New Frontiers Initiative
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This talk discusses recent developments in modeling the joint dynamics of information propagation and belief evolution in a world marked by democratized broadcast and information overload. Implications of new models are discussed, demonstrating how they explain the growth of polarization and the increased susceptibility to disinformation.
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Computer architecture has again reached a time of major changes. Industry and academia are actively following multiple promising paths. To paint a (limited) picture of the landscape, this talk examines some of the main challenges that computer architects are facing today and what are possible avenues of growth.
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This talk will discuss recent efforts at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at UIUC in applying geospatial intelligence to advance the scientific understanding and applications in food security, water security, and environmental sustainability, with a central focus on the US agriculture.