The idea of doing 24-hour surveillance of a whole city from the air and waiting for a crime to happen before using the surveillance tape to go back and follow where the perpetrator came from…
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How AI solves depression and finds cancer by Suf Alkhaldi
Artificial Intelligence AI moves us in different fields of life, faster than we thought even two years ago. Using AI in diagnosing bipolar depression as well as other illnesses has created a buzz in scientific…
Forecasting the power of wearable devices by Suf Alkhaldi
The line between our work lives and our social lives has become thinner and thinner nowadays. Communication and wearable devices created by the abundance of cellphones and fitness trackers have advanced the conflict between our…
Curing cancer by 2020: Moonshot strategy by Suf Alkhaldi
It is time to start making a dent in cancer. A new Moonshot project was announced just weeks ago by Vice President Biden to cure cancer by 2020. If you think this is an overly…
The future of self-controlled AI robots by Suf Alkhaldi
Our lives are filled with robots capable of taking care of many tasks. Most robots function as inspection and surveillance tools, helping us to do very boring tasks. Producing robots with high Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from the…
Why is our internet slow compared to South Korea? by Suf Alkhaldi
If you want to know which city has the fastest internet connection in the U.S., you will be surprised to know it is not Silicon Valley. You need to pack your bags and move your…
Traveling 5 times the speed of sound: be ready by Suf Alkhaldi
Due to our ability to move in a relatively short number of years to solve gigantic problems, I am more optimistic about our future, believing that our future is much brighter than our present. Every…
Recent Google court victory of scanning books by Suf Alkhaldi
The recent decision to support scanning books from the libraries around the US is a great victory for Google and the dissemination of information. In 2004, Google scanned books at many university libraries, around 20…
How women contribute to innovation by Suf Alkhaldi
On my recent vacation this past summer to Amman, Jordan, I was amazed by the number of women who have engineering and science degrees. Talking to many of them, since my niece Sally is a civil…
Why open source computing (LINUX) creates innovation? by Suf Alkhaldi
Computers might be the most creative invention in human history. Computers talking to each other (internet) is the second greatest invention. When computer codes developed, many mundane tasks started to be automated, helping our productivity…