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Nikita Johnson

Nikita Johnson

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I've Taught Computers How to Paint Portraits – and to Code
Machine Learning

I've Taught Computers How to Paint Portraits – and to Code

Can we teach computers to code?Software can already be artistic or make mathematical finds, but for it to excel we have to give it the right skill set, says AI researcher Simon...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
26 October 2015
From Virtual Assistants to Virtual Specialists
Machine Learning

From Virtual Assistants to Virtual Specialists

From the same company that brought us Siri, SRI International launched Kasisto in 2014 with the aim of taking mobile conversation to the next level. Founded with the vision of helping consumers in...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
22 October 2015
Using Artificial Intelligence to Decode IoT Big Data
Big Data

Using Artificial Intelligence to Decode IoT Big Data

As sensors spread across almost every industry, the Internet of Things (IoT) is causing a massive influx of big data. But how do we make use of all this data of this on...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
20 October 2015
Future Cities & Smart Citizens: Envisioning the Connected City of the Future
Big Data

Future Cities & Smart Citizens: Envisioning the Connected City of the Future

Discover how sensors, robotics, collective intelligence and a network of connected devices are disrupting future cities. The 3rd annual RE.WORK Connected City Summit will showcase the latest technology advancements across IoT, sensors,...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
16 October 2015
RE.WORK Connect: Shaping a Hyper-connected World
Connected Home

RE.WORK Connect: Shaping a Hyper-connected World

With the increasing digital interconnection of things, people and places, we are moving towards a hyper-connected world. It's estimated the number of things connected to the Internet will reach 50 billion by 2020....

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
15 October 2015
Join the discussion: IoT & the smart city transformation
Smart Cities

Join the discussion: IoT & the smart city transformation

As we’re gearing up for the RE.WORK Connect Summit in San Francisco, we want to start a broader discussion on the opportunities and challenges of smart, connected cities with the Twitter...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
14 October 2015
Innovations in Aquaculture: is Seaweed the Food of the Future?
Hydroponics

Innovations in Aquaculture: is Seaweed the Food of the Future?

Lauded for it's benefits of helping with menopause, anxiety, fatigue, osteoporosis, to name a few, the seaweed industry is set to boom in the coming years. As it is rapidly becoming known as...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
13 October 2015
Making Sense of IoT Data with Machine Learning
Big Data

Making Sense of IoT Data with Machine Learning

A big promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that by analyzing millions of new sources of data from embedded, networked devices our experience of the world becomes better and more efficient....

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
9 October 2015
Agtech for the Masses: Using Smartphones to Grow Food
Future Cities

Agtech for the Masses: Using Smartphones to Grow Food

How can we use emerging technology to positively impact food production and ensure a sustainable future?Niwa is a visionary company aiming to do just that: by building a smart connected platform, enabling...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
7 October 2015
Become a Guest Writer for the RE•WORK Blog!
Guest Blogs

Become a Guest Writer for the RE•WORK Blog!

Would you like to write an article for our blog? We're excited to partner up with some excellent emerging tech and science experts, and create thought-provoking blogs for the global RE.WORK community!...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
2 October 2015
Behind the Face: Augmented Reality Takes Over London
Future Cities

Behind the Face: Augmented Reality Takes Over London

If you're at the Future Technology Summit today, you may have already 'blipped' a #BehindTheFace poster!#BehindTheFace is a project by Unbox London, who's mission is to stretch the realms of imagination, using...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
24 September 2015
Optical Neurotechnology: Watching Brain Circuits in Action
Neuroscience

Optical Neurotechnology: Watching Brain Circuits in Action

A combination of technological developments over the last few years have instigated a revolution in the brain sciences. The development of two photon fluorescence microscopy has allowed scientists to observe single neurons, and...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
23 September 2015
This Smart Solar-Powered Car Creates More Energy Than It Consumes
Design & UX

This Smart Solar-Powered Car Creates More Energy Than It Consumes

Named by Forbes as the world’s most inventive city, Eindhoven has defined itself a a hub of innovation and creativity, hitting the headlines repeatedly in recent years.One such example of Eindhoven...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
22 September 2015
Recommended Reads - Intelligent Machines Week
Big Data

Recommended Reads - Intelligent Machines Week

The tech world is rapidly evolving and it’s hard to keep up! To help you get up to date we’ve rounded up the best tech and innovation articles from this past...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
19 September 2015
Predictive Analytics in IoT: Lessons Learnt from Aerospace
Machine Learning

Predictive Analytics in IoT: Lessons Learnt from Aerospace

The rapid spread of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is producing a massive volume of sensor data, and growing exponentially each year. As the value for this kind of data is impacting multiple...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
18 September 2015
Drones for Good: Delivering Off-Grid Healthcare
UAVs

Drones for Good: Delivering Off-Grid Healthcare

The usage of drones by companies and individuals is increasing exponentially, with new uses and applications hitting the headlines every day. But how can we use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to positively impact...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
15 September 2015
Using IoT in Thoughtful Home Protection for Everyone
Energy

Using IoT in Thoughtful Home Protection for Everyone

Despite the recent surge in interest in smart homes and security, less than 20% of US citizens actually own a home security system - and less than a third of those that own...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
11 September 2015
A New Approach for Training Deep Models in Unsupervised Learning
Deep Learning

A New Approach for Training Deep Models in Unsupervised Learning

Jörg Bornschein is a Global Scholar with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and postdoctoral researcher in Yoshua Bengio’s machine learning lab at the University of Montreal. Jörg’s research is...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
8 September 2015
Spotlight on Connected Core Services in Smart Cities
Energy

Spotlight on Connected Core Services in Smart Cities

As global Smart Cities flourish, Bigbelly is transforming one of the least efficient core services – public waste collection. It’s not the only innovation expanding connected street furniture like payphones, trash cans, park...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
28 August 2015
Applied Neuroscience: A Revolution in Brain Health
Space

Applied Neuroscience: A Revolution in Brain Health

In 2014, the researchers at Starlab made headlines when they achieved the first known realisation of brain-to-brain (B2B) communication between humans.Starlab's mission is to transform science into technologies with a profound positive...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
25 August 2015
Community News - 19 Aug 2015
Neural Networks

Community News - 19 Aug 2015

Virtual Assistants & Intelligent Agents. The Race is On.Virtual Assistants are poised to be the next big thing in technology and artificial intelligence. They will create a new meta-layer of machine intelligence...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
19 August 2015
The Internet of Life: Transforming Healthcare
Big Data

The Internet of Life: Transforming Healthcare

Just as the internet has revolutionised how we share information, the Internet of Life will transform our healthcare systems globally. In response to the growing threat of emerging infections and drug resistant ‘superbugs’...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
18 August 2015
Training Neural Networks: Q&A with Ian Goodfellow, Google
Deep Learning

Training Neural Networks: Q&A with Ian Goodfellow, Google

Neural networks require considerable time and computational firepower to train. Previously, researchers believed that neural networks were costly to train because gradient descent slows down near local minima or saddle points. At the...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
11 August 2015
Community News - 5 Aug 2015
Big Data

Community News - 5 Aug 2015

Here's the latest news and events from the RE.WORK team!Deep Learning Summit London: Schedule Announced What is deep learning and why should we care about it? How are advancements in neural...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
5 August 2015
Neural Abstraction Pyramid to Semantic RGB-D Perception
Neural Networks

Neural Abstraction Pyramid to Semantic RGB-D Perception

Dr. Sven Behnke is Professor and Head of Computer Science at the University of Bonn, where he also heads the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group. At RE.WORK Deep Learning Summit in London, Sven...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
30 July 2015
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