Learning Summit
January 29-30, 2015 – San Francisco, California

Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators. Learn from the industry experts in speech and image recognition, neural networks and big data. Explore how deep learning will impact communications, manufacturing, healthcare & transportation. The summit will showcase the opportunities of advancing trends in deep learning and their impact on business & society. Will smart artificial intelligence finally rival human intelligence? Learn the latest technological advancements & industry trends from a global line-up of experts. For more information, please visit https://www.re-work.co/deep-learning.

ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
February 18-21, 2015 – Boston, Massachusetts

The goal of the Tapia Conferences is to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities to:

• Celebrate the diversity that exists in computing;
• Connect with others with common backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, and gender so as to create communities that extend beyond the conference;
• Obtain advice from and make contacts with computing leaders in academia and industry;
• Be inspired by great presentations and conversations with leaders with common backgrounds.

This year’s conference theme is Diversity at Scale as the Tapia Conference celebrates efforts to move diversity in all aspects of computing beyond conversation and study into full practice and implementation. As a community, we recognize that we must scale our diversity efforts to fully utilize computing to address the larger problems faced by today’s society. For more information, please visit http://tapiaconference.org/.

 

Research News From Around the World

 

New 'Surveyman' Software Promises to Revolutionize Survey Design and Accuracy
University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Object-oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications (OOPSLA) track of the ACM SIGPLAN conference on Systems, Programming, Languages and Applications: Software for Humanity recently honored University of Massachusetts at Amherst doctoral student Emma Tosch with its Best Paper award. The recognition came for her work on a first-of-its-kind software system designed to improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of surveys. A free and publicly available tool, "Surveyman" can identify problems in any survey from the design stage and onward. Tosch says the tool guides users through steps to create a spreadsheet that will become a new survey, addressing key areas that can lead to bias in a survey, such as question order and word variation. To read further, please visit http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/new-%E2%80%98surveyman%E2%80%99-software-promises.

UC Berkeley Research Center Aims to Develop Second Generation of Surgical Robots
The New York Times

University of California (UC), Berkeley scientists are establishing the Center for Automation and Learning for Medical Robots, a research center intended to help develop medical robots that can perform low-level and repetitive surgical tasks, enabling human doctors to concentrate on the most challenging and complex aspects of operations. "Our goal is to help surgeons focus on the critical aspects of surgery, rather than having to perform each tedious and repetitive subtask," says UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg. In May, the researchers presented a paper detailing the first example of a robot automating surgical tasks involving soft tissue. The robot, called the da Vinci surgical robot, is operated by surgeons at a workstation who remotely control instruments inserted through small incisions during minimally invasive procedures. To read further, please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/science/new-research-center-aims-to-develop-second-generation-of-surgical-robots.html?_r=0.

Data Mining Reveals How News Coverage Varies Around the World
Technology Review

Qatar Computing Research Institute researchers Haewoon Kwak and Jisun An analyzed news agendas in different parts of the world to see how the coverage reflects actual international events. They developed a cartogram by forming a database of 195,000 disasters occurring between April 2013 and July 2014. The disasters were reported by more than 10,000 news outlets, and Kwak and An noted the countries in which each news outlet was based and counted the published stories from other parts of the world. They then created a map of the world showing where the news was from. The researchers found that people in South Asia consumed more news about disasters in that region than people in North America, and people in Latin America consumed significantly more news from Argentina than Europe. However, the cartogram also revealed that people everywhere consumed relatively large amounts of news from Egypt and Syria, chiefly about the unrest in these countries and the accompanying humanitarian crises. Kwak and An also found that population size is significant. People in all regions were more likely to see disaster news from other large countries, probably because immigrants are more likely to be from those large countries that provide demand for that kind of coverage. To read further, pleas visit http://www.technologyreview.com/view/532036/data-mining-reveals-how-news-coverage-varies-around-the-world/.

