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IMAGE: The Rice University computer science lab of Todd Treangen challenged and beat deep learning in a test to see if a new bioinformatics approach effectively tracks the lab. view more
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HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has never been simple, but it can be done through bioinformatic or, increasingly, deep learning computational approaches.
Though the latter gets the lion s share of attention, new research by computer scientist Todd Treangen of Rice University s Brown School of Engineering is focused on whether sequence alignment and pan-genome-based methods can outperform recent deep learning approaches in this area.
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IMAGE: Rice University engineer Yingyan Lin has won a National Science CAREER Award to help close the gap between fast deep learning algorithm advances and slow accelerator development. view more
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HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) - Yingyan Lin, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University s Brown School of Engineering, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to make deep learning hardware accelerators more efficient and its development faster.
CAREER Awards, among the most competitive offered by the NSF, are typically given to fewer than 400 young scientists and engineers each year across all disciplines. According to the agency, they support early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
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IMAGE: Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. view more
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HOUSTON - (Feb. 17, 2021) - Chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang of Rice University s Brown School of Engineering has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.
Wang is one of 128 early career scientists and engineers at 58 U.S. and Canadian institutions whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders, according to the Sloan Foundation.
The honor comes with a two-year grant of $75,000 to advance the fellow s research goals. Wang was granted a Packard Fellowship and earned a $2 million Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation grant from the National Science Foundation earlier this year. He was named to the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 in Science list in 2019.