Sepideh Ghanavati, assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science, co-authored a paper that recently received recognition at a major conference. Gahnavati, along with co-authors Sarah Santos, Travis Breaux, Sara Haghighi and Tom Norton, wrote a paper titled “Requirements Satisfiability with In-Context Learning” and won the RE24 Challenge Award for Research Track at the RE24 Conference. The research challenge, […]
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Professor of spatial computing Nick Giudice played a key role as a contributor to an award-winning paper about developing robot guide dogs to assist the visually impaired. The paper – which is titled “Toward Robotic Companions: Understanding Handler-Guide Dog Interactions for Informed Guide Dog Robot Design” and can be found here – came from a study led by […]
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Assistant professor of spatial computing Nimesha Ranasinghe was recently featured on The Vergecast podcast to discuss his work with taste sensations and taste simulation in virtual reality. Ranasinghe walks the listener through his research on sending electrical pulses to your tongue to manipulate different taste sensations like salty, sweet, sour, and bitter. He also talks about how his research led […]
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Manuel Wörsdörfer, assistant professor of management and computing ethics, recently had a paper accepted for publication in Philosophy & Technology, one of the world’s leading computer ethics journals. The paper is titled “Biden’s Executive Order on AI and the E.U.’s AI Act: A Comparative Computer-Ethical Analysis.” From the abstract: “AI (ethics) initiatives are essential in bringing about fairer, safer, and more trustworthy AI systems. […]
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Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Graduate Students in May 2024: Overall, we awarded 35 graduate degrees in the 2023/24 academic year to the students in the Information Systems , Spatial Informatics, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Information Science and Engineering, and Data Science and Engineering graduate programs. The outstanding graduating students in these programs are: PhD […]
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On April 12 2024, Meetha Nesam James Ravindran Santhakumar successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “”TOWARDS A PLEASURABLE FOOD EXPERIENCE: INFLUENCING PEOPLE’S LIKING, TASTE PERCEPTIONS, AND MEDIATED EMOTIONS USING AUGMENTED FLAVOR EXPERIENCES”. She was advised by Dr. Nimesha Ranasinghe. Drs. Kate Beard, Nick Giudice, Silvia Nittel and Mary Camire served on her committee. Dissertation Abstract: […]
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The emergence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in water supplies, farms and the environment is a growing problem nationwide. Despite many researchers and government agencies investigating these “forever chemicals,” there is no tool for combining all of their findings and providing a more comprehensive view of the problem. University of Maine computer […]
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David Almeida, candidate for PhD in Spatial Information Science and Engineering, will be defending his dissertation on Friday October 13 starting at 1 PM in 336 Boardman Hall. All are invited to the public portion. The title of his dissertation is A Map-Algebra-Inspired Approach for Interacting with Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-Physical Systems or Internet of Things Dissertation […]
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Dr. Manuel Woersdoerfer’s paper ‘The E.U.’s Artificial Intelligence Act – An Ordoliberal Assessment’ has been published in the Springer journal ‘AI and Ethics.’ Abstract of the paper: In light of the rise of generative AI and recent debates about the socio-political implications of large-language models and chatbots, this article investigates the E.U.’s Artificial Intelligence Act […]
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The University of Maine School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) offers a new Bachelor of Science in Human-Centered Technology Design program, starting with the fall 2023 semester. The degree program was approved at the Jan. 30 meeting of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Human-Centered Technology Design, or HCTD, focuses on the […]
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