IU Adds Data Science Master's Degree to Keep Pace with Growing Big Data Job Demands
Indiana University

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing has announced a new master’s degree in the rapidly expanding field of data science. The inaugural class of students will begin the program in January. The new degree program capitalizes on the existing breadth of research and study at the school, with courses coming from computer science, informatics, information science, library science and statistics. There are two paths through the degree -- a technical path and a decision-maker path -- allowing students to easily customize the program to meet their professional goals. To read further, please visit http://news.iu.edu/releases/iu/2014/10/data-science-masters-degree.shtml.

 

Educator News and Opportunities

 

Massachusetts Schools Strive to Increase Access to Coding Courses
The Boston Globe

Several efforts are underway to promote computer science (CS) education in Massachusetts. For example, state education officials and innovation school practitioners teamed up in 2012 to launch the Innovation School Network, a group of 28 approved Innovation Schools, as well as an additional 27 schools in the planning stages. In addition, the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN) advocates for greater access to technology education across the state. The Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards Task Force is working to develop new standards for teaching computer science. "Our goal is to produce more software engineers; really create free thinkers not just add new classes," says Sprout & Co. director and Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards Task Force member Alec Resnick. To read further, please visit http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/2014/10/23/massachusetts-schools-increase-access-coding-courses/Zdn1rkVhsmlYZOqGt7PHoM/story.html.

'Wearable Technology' Curriculum Aims to Fuel Interest in STEM

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) are developing a curriculum that will enable all students to learn the science behind "wearable technology." The three-year project, backed by a U.S. National Science Foundation grant, will include inquiry-based activities to about 900 students in grades 4-6 who attend public school in Nebraska. Participating students will receive kits featuring conductive thread, light-emitting diode (LED) lights, sensors, and other components commonly found in high-tech clothing. The students also will work with microcontrollers, including tiny circuit boards that can be programmed to direct the various devices. "It's hard to name an industry that isn't impacted by technology today and so the earlier that we can introduce students to the different ways technology is used today, the more options they will have available to them when they go to college," says UNO researcher Neal Grandgenett. To read further, please visit http://www.unomaha.edu/news/2014/10/wearabletech.php.

Teach our Online Courses for Grades K-8

Code.org's online platform Code Studio enables students to learn the basic concepts of computer science as early as kindergarten. Within Code Studio, a new Play Lab has been developed where elementary students can create and send apps or animations directly to a cell phone, just by typing in the phone number. Or try our general course designed for any educator to host in a classroom, after-school program, or even in a club outside of school. For more information, please visit http://studio.code.org/.

New Computer Science Custom Search Tool for Educators, Parents and Students

Today Google announced the launch of Computer Science Custom Search, a customized search engine for finding K-12 computer science education (CS) resources. Developed using a collection of over 550 CS education websites, such as Khan Academy, Google CS First, Girl Develop It, Bootstrap, ScratchEd, Code.org and Made with Code. CS Custom Search connects you to computer science education materials and programs. By focusing on a list of websites that provide primarily free and open K-12 CS education resources, the customized search engine ensures that you will find materials that can be readily adopted for your class, after school program, or enrichment for your child. CS Custom Search has been designed to support a range of users with varying degrees of experience with computer science. Start searching by visiting www.cs4hs.com/resources/cscs.html. For more on Education programs at Google, please visit www.google.com/edu.

3D Systems Partners with US Libraries & Museums to Give Free Access to 3D Printing
Application Deadline – November 14, 2014

As part of their new MakerLab Club, 3D Systems is collaborating with YALSA – the Young Adult Library Services Association – to bring 3D printers, 3D scanners and 3D design software into local libraries and museums. The program intends to expand the access of 3D printing technology to teenagers and local communities nationwide. 3D Systems’ MakerLab Club is a community of libraries and museums that have dedicated themselves to advancing digital literacy by devoting equipment, staff, and public access to building and participating in a ecosystem of hardware, education and training. Qualified libraries and museums simply need to register for the program with 3D Systems, and they will be considered as potential recipients of free equipment. For complete information and to apply, please visit http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/10/01/3d-systems-partners-us-libraries-museums-give-free-access-3d-printing/.

