Smart Cities

Who Owns Your Data When You Live in a Smart City?

August 19, 2019

Window-shopping, buying a coffee, searching for a restroom—all of these activities are traced, timed and tracked in a smart city like Quayside, Toronto. And the concept of a data trust doesn’t address the thorny question of who owns the data that’s gathered and whether people can opt out in a meaningful way.

Customer Experience

Nimble Online Banks Go After Brick-and-Mortar Behemoths

April 1, 2019

U.S. brick and mortar banks are competing with start up European digital-only banks for a better, faster customer experience.

Machine Learning

Labels Before Drones: The Painstaking Machine Learning Process Behind Stopping Poachers

March 25, 2019

AirShepherd and University of Southern California doctoral student Elizabeth Bondi is helping wildlife rangers stop poaching. But her team is faced with a challenge common in the data science and machine learning space: accurate labeling.

Data Analytics

Racing Toward Deeper Health

March 20, 2019

Real-time data insight isn’t just fueling race car performance—it’s pushing the boundaries of modern medicine.

Data Science

Digging Up the Dirt With Mapping of Underground Chicago

March 20, 2019

When construction excavation goes deep on the University of Illinois Chicago campus, a team of data scientists, mapmakers, and engineers show up to look into the hole so regularly that they have their own hardhats and safety gear.

Data Analytics

How Data-Driven Therapy Is Changing Mental Health Treatment

March 18, 2019

Text therapy and virtual clinicians are becoming more prevalent, delivering treatment in new, easier-to-access ways.

Internet of Things

Fix It Before It Breaks: How Smart Machines Are the New Quality Control

March 11, 2019

Machine intelligence is essential for success in the digital future. According to a 2017 study by management consultancy Bain, the IIoT market will generate approximately $85 billion annually by 2020.