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Building blocks and quantum computers: New research leans on modularity

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity. It is difficult for scientists to build quantum computers monolithically – that is, as a single large unit. Quantum computing relies on the manipulation of millions of information units called qubits, but these qubits are difficult to assemble. The solution? Finding modular ways to construct quantum computers. Like plastic children’s bricks that lock together to create larger, more intricate structures, scientists can build smaller, higher quality modules and string them together to form a comprehensive system.

Journal: Nature Electronics

AI meets quantum: Machine learning advances estimation and control of quantum systems

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A review published in National Science Review highlights recent progress at the intersection of machine learning and quantum science, focusing on how AI techniques are revolutionizing the estimation and control of complex quantum systems.

Journal: National Science Review

How AI support can go wrong in safety-critical settings

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When it comes to adopting artificial intelligence in high-stakes settings like hospitals and airplanes, good AI performance and a brief worker training on the technology is not sufficient to ensure systems will run smoothly and patients and passengers will be safe, a new study suggests. Instead, algorithms and the people who use them in the most safety-critical organizations must be evaluated simultaneously to get an accurate view of AI’s effects on human decision making, researchers say. The team also contends these evaluations should assess how people respond to good, mediocre and poor technology performance to put the AI-human interaction to a meaningful test – and to expose the level of risk linked to mistakes.

Journal: npj Digital Medicine

New study reveals body’s cells change shape to deal with wounds

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The body’s cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds – a discovery which could lead to better treatments for wounds, new methods for regenerating damaged tissues, or an improved grasp of how cancer cells spread.

Journal: Nature Cell Biology

A smart accelerator for qubits

University of Basel
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Basel have made a quantum bit faster and more robust at the same time. In the future, this could help in the development of quantum computers.

Journal: Nature Communications

Students’ image tool offers sharper signs, earlier detection in the lab or from space

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A group of UBC Okanagan students has helped create technology that could improve how doctors and scientists detect everything from tumours to wildfires.

Working under the guidance of Associate Professor Xiaoping Shi from UBCO’s Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, the students designed and tested a system called an adaptive multiple change point energy-based model segmentation (MEBS).

IJCAI 2025 – Artificial Intelligence for a Better World - Since 1969

International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence
Meeting Announcement

Media Invitation – IJCAI 2025, Montréal, Canada
Artificial Intelligence for a Better World – Since 1969

The 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) takes place August 16–22, 2025 in Montréal, Canada, bringing together over 2,000 AI researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders. Guided by the theme “AI at the service of society”, IJCAI 2025 features world-class keynote speakers, award-winning researchers, thematic tracks on AI for Social Good, Human-Centred AI, and AI, Arts & Creativity, as well as admission free public events like the AI Lounge: Between Wonder and Caution.

Highlights include talks by Yoshua Bengio, Heng Ji, Luc De Raedt, Bernhard Schölkopf, and IJCAI 2025 awardees Aditya Grover, Rina Dechter, and Cynthia Rudin. The program also showcases AI-driven competitions, an AI Art Gallery, and discussions on ethics, creativity, and global impact.

Full program & details: https://2025.ijcai.org
Media contact: mrozman@ijcai.org

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