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Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human

MIDAS-supported researchers recently demonstrated an algorithm-based system that works better than humans in identifying fake news stories. Press release | Paper presented to the 27th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (PDF)

Educational / Events / General Interest / News

U-M Professors Jacob Abernethy and Eric Schwartz to speak on “Statistical and Algorithmic Tools to Aid Recovery in Flint” — Sept. 12

ABSTRACT: Recovery from the Flint Water Crisis has been hindered by uncertainty in both the water testing process and the causes of contamination. On the other hand, city, state, and federal officials have been collecting and organizing a significant amount of data, including many thousands of water samples, information on pipe materials, and city records. Combining all of ...

General Interest / News

Engaging with DARPA, A Presentation by DSO Director Stefanie Thompkins – May 31

Please join us for a presentation and overview of DARPA and the Defense Sciences Office by Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Defense Sciences Office Director. Date:  May 31, 2016 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Room 1500 EECS, North Campus DARPA’s mission is to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security, thus catalyzing the development of capabilities that give the ...

General Interest / News

Workshops on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets — June 21-24, Berkeley

Registration for the 2016 Workshop on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets (MMDS 2016) is now available. In addition to four days of talks on algorithmic and statistical aspects of modern large-scale data analysis, MMDS 2016 will have a contributed poster session one evening.  The registration fee is waived for student poster presenters.  You may ...