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2024 Spotlight: Women Leading the Way in STEM

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This diversity in the workforce is what allows this workforce to continue thinking innovatively and in the best interest of the public as a whole. She now uses her unique skill set to educate young chemists at Stanford University , while still focusing on her independent research.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Responsible AI research and development can lead to advancements in various fields, including transportation, education and sustainability.” The iSMART Lab plays a crucial role in driving responsible AI research and development,” says Narges. What challenges does this research pose?

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Together, Ben and Julia are collaborating to research whether COASST participant place attachment shapes understanding of the local environment and specific critical thinking skills. β€œIn In COASST, we have seen time and time again the deep care that programme participants maintain for the places they study,” says Julia.

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer

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Recent advances in AI, material sensor technologies and attention to user-friendliness in computer hardware have spurred BCI research, taking it from pure academia into the world of industry,” he explains. The accuracy of machine learning provides another limitation, though this is a rapidly advancing field. How do BCIs work?

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Deepfake β€” manipulation of existing digital media (image, video and/or audio) – e.g., by swapping faces and changing voices – or creation of new media, typically using machine learning-based techniques such as deep learning. Young people can be super-spreaders of online false information,” he says.

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National Laboratory dispatches scientists to engage community

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How do America’s STEM scientists and researchers dismantle the β€œivory tower” idea? Department of Energy research facility operated by Battelle, is training some of its scientists and researchers how to explain their work to regular folks. The research they conduct at PNNL is complex and difficult to explain.

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Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings

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He is principal investigator for the Smorphacade control system, bringing with him a broad research background involving structures, wind vibration, and data-driven modelling. Natural hazards engineering is a major interest of mine, and has been the focus of much of my education and research. WHAT DRIVES YOUR PASSION FOR MENTORING?