New training method improves visual grounding
Wil Thomason brings strong background in task and motion planning to team of experts at one of the nation’s leading robotics institutions
Vicky Yao uses NLP, novel procedural knowledge extraction paradigm to track trends in biomedical literature
Over 100 Rice students worked for a year on the award-winning hybrid rocket “Archimedes”
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Quantum bugs, meet your new swatter Mon, 08/20/2018 - 13:00
Rice University scientist leads development of efficient method to characterize quantum computers
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ShareBackup could keep data in the fast lane Thu, 08/16/2018 - 13:02
Rice University lab develops circuit-switching tech to help data centers recover from failures
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Mellor-Crummey Participates in Supercomputer Design Wed, 08/15/2018 - 13:03
John Mellor-Crummey is participating in the design the 2021 exascale supercomputer Aurora with Argonne National Laboratory, Intel and other Department of Energy (DOE) partners.
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Undergraduates cross-train in data science Fri, 08/10/2018 - 13:04
A diverse group of eleven undergraduates eager for “cross-training” took part in the 2018 Rice University Data Science Summer Program (RUDSSP).
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NSF backs strategy to reconstruct cancer cells’ evolution Tue, 07/31/2018 - 13:06
Rice University’s Luay Nakhleh earns grants to bolster genomic tools, probe roots of disease
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Scientists to tap data networks' hidden powers Sun, 07/15/2018 - 13:15
Rice University researchers win NSF funds to develop distributed programming for speedier analysis
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CS Department Connects, Celebrates Alumni Wed, 07/11/2018 - 13:17
The Department of Computer Science is connecting with alumni, celebrating their achievements and sharing the department’s vision for the future.
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Nakhleh, Vargas named endowed chairs Tue, 07/03/2018 - 13:20
Luay Nakhleh and Francisco “Paco” Vargas, have been named to endowed chairs, effective July 1.
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Vardi honored for introducing 'a new paradigm' in computing Tue, 07/03/2018 - 13:19
Vardi received two honorary doctorates from European universities.
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Lydia Kavraki featured in Nomadic Monument for Women in Robotics Tue, 06/19/2018 - 13:23
Lydia Kavraki is among the eight women featured in the Nomadic Monument for Women in Robotics.