Computation
Interview

Osvaldo Catsumi Imamura: A secure device
The engineer who created the layered security framework for Brazil’s electronic voting machine explains why the system is trustworthy
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Neldson Marcolin
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Self-driving cars—the future of mobility
Still a long way from day-to-day city traffic, driverless cars are the subject of research in Brazil
GEOLOGY

Computer simulations attempt to explain the origin of the Serra do Mar and Mantiqueira mountain ranges
A study by geophysicists from UNESP suggests the mountain ranges were formed by local processes, not influenced by the Andes
By Tiago Jokura
Good practices

Digitization to fight plagiarism
Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will begin digitizing scientific theses and papers written by its students and faculty
By Redação
COVID-19

The impact of restrictions on movement
Lockdown delays the peak of contagion and reduces infections of the disease
By Redação
Geology

Earth’s climate in the distant future
A team used computer simulations of the movement of tectonic plates to investigate what Earth's climate might look like in the distant future
By Redação
Computation

Tuberculosis screening algorithm
Researchers have devised a computer-aided technique for interpreting digital chest radiography images and identifying new cases of tuberculosis
By Redação
Aerial robotics

Out of sight
Drone manufacturer in São Paulo first in Brazil authorized to make flights higher than 120 meters above the ground and as far as 30 kilometers from the takeoff point
By Suzel Tunes
Tecnology

Writing with the mind
A brain-to-computer interface has allowed a 65-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down to quickly write text on a computer screen by imagining himself writing the letters by hand
By Redação
Computation
Center for Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Artificial Intelligence, an engineering research center funded by FAPESP was inaugurated on October 13 at the University of São Paulo
By Redação
Cyber security

Internet vulnerabilities
Brazilian cybersecurity firms seek growth as virtual crime rises
Algorithms

Artificial intelligence to help the heart
New computer software could improve the speed and efficiency of heart-disease diagnosis and treatment
By Suzel Tunes
Data

Scientific publications on artificial intelligence1
The number of scientific articles on artificial intelligence (AI) published worldwide tripled
By Redação
Good practices

Mysterious and fraudulent authorship
The scientific journal Future Generation Computer Systems recently announced the retraction of a 2018 article
By Redação
Industry 4.0

Digital mining
Technology is helping to enhance productivity and safety in a high-risk industry
Computer Science

Discriminatory algorithms
How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it
By Suzel Tunes