Innovation Spotlight
June 27, 2023
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As the global demand for mobile communication services increases and new application scenarios arise, higher-level requirements for mobile communication capabilities will drive the development of the sixth generation (6G) of the mobile communication system. The applications of 6G will involve high-definition video, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), holographic projection, ...
November 7, 2018
The next generation of space communication systems could develop from a new autonomous architecture employing artificial neural networks.
January 4, 2018
As social networks grow, so do issues regarding who can view the content. Researchers from England teamed up to conceptualize and design the Personal Agent for Access Control in Social Media (nicknamed “PACMAN”), a soon-to-be smartphone application. This novel approach employs machine learning algorithms to automatically make social media access...
November 30, 2017
A team of Saudi Arabian researchers says they are developing software that can spot “fake news” before humans. The key, according to a newly published study, is a hybrid approach that measures both Twitter users’ reputations, as well as the tone of their tweets.
Most online tools designed to measure...
September 5, 2017
Social media platforms could play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues. Qntfy, a company that researches the connection between technology, data analytics and mental health, has developed a method of interpreting social media activity through natural language processing and sentiment analysis. The data...
July 27, 2017
When debating the ethics of responding to a cyberattack by hacking back in retaliation, proportionality and the potential for civil harm are the key factors that must be heavily weighed before a decision is made.
That’s the opinion of two Purdue University researchers who examined various pieces of literature –...
September 2, 2016
The same technology that allows online advertisers to target consumers as we browse the web could eventually play a key role in communication network security – even at the national-defense level.
An award-winning group of researchers published a study in IEEE Xplore saying that advertising algorithms—frequently used by search engines...
May 9, 2016
Energy efficiency has long been touted as one of the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT). Thanks to greater connectivity between devices, data analytics can lead to less waste and equipment can power down when it’s not needed. But what if the actual infrastructure that makes up the IoT—the...
March 15, 2016
Hype surrounding 5G wireless networks may be more pervasive than the networks themselves, but new research is suggesting practical ways to overcome issues brought on by the very methods of expanding these networks.
If the research—which addresses two of the most prominent wireless expansion methods, mass femtocells and millimeter-wavelength (mmW)...
January 21, 2016
Lowering power consumption while improving functionality is the new Holy Grail for consumer technology designers. This is especially true in areas like wireless devices where gadgets such as mobile phones and tablets continue to shrink in size, yet are expected to perform more and more functions. Being able to reduce...