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Student Engagement and Opportunities
 

MIT Media Arts and Sciences Fellowship Program 
Application Deadline – December 15, 2014

The MIT Media Lab is a community of inventors who work atelier style as members of research teams, doing the things that conventional wisdom says can’t or shouldn't be done! Students come to the Media Lab through the Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS), based within MIT’s School of Architecture + Planning. Each year, the program accepts approximately 30-40 master’s and PhD candidates with backgrounds ranging from computer science, to music, to architecture. The approximately 400 projects under way at the Lab are as varied as the students who conduct them: from tools for learning and expression, to innovative devices for human adaptation and augmentation, to new modes of transportation for tomorrow’s smart cities. MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, an interdisciplinary initiative investigating the interface between computer science and physical science, also admits students through the Program in Media Arts and Sciences. The Center is known for its global network of digital fabrication facilities. All graduate students are currently fully supported (tuition/medical insurance, plus a stipend), and spend a majority of their time on research activities. Examples of Media Arts and Sciences courses can be found on MIT OpenCourseWare . For more information, please feel free to contact:  Amanda Stoll,  at 617-715-4726. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.media.mit.edu/admissions

2015-2016 XSEDE Scholars Program (XSP):
Application Deadline – March 15, 2015

XSEDE, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, is the most advanced, powerful, and robust collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world. Are you interested in learning more about high performance computing (HPC) and the exciting and valuable digital resources available to research scientists for free? If so, the XSEDE Scholars Program (XSP) is now accepting applications for its selective year-long program for U.S. students from underrepresented groups in the computing sciences to learn more about high performance computing and XSEDE resources. The focus is on the following underrepresented groups: African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, Native Americans, and women. For complete information, including eligibility requirements, please visit http://bit.ly/2015-XSEDE-Scholar-Application.  

NASA ASME Future Engineers 3D Printing in Space Challenge for K-12 Students
Submission Deadline - December 15, 2014

In the upcoming weeks NASA will be printing the first ever 3D printed object aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the 3D Print in Zero-G Technology Demonstration.  To share the excitement surrounding the 3D Printing in Zero-G demonstration with K-12 students, NASA entered into a partnership with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to conduct a series of Future Engineer 3D Printing Challenges which provides the opportunity for student designs to be printed on the 3D Printing in Zero G printer aboard the International Space Station. The Future Engineers series of challenges was announced in June as part of the White House Maker Faire to harness the creative and skills of Makers around the nation to tackle pressing problems.  The website provides tutorials on 3D modeling design, as well as, free 3D design software that students can use to design their models. For complete information and to view the challenge video, please visit http://www.nasa.gov/content/printing-challenges-for-first-3d-printer-aboard-international-space-station/#.VGKDYIc2SnA.

Application Now Open for Blue Waters Graduate Fellowships
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

The Blue Waters Graduate Fellowship Program is a unique program funded by the National Science Foundation. As part of this program, several graduate students from across the country will get to immerse themselves in a year of focused high-performance computing (HPC) and data-intensive research. The fellowships will empower these talented budding scientists and engineers to advance their HPC knowledge while also providing them with access to Blue Waters and support to accelerate their research. The fellowship is designed to support PhD students who are engaged in a program of study and research that is directly relevant to the use of the Blue Waters supercomputer. Preference will be given to candidates engaged in a multidisciplinary research project that combines disciplines such as computer science, applied mathematics and computational science applications. To read further, please visit http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/news/story/application_now_open_for_blue_waters_graduate_fellowships. .

