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SoNIC puts students at cutting edge of computer vision research
July 31, 2024
Eighteen students from across the country got a crash course in computer vision, machine learning, and how to secure a research career in tech during the 2024 SoNIC Summer Research Workshop, held June 24-28 on Cornell’s Ithaca campus.
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Rev: Ithaca Startup Works puts new entrepreneurs through their paces
July 29, 2024
Over 10 weeks this summer, Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator guided product teams from back-of-the-napkin ideas to fully-fledged startups. In categories from climate technology to agricultural innovations, and with projects that range from canoe racing tools to improved tea dispensers, teams gained access to experts in their industry’s field, working together to figure out if their concept might be commercially desirable, technologically feasible and economically viable.
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Leading the Charge in Cybersecurity, Trust, and Safety
July 29, 2024
In an era where digital threats are ever-evolving, the need for advanced education and research in cybersecurity, trust, and safety is paramount. Cornell Tech’s new Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS) Initiative, a cutting-edge program aimed at revolutionizing these fields, aims to address these challenges head-on. The director of the SETS program, Google alum Alex
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Machine learning helps define subtypes of Parkinson’s disease
July 18, 2024
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used machine learning to define three subtypes of Parkinson’s disease based on the pace at which the disease progresses.
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Dean Bala talks with The Wall Street Journal about how university researchers can influence generative AI research
July 17, 2024
Outspent by Big Tech, some academics are focusing on research that requires less computing power, even as they try to build more of it.
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Jamey Edwards ’96 MBA ’03 is on a mission to fix healthcare
July 15, 2024
The newest episode of the Startup Cornell podcast features Jamey Edwards ’96 MBA ’03, president & chief strategy officer at Koko Home, a company providing radar driven, AI-enabled solutions for healthcare and an Entrepreneur in Residence of StartUp Health, which was founded in 2011 to invest in global health entrepreneurs.
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Redesigning videoconferencing for, and by, people who stutter
July 9, 2024
New research and an app aim to make Zoom and other video conferencing platforms less stressful for people with speech diversities, while improving the experience for everyone.
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Cornell startup offers AI-powered math help
July 8, 2024
Nour Gajial ’26, left, and Yanni Kouloumbis ’26, founded MathGPT to help high school and college students struggling with math understand how to approach their problems step by step.
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Rising Star Ben Laufer: Improving Accountability and Trustworthiness in AI
July 3, 2024
With artificial intelligence increasingly integrated into our daily lives, one of the most pressing concerns about this emerging technology is ensuring that the new innovations being developed consider their impact on individuals from different backgrounds and communities. The work of researchers like Cornell Tech PhD student Ben Laufer is critical for understanding the social and ethical implications of algorithmic decision-making.