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Tag: Machine Learning

  • Courtney Paquette on Big Data and Better Answers

    Courtney Paquette on Big Data and Better Answers

    Courtney Paquette, Ph.D., an assistant professor in McGill University’s Math and Stats Department, traces a path into research that starts far from the usual origin story. Speaking with Saura Naderi, UC San Diego, Paquette describes earning an undergraduate degree in finance before being pulled toward the applied math questions hiding inside real systems, including operations…

  • Crunching Numbers to Test the Limits of Computers

    Crunching Numbers to Test the Limits of Computers

    Mathematics is a universal language that helps us understand and describe the world through logic and problem-solving. It shapes the technology we use daily, from smartphones and computers to the sensors in our cars. As computer technology rapidly evolves, artificial intelligence is pushing the boundaries even further—enabling faster access to information and smarter decision-making. But…

  • Talking with Machines – Artificial Intelligence

    With the vast amount of data available in digital form, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly. If you’ve even been caught on a phone tree with a computer that doesn’t understand what you are saying, you’ll appreciate that scientists are trying to figure out how to teach machines to understand, to communicate…