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Focus on a joint research project: LargeBrainNets

LargeBrainNets (Since 2016) Characterizing Large-scale Brain Networks Using Novel Computational Methods for dMRI and fMRI-based Connectivity Principal Investigators:  Demian Wassermann, PARIETAL project-team, Inria Saclay (formerly ATHENA project team, Inria Sophia Antipolis) Vinod Menon,  Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory Research objectives: The major goal of this project is to develop and validate sophisticated computational tools for identifying …

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Focus on a joint research project: STATWEB

STATWEB (2011-13) Fast statistical analysis of web data via sparse learning   Principal Investigators:  Dr. Francis Bach, SIERRA project-team, Inria Paris Rocquencourt Prof. Laurent El Ghaoui, University of California Berkeley Research objectives: STATWEB aims to provide web-based tools for the analysis and visualization of large corpora of text documents, with a focus on databases of …

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Focus on a joint research project: SPLENDID

SPLENDID (2012-2014) Self-paced learning for exploiting noisy, diverse or incomplete data   Principal Investigators:  Dr. Nikos Paragios, GALEN project-team, Inria Saclay Île-de-France Prof. Daphne Koller, Stanford University Research objectives: Supervised learning requires that all the samples in the training dataset are fully annotated. In many cases, the collection of such datasets is either impossible to obtain …

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Focus on a joint research project: SNOWFLAKE

SNOWFLAKE (Since 2014)  Knowledge discovery from linked data and clinical notes*  *renewed since 2017 as SNOWBALL: Discovering knowledge on drug response variablity by mining electronic health records Principal Investigators:  Dr. Adrien Coulet, ORPAILLEUR project-team, Nancy Grand Est Dr. Nigam Shah, Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University Research objectives: The aim of SNOWFLAKE is to study the …

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Focus on a joint research project: SIRIUS

SIRIUS (2011-2013) Situated interaction Principal Investigators:  Dr. Wendy Mackay, IN-SITU project-team, Inria Saclay Île-de-France Prof. Scott Klemmer, Stanford University Prof. Bjoern Hartmann, University of California, Berkeley Research objectives: SIRIUS explored how to create novel interactive environments, with a focus on tangible and multi-surface interaction, using participatory and “research through design“ techniques. Scientific achievements: Multi-surface Interaction: SIRIUS …

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Focus on a joint research project: RIPPES

RIPPES (2013-2015) Rigorous programming of predictable embedded systems Principal Investigators:  Dr. Alain Girault, SPADES project-team, Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes Prof. Edward Lee, EECS Department, University of California Berkeley Research objectives: Embedded systems are deployed on many-core chips with architectural features that render program execution extremely efficient but also highly unpredictable (e.g., caches, out-of-order execution, branch prediction). This …

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Focus on a joint research project: OAKSAD

OAKSAD (2013-2015) Languages and techniques for efficient large-scale web data management Principal Investigators:  Dr. Ioana Manolescu, OAK project-team, Inria Saclay Île de France Prof. Alin Deutsch, University of California San Diego Research objectives: Data with complex structure and semantics is increasingly created by users and applications and shared through a variety of means, mostly based on …

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Focus on a joint research project: ORESTE

ORESTE (2012-2017) Optimal reroute strategies for traffic management Principal Investigators:  Dr. Paola Goatin, ACUMES team, Inria Sophia Antipolis Méditerranée Prof. Alexandre Bayen, University of California Berkeley Research objectives: The problem of road traffic, and its effects on pollution, time-consumption and their social and economical consequences, require an accurate policy and planning of road networks. The recent …

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Focus on a joint research project: ITSNAP

ITSNAP (2009-2014) Intelligent techniques for structures of nucleic acids and proteins Principal Investigators:  Dr. Julie Bernauer, AMIB project-team, Inria Saclay Île-de-France Prof. Michael Levitt, Stanford University Dr Henry van den Bedem, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, SLAC Research objectives: RNA molecules are key biomolecules that are involved in a wide range of important biological processes for therapeutics …

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Focus on a joint research project: IT-SG-WN

IT-SG-WN (2011-2013) Wireless networks and information theory Principal Investigators:  Dr. François Baccelli, TREC project-team, Inria Paris Prof. Venkat Anantharam, University of California Berkeley Research objectives: The research is centered on the interplay between stochastic geometry and network information theory, with a particular emphasis on wireless networks. In terms of research, two main lines of thought are: …

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