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Engineers Bring Sign Language to ‘Life’ Using AI
April 09, 2025
For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals around the world, communication barriers can make everyday interactions challenging. Traditional solutions, like sign language interpreters, are often scarce, expensive...
AI ‘Speaks’ Genetic ‘Dialect’ to Predict Future SARS-CoV-2 Mutations
March 27, 2025
It’s been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about its future evolution remain. New variants of the virus will likely emerge, driven by positive selection...
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March 10, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize numerous aspects of human life, with health care among the most critical fields set to benefit from this transformation. Medicine is a complex, costly and high-impact...
AI Predicts COVID-19 Risks, Severity, Treatment in Hospital Patients
January 24, 2025
Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with Memorial Healthcare...
Study Uses AI to Interpret American Sign Language in Real-time
December 16, 2024
Sign language serves as a sophisticated means of communication vital to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, relying on hand movements, facial expressions, and body language to convey nuanced meaning. American Sign...
New Research Identifies Ideal AI System Types for Managers
December 10, 2024
As managers face more pressure in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into the workflow, a study from researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools offers insights to help managers adapt. By distinguishing...
Arslan Munir, Ph.D., Pioneer in Smart Technologies, Joins FAU
November 21, 2024
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University recently welcomed Arslan Munir, Ph.D., an internationally renowned expert, researcher and pioneer in advanced computing and smart technologies...
VR Could be a Gamechanger in Police-Civilian Crisis Encounters
November 20, 2024
Traditional police training offers limited opportunities for officers to practice handling complex civilian interactions, especially with individuals experiencing mental health crises. New research by Florida Atlantic University...
Hyman Science Lecture Series at FAU Hosts Journalist Carl Zimmer
November 13, 2024
The Nat and Dorothy Hyman Science Lecture Series, as part of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University, will host science journalist Carl Zimmer on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m., in the Barry...
FAU Engineers Win NSF Grant for Unique School of AI Bio-Robotic Fish
November 12, 2024
Exploring and understanding sensitive ocean and coastal environments such as sea grass, mangrove forests, kelp forests, coral reefs, and the arctic ocean requires in situ observations that are currently difficult or nearly...