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Aston University researchers have marked the opening of a new centre which focuses on harnessing AI to improve people ’ s lives .
The Aston Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Application ( ACAIRA ) has been set up to become a West Midlands hub for the use of AI to benefit society .
Following its official opening , the academics leading it are looking to work with organisations and the public .
Director Professor Anikó Ekárt said : “ There have been a lot of reports focusing on the negative use of AI and subsequent fear of AI . This is why the centre is so important now , as we aim to achieve trustworthy , ethical and sustainable AI solutions for the future , by co-designing them with stakeholders .”
A Franco-Singaporean collaboration has been announced to benchmark and optimise the energy efficiency of quantum computing . The partnership includes Eviden , the Atos Group business leading in advanced computing , A * STAR ’ s Institute of High Performance Computing ( IHPC ) in Singapore , and MajuLab , an international research laboratory in quantum physics .
Majulab is a joint laboratory of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Université Côte d ’ Azur , Sorbonne University , National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University .
Dr . Cédric Bourrasset , Global Head of HPC-AI and Quantum Computing , Eviden , Atos Group , said : “ While the power for computing keeps increasing , our commitment to decarbonisation and sustainability hasn ’ t diminished . For decades , Eviden has been committed to greener technologies , leading the HPC market with its patented Direct Liquid Cooling . The group is as equally committed to promoting a greener quantum computing , which we know will be at the heart of computing technologies in the coming years .”
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Wortmann Group has solidified its commitment to Digital Transformation with its investment in Aptean ’ s next generation of technology , Aptean Retail PLM .
The group plans to implement the industry-leading product lifecycle management solution at both its headquarters based in Germany and its subsidiary NOVI Footwear based in Hong Kong .
The company is one of the leading shoe production and distribution companies in Europe . After having successfully implemented the previous generation of PLM five years ago , Wortmann is confident in moving to the new Aptean Retail PLM .
This upgrade will allow the manufacturer to leverage modern technologies such as 3D design and team collaboration features whilst also benefitting from new PLM functionality , including features to support sustainability and circular design for Wortmann Group ’ s biobased footwear production .
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NXP Semiconductors N . V , a worldwide leader in automotive processing , has broken through the integration barriers for next-generation software-defined vehicle ( SDV ) development with the introduction of its S32 CoreRide platform . The new industry-first vehicle software platform simplifies complex vehicle architecture development and cuts costs for automakers and tier-1 suppliers .
The S32 CoreRide platform brings together NXP ’ s established S32 compute , networking , system power management and ready-to-deploy software from the company ’ s extensive software partner ecosystem . The company is also unveiling its first S32 CoreRide solution for central compute based on NXP ’ s new S32N family of vehicle super-integration processors . It offers safe and scalable combinations of real-time and applications processing as well as vehicle networking .
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