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AI-based facial recognition tool can detect confusion, nervousness
Fujitsu Laboratories, in collaboration with researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition technology capable of detecting more subtle emotions, such as confusion and nervousness, with improved accuracy.
Dubai unveils plans for floating, autonomous smart police station
Plans for an autonomous, floating smart police station (SPS) off the coast of Dubai were recently unveiled at an international tech event held in the United Arab Emirates.
Commercial fishing industry to ward off sharks using electrical signals
In a bid to prevent sharks from becoming bycatch for the commercial fishing industry, fishermen in North Carolina’s Outer Banks will test a new device designed to ward off sharks from commercial fishing vessels.
Female African refugees learn to code for future success
The idea of teaching refugee girls to code has taken hold for two common reasons: increase the number of women, especially minority women, in STEM fields, and give these women the skills to get good jobs.
Sensor patch inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami
A researcher from the University of Michigan has developed an electronic sensor patch to measure the range of motion of hard-to-assess regions of the body using principles from the Japanese art of kirigami.
GenCell’s IoT Remote Manager aims to optimize operational intelligence
The enhanced GenCell IoT Remote Manager platform offers a powerful and flexible environment for developing and managing advanced IoT and M2M applications to enable constant automated monitoring and to effectively track and manage complex and dispersed power infrastructures.
This AI intelligently selects music based on listener mood
The system, which was developed to challenge current music streaming services, operates on a network of feedback loops.
Startup develops an AI-enhanced robot that makes 300 pizzas an hour
A Seattle-based startup is now using an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced robot to make pizzas, according to reports.
Team thwarts morphing attacks with new system
In a bid to protect the facial recognition software against morphing attacks, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin have developed a system for thwarting such attacks using machine learning.
Team can use Wi-Fi to see through walls and identify subjects from video footage
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have developed technology that is capable of matching a subject captured in video footage to that same subject concealed behind a wall using just a pair of external Wi-Fi transceivers.
Team is applying machine learning to hiring decisions
Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management are using machine learning to help make hiring predictions about teaching applicants’ job performance and potential turnover.
Researchers printing secret messages in invisible water-based ink
A team of researchers from the Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications in China, has created a rewriteable paper coating capable of encrypting secret information using invisible water-based ink.
Model selects optimal wind farm locations and predicts output a day ahead
The researchers suggest that wind farm builders select locations with low average wind speeds, yet with more consistent and reliable winds.
US Army develops robot to work alongside soldiers
The robot can reportedly carry soldiers' equipment, which according to researchers increases both soldier mobility and lethality.
LSU students develop crime-predicting software
The team gathered crime data from the internet and used it as the foundation for constructing a national crime prediction map.
Emotional analysis via temporal-frequency domain disruptions
To develop EmoSense, researchers determined that gestures and movements impact wireless signals through shadowing and multi-path effects when antennas are employed to determine behavior.
Machine learning that guesses individuals' age
Researchers from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa are using machine learning to estimate a person’s age.
Team can predict heart attacks using AI
Researchers at the University of Oxford have devised a new biomarker using artificial intelligence (AI) that can reportedly identify people at significant risk of experiencing a fatal heart attack roughly five years before it happens.
Staffing for cybersecurity in a tight job market
Cyber threats are a business problem, not just a security problem. In a tight job market, how can organizations find and keep cybersecurity professionals?
US Navy tests robotic mine countermeasures
The United States Navy has successfully tested a system that relies on autonomous robots to detect, identify and destroy sea mines.