Quantum Computing Seminar Series
Posted September 26, 2023
Future of Computing Institute (FOCI) Town Hall Meeting
Posted September 2, 2023
Keith Fraser
Sr. Lecturer
Dr. Fraser's research interests are broadly in the area of computational biology and how in silico models can be developed to advance our understanding of a range of biochemical mechanisms.
IDEA Community Talk: Aaron Green on "Decentralized Finance, Transactional Data, and Survival Analysis"
TITLE: "Decentralized Finance, Transactional Data, and Survival Analysis"
Rensselaer Expert Weighs in on White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
Posted January 11, 2023
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s James Hendler is the founding director of the Future of Computing Institute (FOCI), director of the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA), and the Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences.
Rensselaer Libraries, FOCI Partner on Deep Web Encyclopedia Online access
Posted January 6, 2023
The Rensselaer Libraries and the Future of Computing Institute (FOCI) have partnered to provide the Institute with online access to the Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web. This important reference resource covers a variety of subjects associated with research areas of interest to FOCI.
Marjorie McShane
Professor
Marjorie McShane develops cognitive models of intelligent agents that can collaborate with people in task-oriented, dialog applications. While at heart a linguist, she is particularly interested in the integration of functionalities that are often treated in isolation, such as physiological simulation, emotion modeling, and the many aspects of cognition.
One aspect of cognition to which she has devoted particular attention is natural language processing, approached from a cross-linguistic perspective and with the goal of producing machine-tractable descriptions that can support sophisticated conversational agents. She has also worked extensively on cognitive modeling in the medical domain, to support the configuration of intelligent agents playing the roles of virtual patients and tutors in training applications such as the Maryland Virtual Patient system.
McShane has (co-)authored three books: Linguistics for the Age of AI (MIT Press, 2021), A Theory of Ellipsis (Oxford University Press, 2005), and An Innovative, Practical Approach to Polish Inflection (Lincom Europa, 2003). She has published extensively on linguistics, natural language processing, cognitive modeling, and knowledge representation.