I.T.

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Fertile ground for artificial intelligence

As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses

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Biometrics

A face in the crowd

Facial recognition systems are becoming increasingly popular in Brazil and are already in use to prevent fraud, identify university exam participants, monitor travelers, and check in air passengers

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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Communication

Online tool tries to identify fake news

Researchers are developing a tool for verifying whether articles shared on the internet or through instant messaging apps are real or fake

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Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life

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MANAGEMENT

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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INTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments

An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem

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JUSTICE

Automation in law

A new type of startup known as legaltechs is developing technological systems for the legal field

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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DIFFUSION

Promise of boycott

Computer scientists vow to boycott new subscription-only artificial intelligence journal

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I.T.

Particle-tracking challenge

CERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs

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Computation

24-hour challenge

Competition asks programming students to tackle real-world problems

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COMPUTING

A free space for creativity

Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country

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COVER

A world controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems are having a growing impact on everyday life

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Genetics

A superfamily of 13 million people

Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed

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Computation

Software detects minor earthquakes

Researchers in the US have created a computer program that can detect small tremors and distinguish minor earthquakes from background noise

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ALUMNI

Renewed relationships

Universities use networking platforms to bring former students together and follow their careers in the job market

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Scenarios

Determinants of survival in industry

Experts assess the risks and opportunities created by potentially disruptive technological developments

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Data Management

High-quality information

Researchers propose strategies to improve the reliability of online biodiversity databases

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Good practices

Software detects errors in cancer genetics articles

Online tool available for testing identifies mistakes in gene sequences

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

Digital opportunities

Totvs positions itself as a provider of knowledge management

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The race towards Industry 4.0

Strategies to drive advanced manufacturing in Brazil

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Brazil’s Internet of Things

Internet of Things has the potential to increase economic productivity

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Careers

From words to machines

Cognitive scientist works with new technologies in the USA

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Corporate research

Innovate to reinvent

Stefanini backs R&D to achieve 85% of its revenue from digital solutions

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careers

The more data, the better

Electrical engineer sets up his own big data company

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Balloons for internet access

Balloons help carry the internet to remote parts of the planet

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GOOD PRACTICES

Brazilian universities fight plagiarism

Brazilian universities fight plagiarism

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Environment

Landscape control

Software helps monitor the health of city trees

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Identification systems

Your body is your password

Biometrics includes voice, facial and blood vessel recognition

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