learning machines
Next generation (European) computing – novel hardware for AI and beyond
Usually, artificial intelligence news is about software: chatbots, AI artists, or even data analysis tools. All those applications need powerful computing hardware to run on, and that hardware uses a lot of energy. All of the websites we use every day rely on massive datacentres filled with thousands of computers to function. As the demand ...
Making light work – interview with Andrea Rocchetto, CEO of Ephos
Could you please introduce yourself and your company? Andrea Rocchetto: I am the cofounder and CEO of Ephos. We are a photonic chip manufacturing company. That means we build microchips that can process information that is encoded in particles of light, photons. What is the relationship between the photonic chips that you are building and ...
Neural computing, paradigm shifts, and Europe – interview with Dr. Juan Pablo Carbajal
Could you please introduce yourself, and say something about your background? Juan Pablo Carbajal: I'm from Argentina, I studied until my master's in Argentina and then I worked in industry for almost three years there. And then, I moved to Switzerland to do my PhD. I did my PhD in physics, but the topic was ...
New steps in photonic computing – an interview with Dr. Francesco Da Ros
Could you please introduce yourself and your area of research? Francesco Da Ros: I am an associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark, focusing on the synergies between machine learning and photonics. I both work to solve photonic problems with machine learning – modelling, inverse design, and in-situ and in-silico optimization/training of photonic systems ...
Diarmaid Mac Mathúna : “People are starting to realise that algorithms are influencing what we see.”
Diarmaid Mac Mathuna is a Communication Expert on Digital campaigns and content strategy, and Director at Indiepics. He participated in the ESMH event Virality and influencers in digital communication on 3 April in the European Parliament.
George Markopoulos : “We trawl through social media because that is where the most heated debates are happening right now.”
George Markopoulos is Associate Professor at the Department of Linguistics of the School of Philosophy National and Kapodistrian, at the University of Athens. He participated in the ESMH event Virality and influencers in digital communication on 3 April in the European Parliament.