March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017 —
…changes by sifting through archaeological and paleoclimate records, improving society’s ability to monitor environmental changes through technological advancement, and improving the public’s ability to adapt to climate change consequences such as increasingly frequent heat waves and the spread of vector-borne illnesses. “These appointments represent UC San Diego’s nontraditional approach to…
February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018 —
…said Dominique Rissolo, an archaeologist and assistant research scientist at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute. “We have a unique capability here on campus … that allows us to go one step beyond the model to actually create the digital surrogate.” The work is being conducted as a project of…
April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019 —
…student adventurers are helping archaeologists visualize and preserve their complex excavations. Part of the Engineers for Exploration (E4E) group, the students are guided by Computer Science and Engineering Professor Ryan Kastner and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Curt Schurgers. Quentin Gautier, a computer science doctoral student, is among the team…
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020 —
…taking place—except that the archaeological structure appears to be from the future. The interior courtyard is ringed by a stone patio dotted with benches that are used by music students practicing scales and recital pieces in the afternoon as part of a Fox music program that takes place year-round. Hosting…
September 13, 2013
September 13, 2013 —
A crowdsourcing effort led by University of California, San Diego research scientist Albert Yu-Min Lin has turned into a new type of challenge – inviting programmers worldwide to develop a machine-learning algorithm that would match human perception when picking out interesting features in satellite imagery used in Lin’s search for…
July 18, 2014
July 18, 2014 —
The Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego has given the green light to 35 new projects that are part of the institute’s Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program. Each one-year seed grant is worth up to $50,000 in support for researchers in areas of critical interest to…
March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015 —
Attendees at the CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, “Shaking Things Up,” will be introduced to the Pacific Research Platform, a cutting-edge research infrastructure that will link together the Science DMZs of dozens of top research institutions via three advanced networks: CENIC’s California Research & Education Network (CalREN), the Department of Energy’s…
April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015 —
The National Academy of Sciences today elected five professors at the University of California, San Diego, to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers.
August 28, 2015
August 28, 2015 —
Experts from academia and industry will share insights into the future of virtual-reality technologies and content at the first Future of Virtual Reality Conference Sept. 8-9, organized by the Qualcomm Institute on the UC San Diego campus.
April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016 —
Founded in 1780, the academy convenes leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to challenges facing the nation and the world. Previous members have included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Mead, and Martin Luther King Jr.
