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Rural digital transformation: Fostering economic growth by access to services

Myriam Martin, Michel Ehrenhard, Davide Guariento, Carlos Corrales and Yasin Sahhar, delve into rural digital transformation, especially fostering economic growth by access to services as evidenced by the dRural project.
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The role of digital twins in driving sustainability

As the pharmaceutical sector endeavours to become more sustainable, we hear how digital twins – virtual replicas of systems or products that can help predict performance – are supporting the industry in its efforts.
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“It’s not your fault!”: Aging and the dilemmas of literacy in a digital world

As the world becomes increasingly digitally focused, Kim Sawchuk, Director of engAGE: Centre for Research on Aging, Concordia University, examines what this shift means for older adults trying to navigate media literacy.

A novel route to secure and low-power accelerators for edge computing

Dr. Fabio Pavanello, Researcher at CNRS/CROMA Laboratory, guides us through a novel route to secure and low-power accelerators for edge computing, or in other words, the NEUROPULS approach.
Figure 1: ROBUST extends the mission and vision of the Dutch Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) by adding 17 new labs to ICAI’s current ecosystem. With a total budget of €87mn, including €25mn from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the ROBUST program has an extraordinary opportunity to conduct collaborative research in AI that directly addresses globally significant socio-technical challenges.

Trustworthy AI for semiconductor manufacturing

Marcel van Gerven, a Professor of Artificial Cognitive Systems at Radboud University, discusses how his team’s research on AI models, algorithms, and demonstrators could serve as a blueprint for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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Intra-operative imaging solutions for surgeons

Birgitta Dresp from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) discusses the challenges associated with intra-operative imaging technology and the quest for gold standards of surgical skill.
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How do we prepare our youth for a world of big data?

Nancy Butler Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education at the University of Utah, considers the importance of developing primary and secondary school programs in STEM fields that support students in developing the competencies with big data.
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Confronting digital ageism: Towards a better aging future

Kim Sawchuk, Professor of Communication Studies at Concordia University, explores tackling digital ageism to build a better future for aging.
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Wrestling with the deepfakes: Detection and beyond

Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, delves into detection and beyond in the realm of DeepFakes, starting with a look at what they are.
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Algorithm “DPTM” for continuous authentication with behavioural biometrics

Takeshi Yamada, Professor from Daiichi Institute of Technology, describes the algorithm “DPTM” for continuous authentication with behavioural biometrics, beginning with the current device security outlook.

Do research software engineers have research methods?

Dr Joanna Leng, School of Computing, University of Leeds, Dr Phillip Brooker, School of Sociology, University of Liverpool and Emeritus Prof Wes Sharrock, School of Sociology, University of Manchester, all from the UK, ponder if Research Software Engineers have research methods, plus why today, we have increasingly more types of academic research institutions and organisations.
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Tuneable phononic crystals and topological acoustics

Sourav Banerjee, Professor from the University of South Carolina, navigates the field of tuneable phononic crystals and topological acoustics.

Toward human systems integration maturity

FlexTech Chair’s founder, Professor Guy André Boy, briefly traces the development of human systems integration.

Inclusive digital rural transformation: Co-developing a digital service marketplace for regional ecosystems

Michel Ehrenhard, Yasin Sahhar, Tina Hormann & Myriam Martin, place the spotlight on inclusive digital rural transformation, in particular, co-developing a digital service marketplace for regional ecosystems.

Digital twins shake up heat exchanger design: Vestas Aircoil and University of Sheffield forge...

Beyond blueprints, beyond prototypes, lies a future where humans and machines design in harmony. Dive into the groundbreaking collaboration between Vestas Aircoil and the University of Sheffield, where digital twins unlock sustainable engineering breakthroughs.
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The role of stacked codes in the digital age

Chris Girard from Florida International University, sheds light on how, in the digital age, stacked genetic, computer, and quantum codes are being edited by university-trained experts.
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Reducing data volume in big data: Parallel processing based data filtering techniques

Professor Shikharesh Majumdar from Carleton University examines reducing data volume in big data, focusing on parallel processing based data filtering techniques.

Harnessing AI for enhanced learning: Insights from the robotics academy

How technology is tailoring personalised learning experiences for the AEC sector.
Figure 1: Loosely based on the Abernathy-Utterback representation of the innovation pipeline of research software delivery models. Each curve is a model taken from experience and anecdotal evidence. Key: a,) The first stored memory computer is created b,) Grace Hopper and others develop programming languages and numerical methods c,) Teams of mathematicians develop research software, e.g., Dorothy Vaughan see Disney’s film Hidden Figures d,) Open source repository of numerical methods on punch cards collected from academic researchers by Rutherford Appleton Labs as a funding requirement e,) JISC funds research software development in faculty and IT services at universities where funding is along computing expertise, e.g., HPC, visualisation f,) eScience is funding initially to natural and then to social science for centralised teams funding is along research council remit g,) centralised generalised RSE teams are promoted over other models funded by Universities, RSE identified as technicians and more women join the profession h,) slow steady adoption of RSE in national research facilities.

Computing: Paradigm shifts, adoption, new digital professionals rising

Dr Joanna Leng, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK and Dr Phillip Brooker, School of Sociology, University of Liverpool, Emeritus and Prof Wes Sharrock, School of Sociology, University of Manchester, focus on computing: paradigm shifts, charting the adoption and the rise of new digital professions.
Bridging realities: Dr. James Hutson on XR, GenAI, and gamification

Bridging realities: Dr. James Hutson on XR, GenAI, and gamification

The work of James Hutson, Lead XR Disruptor, Department Head at Lindenwood University, concerning bridging realities is placed under the spotlight

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