IEEE

First-Photon Imaging Using a Data Preprocessing Method Based on Multiscale Image Segmentation

Abstract: First-photon imaging is a photon-efficient computational imaging technique that reconstructs an image by recording only the first-photon arrival event at each spatial location and then ...
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models for Land Use Classification: On UC Merced Dataset

Abstract: The UC Merced (UCM) land use dataset is a widely adopted benchmark for evaluating aerial image classification algorithms. This paper presents a comparative performance analysis of prominent ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
CNN

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
WDBJ

Virginia lawmakers look to address data center water use

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation to limit water consumption by data centers. It comes as Google plans to draw an estimated 8 million gallons per day from Carvins ...