A new lab to study how the latest artificial intelligence tools and techniques could bolster advanced manufacturing in northern New England will be launched with a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation to the University of Maine. UMaine will collaborate with the University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Southern Maine Community College, […]
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WVII (Fox 22 Bangor), Wired Focus, Zipe Education and the Times of Northwest Indiana reported that the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine earned third place in a national competition and an invitation to the White House for developing an inclusive smartphone […]
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The VEMI lab at the University of Maine earned third place in a national competition and an invitation to the White House for developing an inclusive smartphone software platform that will provide navigational assistance to people with visual impairment and seniors who want to use self-driving cars for ride-sharing and hailing services. VEMI will receive […]
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Social media influencers are some of the most powerful celebrities of the internet era, and verification — the blue check mark that indicates the account has been vetted and the user’s identity has been confirmed — is one of the most highly sought-after tools of the trade. New research from Maine Business School at the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Paul Fink, a graduate research assistant with the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine, titled “Self-driving vehicles are our future. UMaine is showing how.” The op-ed highlights the potential benefits of autonomous vehicles and VEMI Lab’s research. Fink is a member of the Maine chapter of […]
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News Center Maine highlighted artificial intelligence research from University of Maine faculty. It also noted the University of Maine Artificial Intelligence (UMaine AI) initiative, in which the institution aims to work with various partners to make Maine a hub for AI research, education and use.
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University of Maine researchers developed an augmented reality smartphone app for teaching nursing students an interactive lesson about heart failure. The app displays a floating, animated heart model onto the smartphone screen, which is imposed onto the video feed from the camera. A heart failure lesson is embedded into the app and offers 45 swipeable […]
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University of Maine researchers Richard Corey and Nicholas Giudice spoke to The INDATA Project at Easterseals Crossroads on its podcast, “Assistive Technology Update,” about their upcoming smartphone app that provides navigational assistance so people with disabilities and seniors can enjoy ride-sharing and ride-hailing with self-driving cars. The co-founders of the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Meredith Lewis and Logan Kline, graduate research assistants in the University of Maine’s ecology and environmental sciences program, about technology tools that help scientists monitor island bird populations, including drones and artificial intelligence. The pair will be deploying these technologies to study seabirds on several islands off the coast […]
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Despite sounding like a futuristic tool exclusive to science fiction, artificial intelligence is used everyday in contemporary life. People capitalize on this emerging technology when they apply for jobs, order groceries, access bank accounts, take out a loan application or scroll through social media. University of Maine computer scientists and engineers are developing new forms […]
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