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Artist concept of virus epidemic transmission in a crowd

Using machine learning to detect disease before symptoms manifest

Prof. Alfred Hero speaks to ECE about his work using data to predict the transmission of infectious disease among people who are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic and how it relates to COVID-19. |Medium Read
A server rack in a data center

Big data, small footprint

How changing the rules of computing could lighten Big Data’s impact on the internet.|Medium Read
Prof. Reetuparna Das

Das recognized as outstanding researcher for work on computational caches

Computational caches are an emerging technology based on the use of a processors cache space to perform computations.|Short Read

Generating realistic stock market data for deeper financial research

A team at Michigan proposed an approach to generating realistic and high-fidelity stock market data to enable broader study of financial markets|Medium Read
Laura Balzano

Prof. Laura Balzano wins Education Excellence Award from the College of Engineering

Balzano is honored for her all-around excellence in teaching, mentorship, and curriculum development. |Short Read

$1M grant to develop secure, high-capacity research network at U-M

The team will develop a secure, data-intensive network solution to effectively transport extremely high volumes of research network traffic.|Short Read
Dave Neuhoff

Prof. Dave Neuhoff says farewell after 45 years championing students, faculty, and the department

Neuhoff, an internationally recognized expert in information theory, source coding, and image processing, retired earlier this year. |Medium Read
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H.V. Jagadish recognized with Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award

Prof Jagadish is an internationally recognized expert in the field of very large databases.|Short Read

NSF grant supports new system for gathering, structuring data with ease

The team intends to create a tool that should make gathering structured data about any topic dramatically easier.|Short Read
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Automated tool optimizes complex programs better than humans

Erie provided database repairs that were previously performed exclusively by human programmers.|Short Read

The new quantum spurs action by the Michigan Quantum Science & Technology Working Group

The new working group showcased Michigan’s strength in Quantum Science at a workshop attended by researchers throughout the University of Michigan. |Medium Read
Laura Balzano

Laura Balzano aims to improve precision medicine as a Fulbright Scholar

Balzano will work with Portuguese researcher Mário Figueiredo to develop new machine learning methods impacting medical diagnosis and treatment.|Short Read