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A quick guide to deep learning - what is it and how can it be useful?

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Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses algorithms built on neural networks modeled after the human brain. With multiple layers working together inside the computer, artificial neurons or ‘nodes’ use mathematical calculations to process data to solve complex problems, much like how our own brains do.

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer. Published: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) link the brain directly to external computers, allowing users to do something just by thinking it. TALK LIKE A … COMPUTER SCIENTIST. Brains and computers share lots of similarities. How do BCIs work?

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2024 Spotlight: Women Leading the Way in STEM

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There is a constant, necessary push to ensure the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce has diverse representation across gender, socioeconomic status, and race. Dr. Fei-Fei Li Dr. Fei-Fei Li is a well-known computer scientist with degrees from Princeton University and California Institute of Technology.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Dr Narges Armanfard from McGill University and Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada, has set up iSMART Lab to develop intelligent computer systems that can support medical professionals. Patient well-being Intelligent systems are innovative computer systems that can perceive and respond to the world around them.

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Understanding, detecting and combatting deepfakes in the real world

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TALK LIKE AN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER. INTERNET OF THINGS – a system of interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people. The results from our studies will enable more novel Internet of Video Things (IoVT) and edge computing-based applications to be developed,” says Yu.

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Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings

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SCALE MODELS AND COMPUTER MODELS. While very useful, these experiments can be expensive and time-consuming; therefore, simplified computer simulations can provide an efficient alternative to quantifying interactions. A close-up of THOR, a computer used primarily for machine learning tasks. Link to the activity sheet.

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Artificial intelligence (AI) — computer algorithms and systems able to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence. Deep learning — technology able to automatically learn from a large set of digital media and apply what has been learnt to manipulate or create sophisticated media. ABOUT CYBER SECURITY.