From the 2024 Michigan Tech Magazine Mechatronics Program Ranked No. 2 in US The field of mechatronics is driving a technological revolution of the manufacturing industry, reinventing the way products are designed, produced, and delivered with digital technologies, automation, and data analytics. This past June, MTU’s interdisciplinary mechatronics program was ranked No. 2 in the United States . . .
The Michigan Tech Health Informatics master’s program will host guest speaker Matt Nash, CEO of Kairos Technologies, on Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 10-10:45 am in Rekhi G009 and via Zoom. Nash’s talk is titled, “Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare and Medical Fields.”
Master’s student Bester Mangisoni (data science), president of the African Students Organization at Michigan Tech, was quoted by the Daily Mining Gazette in a story about African Night, an annual event hosted by the org on March 9, 2024, to share their cultures with the community. This year’s event featured speakers Josh Rushlau and Betty Chavis. Read . . .
Department of Applied Computing tenure-track faculty candidate Keith Feldman will give a research presentation on Friday, March 15, 2024, at 2 pm in Rekhi 214. The title of Feldman’s presentation is, “Beyond Modeling: Contextualizing Data and Improving Patient Representations in the Context of Learning Health Systems.”
Associate professor Guy Hembroff, Applied Computing, was recently awarded and began a 6-month research project sponsored by Henry Ford Health to develop a deep-learning model to identify low bone mass from radiographic knee images. The model will aim to detect low bone mass early on, reducing imaging costs and expediting treatment.
The Center for Business AI will present a seminar with Adam Mitteer ’03 ’17 on March 15, 2024, at 4 pm in the Academic Office Building (AOB), Room 101. The presentation is titled, “Burgers & AI? ‘I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for AI today.’” The talk will look at AI use within the restaurant industry . . .