Acknowledging the Contributions
There are many different ways that researchers contribute to progress beyond just the publication of their own results. There is peer review, serving on editorial boards, serving as editors, volunteering in their scholarly community or association, helping plan conferences and participating in promotion, tenure and hiring committees, to name a few. The Scholarly Kitchen brought…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Image Database to Further Research
The University of Chicago Medicine has made possible a new, massive database of medical images from COVID-19 patients that will be available to researchers so they can use them to better understand and fight the illness. This came to be with support from a $20 million federal grant. The Chicago Tribune brought this interesting information…
Read MoreAI in the Time of Pandemic
Everyone is coming together to collaborate under the common goal of fighting the spread of COVID-19, including the emerging technology programs across the federal government. Federal News Network brought this information to our attention in their article, “Emerging tech offices come together on long-term plan to combat coronavirus.“ Some agencies have spent a considerable amount of time fielding…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Security
Machine learning operations technology is enabling IT teams to deploy, monitor, manage and govern machine learning projects in production. SC Media brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Why the information security of your company depends on machine learning.” Much like DevOps for software, machine learning operations provides the tools needed to…
Read MoreDistance Society
Large gatherings are on the minds of most scientific and scholarly societies as we navigate public safety in the midst of a pandemic. Can they gather together? Should they? This interesting and timely topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Scientific and Scholarly Meetings in the Time of Pandemic.“ Conference organizers with…
Read MoreData Governance and Quality
Strong data governance is key to any data management strategy. A data governance policy will set standards for privacy and access to data, which will ensure an organization maintains high-quality data and provides more trusted data for analysis. It’s never been more important to ensure that you maintain data quality, data lineage and security. Tech Target brought…
Read MoreData Breach in Donor Management
Data breaches can cause panic across industries with the sheer mention of the word. Recently, another report of a data breach stirred some anxiety in the nonprofit world. This news came to us from WBUR out of Boston, Massachusetts in their article, “Blackbaud Data Breach Affects WBUR And Other Nonprofits.” Boston University and WBUR notified…
Read MoreAI Continues to Advance
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have benefited the world of healthcare, law enforcement, retail and of course production. The areas that have mostly raised fear among users or observers is when AI starts messing around with minds. ZD Net brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Defense researchers developing software agents that can…
Read MoreMalicious Software Causes Alert
Malware feels like a term from decades ago, but never fear, it is still prolific and dangerous. The term “malware” is a contraction of “malicious software.” Put simply, it is any piece of software that was written with the intent of damaging devices, stealing data and generally causing a mess. This topic came to our attention…
Read MoreAI in Fighting Crime
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to find value in various industries. The latest is in fighting crime. This interesting news came to us from the Express & Star in their article, “Stafford duo helping police fight organised crime with their new AI technology.” One technology company has developed AI technology for digital forensics which is being…
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