Technologies that can interpret imagery have many potential applications. An innovative study of papers and patents in the field suggests one use case that overrides the others: human surveillance. We ...
The nature of scientific progress is that it sometimes provides powerful tools that can be wielded for good or for ill: splitting the atom and nuclear weapons being a case in point. In such cases, ...
Three Northwestern students—Shraeya Iyer, Xi-Aan Loh, and Nalin (Fai) Poungpeth—received honorable mentions in the Computer Research Association (CRA) 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award ...
Scientific discovery is one of the most sophisticated human activities. First, scientists must understand the existing knowledge and identify a significant gap. Next, they must formulate a research ...
As part of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, the two companies are now in negotiations under the validation and co-design phase of the quantum computing program. The Defense Advanced Research ...