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IBM and Rensselaer Team To Research Chronic Diseases With Cognitive Computing
IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the creation of the new Center for Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning, and Semantics (HEALS).
Posted May 17, 2017
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ranked 1st in Information Technology and Web Science Programs
The Information Technology and Web Science program at Rensselaer has been ranked No. 1 among 35 undergraduate programs at national colleges and universities by College Choice.
Posted Mar 29, 2017
Social Machines – A Guide to Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Social Interactions
Will artificial intelligence improve our lives, or will it bring on the robot apocalypse? Absent an understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s hard for citizens and policy makers to construct an informed opinion.
Posted Jan 12, 2017
At the Edge of a Cognitive Space
The Cognitive and Immersive Systems Laboratory (CISL) has reached a milestone that positions it to advance cognitive and immersive environments for collaborative problem-solving in situations like board rooms, classrooms, diagnosis rooms, and design studios.
Posted Dec 12, 2016
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Hendler Named 2016 ACM Fellow
James Hendler, director of the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA) and the Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow by ACM, the world’s leading computing society, “for contributions to artificial intelligence and the development of the semantic web.”
Posted Dec 09, 2016