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Penn State and partners hosting Next Generation Biomass Conversion Short Course and facility tour

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Experts in the field, including government researchers, university specialists, and industry leaders, will provide instruction in this two-day course covering various aspects of biomass conversion including sessions on technology, economics, operations, and policy issues. Venue: Desmond Hotel and Great Valley Conference Center in Malvern.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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This article is sponsored by California State University, Northridge (CSUN). AT, in its most basic form, is anything that helps a person achieve enhanced performance, improved function, or accelerated access to information. California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Your smartphone is getting smarter.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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So it’s surprising to learn that she almost dropped out in her first year of the engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley. “By Strouse is now a math professor at the Institut de Matheématique at the University of Bordeaux, in France. She has had a long career in academia, is a science advisor to the U.S.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. University of Iowa – National Advanced Driving Simulator.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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So it’s surprising to learn that she almost dropped out in her first year of the engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley. “By Strouse is now a math professor at the Institut de Matheématique at the University of Bordeaux, in France. She has had a long career in academia, is a science advisor to the U.S.

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New algorithm improves speed and accuracy of pedestrian detection; cascade detection + deep learning

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a pedestrian detection system that performs in near real-time (2-4 frames per second) and with higher accuracy (close to half the error) compared to existing systems. In the final stages, the algorithm must distinguish between a pedestrian and very similar objects.

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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

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Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a portable pollution sensors that transmit transmit their air quality readings to smart phones, allowing users to monitor air quality in real time. —Nikzad et al. Wireless Health 2012. Best Paper).

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