Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
By Deborah Borfitz, Senior Science Writer An early-stage startup is endeavoring to help clinical teams deliver high-value critical care with precision, and its first target is sepsis—a life-threatening complication of infection that kills one in three stricken adults and one in 10 kids. Its chief tactics are to “organize behavior at the bedside” and make […]
By AI Trends Staff Prime Therapeutics, a drug cost management firm 66,000 client pharmacies and 28 million members, is working with software supplier SAS to analyze prescription ordering data in an effort to identify fraud. Owned by the Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance organization, Prime Therapeutics is having some success in its efforts. The […]
By AI Trends Staff Sensors have become ubiquitous. Current advances in sensor technology are revolutionizing nearly every aspect of our society. But it’s the symbiosis of sensors and AI that’s so compelling. By blending hardware and software, sensors can interact with the physical world and connect to the digital world. If this is the kind […]
After earning a PhD from Stanford, Russ Greiner worked in both academic and industrial research before settling at the University of Alberta, where he is now a Professor in Computing Science and the founding Scientific Director of the Alberta Innovates Centre for Machine Learning (now Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute), which won the ASTech Award for “Outstanding Leadership in Technology” in […]
A little more than three-and-a-half years ago, Cory Kidd founded Catalia Health based on the work he did at the MIT Media Lab and Boston University Medical Center. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company’s overarching goal is to improve patient engagement and launch behavior change. But the way it goes about meeting that mission is unique. Through Catalia […]