Software Engineering

Lighting is everythingCredit: SIGGRAPH Asia Even novice photographers and videographers who rely on their handheld devices to snap photos or make videos often consider their subject's lighting. Lighting is critical in filmmaking,…

Quantum computers can potentially answer questions beyond the capabilities of classical computing - but their answers might not be reliable University of Warwick scientists have developed a protocol for quantum computers to measure…

1 in 8 smartphones in the world uses a UCLouvain technology Today, your smartphone's switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world,…

Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targetingCredit: IMDEA Networks Institute The biophysicist Kristian Franze and the computer scientist Daniel Rückert have been chosen to receive Germany's most valuable…

Researchers have designed multiplayer games occupants of autonomous vehicles can play with other players in nearby self-driving cars. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Waterloo details three games created for level…

Software-only solution creates maps in a matter of minutes, allowing locally collected video to be processed into immediately usable geospatial products that can be fed into other mapping applications like Google Earth, ArcGISCredit:…

Data science has reached a point where techniques such as deep learning can beat humans at recognizing objects, although experts are still figuring out how to make explainable predictions from massive data, NJIT distinguished professor…

New initiative has long-term goal of making search technology more evenhanded A new research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to address a pervasive issue in our data-driven society: a lack of…

New research shows the way devices 'talk' to apps leaves them vulnerable COLUMBUS, Ohio--Mobile apps that work with Bluetooth devices have an inherent design flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacking, new research has found. The problem…

New grants support software projects that accelerate biomedical research and serve the larger scientific community Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $5 million in funding to support open source software projects that…