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Ph.D. student Louai Alarabi wins ACM SIGSPATIAL Student Research Competition
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Ph.D. student Louai Alarabi placed first in the ACM SIGSPATIAL Graduate Student Research Competition for his paper “Summit: A Scalable System for Massive Trajectory Data Management.”
Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner—the computer
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Computer machine learning techniques that teach the computer specific image recognition skills can be used in crowdsourcing projects to deal with massively increasing amounts of data—making computers a surprising new partner in citizen science projects.
U of M start-up CoreBiome acquired by OraSure Technologies, Inc
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CoreBiome is based on discoveries by Computer Science & Engineering associate professor Dan Knights.
Immigration to the United States changes a person’s microbiome
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The study of communities migrating from Southeast Asia to the United States, published in the scientific journal Cell, could provide insight into some of the metabolic health issues, including obesity and diabetes, affecting immigrants to the country.
University of Minnesota awarded federal grant to research autonomous vehicles
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This research rethinks transportation services to enable smart, connected communities. The University of Minnesota’s project is one of only 13 projects chosen by NSF nationwide.
Professor John Riedl’s work stands the test of time
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CS&E Professor John Riedl (posthumous) has been selected to receive the IEEE’s InfoVis 20 Year Test of Time Award for one of his most influential papers, “An Operator Interaction Framework for Visualization Systems.”
University of Minnesota to develop techniques for monitoring global change
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The University of Minnesota announced today that it has received a three-year, $1.43 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance machine learning techniques to better monitor global agricultural and environmental change—a practice that can help society address the challenges of adapting to a changing climate, managing land use and natural resources, and sustainably feeding a growing population.
Professor Gini Receives NCWIT’s Research and Graduate Mentoring Award
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Since joining the University of Minnesota, Professor Gini has established an international reputation for her research in robotics and artificial intelligence, and as a role model in mentoring students. She has become known as one of the outstanding advisors and teachers at the University, winning a number of awards starting with the Morse-Alumni Award in 1987.
First-ever study of triple gene combinations could help predict risk of disease
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Like a giant game of Jenga, researchers reveal critical combinations of blocks that can cause a cell system to collapse.
University of Minnesota secures $2.5 million grant to improve quality of life in cities
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The National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities program includes outreach to K-12 teachers and students.