Artificial Intelligence
Government leaders should not fear artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, but they should lay the groundwork to prepare for their wider use, a leading academic said at a Route Fifty event this week. Read more “GovExec SLG Tech Summit Takeaway: Don’t Fear AI, Prepare for its Wider Use (VIDEO)”
Grants
While kidney disease affects one in seven adults in the United States, it impacts Black patients much more. They are four times more likely to suffer from kidney failure than white U.S. residents, and a 2021 study indicates that computer algorithms that determine eligibility for a kidney transplant often put Black people at a disadvantage, widening the gap for a successful recovery. Read more “Azizi Seixas and Nick Tsinoremas to Lead NIH AIM-AHEAD Health Disparities Project”
Conferences
Dr. Yelena Yesha will be a featured keynote speaker at Vanderbilt University for MIDL 2023 (Medical Imaging with Deep Learning) being held in Nashville, Tennessee on July 10-12, 2023. Read more “Dr. Yelena Yesha Keynotes Day 2 of MIDL 2023 Conference 7/11”
Cybersecurity
ZScaler Healthcare Solutions, SailPoint Technologies, Sentinel One, and Volico Data Centers are hosting a dinner-and-learn event at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 6:00 PM. Six professional speakers (including IDSC’s Yelena Yesha) will be present and seating is limited to 30 people, so book now. Read more “Transforming Healthcare Security at Morton’s FTL Dinner 6/27”
Business
Technology has become intrinsic to a successful, modern government. Across the nation, state and local governments are increasingly looking to technology to improve service delivery, reduce costs, and create the optimal experience for employees and residents alike. Read more “IDSC Innovation Officer Yelena Yesha to Speak at SLG Tech Summit 6/26+27”
Cybersecurity
Despite TikTok’s assertions that its U.S. data is inaccessible to the Chinese government, the mega-popular social media platform lurks as “an enemy sleeping in our backyard,” according to University of Miami data science specialists Dr. Yelena Yesha and Dr. Stephen Dennis. Read more “IDSC Experts Look at National Security and TikTok in Turmoil”
Conferences
IDSC Innovation Officer and Head of International Relations Dr. Yelena Yesha will be a keynote speaker at the AIChE 4th Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products Conference (ECCP), April 18-20, 2023. ECCP offers scientists, engineers, and academic researchers a window into the latest technologies and approaches for manufacturing, packaging, and engineering. Read more “Yelena Yesha to Keynote AIChE 4th Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products Conference (ECCP) 4/20”
IDSC Innovation Officer and Head of International Relations Dr. Yelena Yesha will be a keynote speaker at the AIChE 4th Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products Conference (ECCP), April 18-20, 2023. ECCP offers scientists, engineers, and academic researchers a window into the latest technologies and approaches for manufacturing, packaging, and engineering. Read more “Yelena Yesha to Keynote AIChE 4th Engineering Cosmetics and Consumer Products Conference (ECCP) 4/18-20”
News
In this article by The Miami Hurricane Reporter Patrick McCaslin, University of Miami Provost Jeffrey Duerk, IDSC’s Dr. Yelena Yesha, Department of Computer Science Chair Victor Milenkovic, UM lecturer and poet Nicole Hospital-Medina, and French Lecturer Viviana Pezzullo look at the various outcomes of implementing Chat GPT and its effects on learning.
Events
Dr. Yelena Yesha, Knight Foundation Endowed Chair of Data Science and AI at the Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC), will speak on “Trustworthy AI in Healthcare” at the DSC US Health Tech ’22 held in Miami October 10-12 at the FIU Kovens Center.
Read more “Dr. Yelena Yesha speaks at Data Science Conference on 10/10”