Rensselaer Expert in Ecological Applications of Computer Vision Joins NSF-Funded Artificial Research Institute

An expert in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to problems in animal ecology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will join a team of researchers in a new $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Artificial Intelligence Research Institute...
29-Jul-2021 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Rensselaer-Designed Platform Could Enable Personalized Immunotherapy

An innovative testing platform that more closely mimics what cancer encounters in the body may allow for more precise, personalized therapies by enabling the rapid study of multiple therapeutic combinations against tumor cells. The platform, which...
22-Jul-2021 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Rensselaer Team Aims To Pave Way for Robust AI in Medical Imaging

A number of vulnerabilities, known collectively as deep learning adversaries, hold artificial intelligence (AI) back from its full potential in applications like improving medical imaging quality and computer-aided diagnosis. With the support of a...
21-Jul-2021 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Life Science Entrepreneurship Concentration To Be Added to Rensselaer MBA Program

With the recent award of a New York Life Science Entrepreneur Development grant from Empire State Development (ESD), the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will launch a life science entrepreneurship concentration within...
19-Jul-2021 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Advancing Future Energy Technologies With More Accurate Electrochemical Simulations

With the support of a $2.6 million grant from the Department of Energy, Ravishankar Sundararaman, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with a multi-institution team of...
15-Jul-2021 9:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Harnessing AI To Search for New Materials With Exotic Properties

With the support of a prestigious $542,813 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, physicist Trevor David Rhone is turning to artificial intelligence to help determine which combination of elements might form new...
14-Jul-2021 1:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology To Establish the First-Ever NSF-Backed Fintech Research Center

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology announced today that they have been awarded the first-ever National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create an industry-university cooperative research center devoted specifically...
8-Jul-2021 1:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

James Hendler Named Chair of ACM Technology Policy Council

James Hendler, the Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web, and Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named chair of the Technology Policy Council for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
7-Jul-2021 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites