News Archive

FAU Center for Future Mind
February 21, 2023
Florida Atlantic University’s Center for the Future Mind will host Mindfest 2023, a conference that will explore the future of artificial intelligence, on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17 on FAU’s Boca Raton campus...
Wahoo Bay, Underwater Marine Park, Marine Conservation, Education
February 21, 2023
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science have received a one-year grant from Shipwreck Park, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the creation of an underwater park...
Speaker Presentation at NRT Class Spring 2023
January 30, 2023
On January 25th, the NRT program was delighted to have an invited guest speaker, Visiting Instructor Dr. Nataliia Neshenko from the Information Technology and Operations Management department.
COVID-19, Tests, Algorithm, Positive, Negative, Molecular Test, Serology, Blood Test
December 22, 2022
COVID-19 and its latest Omicron strains continue to cause infections across the country as well as globally. Serology (blood) and molecular tests are the two most commonly used methods for rapid COVID-19 testing. Because...
Electronic Health Records, EHR, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Chronic Disease, Health Disparities, Collaboration, National Institutes of Health, NIH, AIM-AHEAD
October 05, 2022
Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer disproportionally affect racial and ethnic minorities. Of the 45 percent of Americans who have one or more chronic diseases, underserved populations are three to...
Pain, Neuromodulation, Surgical Procedure, Operating Room, Neurosurgeon, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation
April 28, 2022
Spinal cord stimulation is a minimally invasive FDA-approved treatment to manage chronic pain such as back and neck pain. This neuromodulation technique uses electricity and an implantable device, which has been increasingly...
National Science Foundation, Center for Connected Autonomy and AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, AI Learning, Team Operations, Networked-AI Testbed, Engineering, Robotics
November 08, 2021
A new generation of networked, cooperating robots being developed by researchers in the Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (ca-ai.fau.edu) at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and...
Goliath Grouper, Artificial Intelligence, Tag, Sensors, Marine Life, Multi-sensor Tag, Animal Behavior, Species in the Wild, Marine Science, Conservation
November 04, 2021
Persistent observations of large underwater animals are difficult to achieve without the help of electronic, multi-sensor tags. Data obtained from these sensors provide important insight into the biomechanics, activity patterns,...
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Self-driving Cars, Behaviors, Trust, Distrust, Engineering
August 25, 2021
Recent studies have shown that people have negative attitudes about using autonomous systems because they don’t trust them. Moreover, research shows a human-centered approach in autonomy is perceived as more trustworthy...
Amputee, Prosthetic Hand, Machine Learning, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Liquid Metal, Touch, Sensation, Tactile Sensation, Robotic Arm, Tactile Sensors, Artificial Hands
July 14, 2021
Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object. The lack of this sensation presents a unique challenge...