Scientific AI’s ‘black box’ is no match for 200-year-old method
Rice engineers discovered a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial information about how a form of artificial intelligence called a deep neural network learns to perform tasks involving complex physics.
Bite this! Mosquito feeding chamber uses fake skin, real blood
Rice bioengineers teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane to invent a high-tech way to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes. To eliminate the need for live volunteers, the system uses patches of "synthetic skin" made with a 3D bioprinter.
Pathogenic sensor’s surprising capabilities revealed
Rice synthetic biologists have uncovered new capabilities of a genetically encoded sensor that allows salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens to sicken millions of people each year.
Investors, leaders recognize 11 companies at annual Texas Life Science Forum
Life science innovators, academics and investors – including those specializing in health tech, medical devices and therapeutics – convened at Rice University this week to discuss Houston’s role in the future of health care and give awards to top early-stage life science companies.
ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI
A breakthrough by Rice computer scientists could allow more labs and companies to use artificial intelligence.
Ken Kennedy Institute will host AI in Health Conference Nov. 7-9
Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute is organizing and hosting the AI in Health Conference Nov. 7-9 at the BioScience Research Collaborative.
Stroke analysis project wins Spring D2K Showcase
Deep learning can be a tool to help those who suffer strokes discover their risk of having another. That idea won the top capstone prize in the Spring D2K Showcase.
People, papers and presentations for April 18, 2022
Fred Oswald, a professor of psychological sciences, is one of 27 experts recently appointed to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, which will advise President Joe Biden and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.
Vicky Yao wins CAREER Award
Computer scientist Vicky Yao has won an NSF CAREER Award to develop computational tools to analyze and interpret DNA methylation.
Machine learning fine-tunes flash graphene
Rice University scientists are using machine learning techniques to streamline the process of synthesizing graphene from waste through flash Joule heating.
Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects
Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.
AI technology no silver bullet for hiring the best employees, says new Rice research
Artificial intelligence technology is now used by a growing number of companies looking to hire the best employees, but new research from Rice University warns how it can incorporate biases and overlook important characteristics among job applicants.
Big data privacy for machine learning just got 100 times cheaper
Rice University computer scientists have discovered an inexpensive way for tech companies to implement a rigorous form of personal data privacy when using or sharing large databases for machine learning.
AI could expand healing with bioscaffolds
Artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal, according to Rice researchers.
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice computer scientists are sending RAMBO to rescue genomic researchers who sometimes wait days or weeks for search results from enormous DNA databases.