Computer Science Engineering Intern
Application Deadline – November 20, 2014 in Annapolis Junction, MD

Raytheon SI Government Solutions is focused on providing software and hardware level information security solutions for computer network operations. Key areas of focus include reverse engineering, persistence/anti-persistence technologies, forensics/anti-forensic analysis, vulnerability assessment, wireless and network communications, and low level development. We provide security consulting and training services to government and fortune 500 customers.   We have experience with the broadest array of possible threats and information attack vectors and uses this expertise to ensure that security objectives are successfully met. Raytheon SI Goverment Solutions is seeking a current college student for our Computer Science Engineering Intern positions located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland to support engineering activities and senior engineers on programs for Summer 2015. The program activities are related to requirement analysis and hierarchical decomposition, development of system architecture, and system delivery.  For more information, please visit https://www.internmatch.com/company/raytheon/roles/computer-science-engineering-intern--4?i=0&location=235616&page=-1&s=-1.

California Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Scholarships
Application Deadline – January 2, 2015

The California Space Grant Consortium is pleased to announce a new statewide
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)!
Scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 will be awarded to California students.
Eligibility: Juniors and Seniors attending CaSGC Affiliate Universities and Colleges.
For complete information, including a list of affiliate colleges and universities, please visit http://casgc.ucsd.edu/?page_id=1175.
 

Computational Science News of Interest
 

Tell the FCC: Listen to the President

President Obama just came out in favor of full net neutrality, urging FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to abandon his watered-down approach and reclassify broadband internet as a telecommunications service. He's not alone -- over 4 million of us have asked the FCC to guarantee that the internet stays open, accessible, and fair. To read further, please visit https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=339.

Could a Robot Do Your job?
USA Today

Advances in technology could mean people in low-skill jobs such as home health care workers, food service workers, retail salespeople, and custodians will be replaced by robots. For example, Carnegie Mellon University researchers are developing the Home-Exploring Robot Butler (HERB), a robot that is learning to retrieve and deliver objects, prepare simple meals, and empty a grocery bag. About 70 percent of low-skill jobs, and about 50 percent of all jobs, could be replaced by robots or other technology within 20 years, according to University of Oxford researcher Carl Benedikt Frey. He says low-skill workers will need to acquire creative and social skills to stay competitive in the future labor market. "We don't just have machines that are faster than us, but we also are starting to have machines that might be smarter than us," says Rice University professor (and CACM editor-in-chief) Moshe Y. Vardi. "There will never be things we cannot automate. It's just a matter of time." For example, algorithms and software improvements have reduced the need for tax preparers, and computers that scan millions of pages of legal documents have displaced paralegals. Meanwhile, IBM's Watson supercomputer is now helping doctors match patients to clinical trials and determine the best cancer treatment course. To read further, please visit http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/10/28/low-skill-workers-face-mechanization-challenge/16392981/.

 

Social Media in the News
 

Twitter Grants Select Researchers Access to its Public Database
The Washington Post

In February, Twitter announced a data grant program offering a handful of research teams free access to its database. The academic researchers making the requests want to study almost a decade of historical data, according to Twitter's Chris Moody. He notes researchers want to develop models to predict the success of political campaigns, the spread of public health crises, and other phenomena. "They call it 'back-testing'--they needed to back-test their hypotheses," Moody says. A team of researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital was chosen as one of six research projects for the data grant pilot program. The project combines food-poisoning reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with content from Internet users to better understand the spread of food-borne illnesses. To read further, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/11792306?trk=eml-b2_anet_digest-group_jobs-4-job-0&midToken=AQExQGyBxqBHtQ.

Google Teams Up With Oxford Academics to Bring Human-Like Robots Closer to Reality
Daily Mail (United Kingdom)

Google is collaborating with Oxford University artificial intelligence (AI) researchers to help machines better understand users, and to improve visual-recognition systems using deep learning. "It is a really exciting time for AI research these days, and progress is being made on many fronts, including image recognition and natural language understanding," says Demis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind and vice president of engineering at Google. "We are delighted to announce a partnership with Oxford University to accelerate Google's research efforts in these areas." Four Oxford researchers, who together co-founded Dark Blue Labs earlier this year, will work with Google on machine-learning technology. Three other Oxford professors, who co-founded Vision Factory, will work on visual-recognition systems. To read further, please visit http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2804872/Google-teams-Oxford-academics-bring-human-like-robots-closer-reality.html.