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AI + Machine Learning, Fall 2023

NASA Looks to IDSC to Address Satellite Security

August 26, 2023

Five years ago, representatives from telecommunications companies approached Yelena Yesha in a panic. As they sent more and more satellites into orbit around the Earth, the potential risks for hacking grew with each launch and they wanted guidance from Yesha, a world-renowned computer scientist who has worked extensively in cybersecurity.

AI + Machine Learning, Fall 2023

David Chapman Named Knight Foundation Junior Chair of Data Science and AI

August 26, 2023

When David Chapman was hired by the University of Miami last summer, the expert in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning had no idea he’d spend part of his first year at the U learning about the composition of concrete.

AI + Machine Learning, Fall 2023

Mingzhe Chen Receives NSF Grant

August 26, 2023

Congratulations to IDSC core faculty member Dr. Mingzhe Chen on his award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal ‘‘Collaborative Research: NeTS: Small: Digital Network Twins: Mapping Next Generation Wireless into Digital Reality’’ (Award Abstract #2312139).

AI + Machine Learning, Fall 2023

Graduate Student Made a Play for her Passion

August 26, 2023

After beginning a professional career in sports broadcasting and reporting, Amber Kountz pivoted to chase her dream of becoming an architect. Her dream—sparked by a field trip taken during a summer program in elementary school piqued her interest in architecture—had, until she after began her sports broadcasting career, lay dormant.

AI + Machine Learning

Dr. Yelena Yesha Featured Speaker at FLAIRS Conference 5/15-18

January 29, 2022

IDSC Innovation Officer Dr. Yelena Yesha will be a featured speaker at the 35th International FLAIRS (the Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society) Conference. Her talk title, bio, and abstract are below.

AI + Machine Learning, Fall 2021

AI Recycling Project Aims to Reduce Contamination at the Source

August 30, 2021

By addressing consumer confusion regarding recycling, a new University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) collaborative project could have a significant impact on the nation’s materials management programs. “We are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) model that recognizes different types of recyclable and non-recyclable materials at the source,” said Dr. Amin Sarafraz (pictured […]

AI + Machine Learning, Spring 2021

Using Generative Adversarial Networks to Diagnose COVID-19

February 1, 2021

A collaborative team of researchers has developed an innovative method of generating high-quality chest X-ray images that can be used to diagnose COVID-19 more accurately than current methods. Yelena Yesha, PhD, IDSC Innovation Officer, and Dr. Michael Morris, IDSC Affiliate Member (pictured at left), are involved in the research, which is being led by Sumeet […]