Cognitive science

1PL8 Employs Memre to Launch its Innovative Health and Wellness Learning Program

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Memre, the world's leading provider of AI-based learning and memory technologies, has been selected by 1PL8 as the platform to build its new subscription-based learning program targeting the nation's obesity problem.

Key Points: 
  • Memre enables 1PL8 learning subscribers to more effectively retain health and food information and provide improved impact of content for better bodily health.
  • "Customers like 1PL8 demonstrate how Memre can enable companies to power, enhance, and create subscription-based learning offerings," says Jon-David Hague at Memre.
  • Memre is an adaptive learning platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to scale proven cognitive science and make learning possible for anyone.
  • For more information about Memre visit: www.memre.ai
    The 1PL8 Culinary Health and Wellness program allows consumers to personalize their wellness and weightloss journey.

Amplifire Receives Strategic Investment from Polaris Growth Fund

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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BOULDER, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Factor, Inc. ("Amplifire"), the leading adaptive eLearning and content creation platform leveraging brain science, has received a strategic investment from Polaris Growth Fund ("PGF").

Key Points: 
  • BOULDER, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Factor, Inc. ("Amplifire"), the leading adaptive eLearning and content creation platform leveraging brain science, has received a strategic investment from Polaris Growth Fund ("PGF").
  • Chief Executive Officer Bob Burgin and the existing management team will continue to lead Amplifire.
  • The company has realized impressive growth driven largely by the development and expansion of Amplifire's Healthcare Alliance.
  • The Amplifire eLearning platform helps customers make learning stick, eliminate mistakes, and change behavior that results in enhanced performance and prosperity.

Leeds Equity Partners Announces Sale of Amplifire to Polaris Partners

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leeds Equity Partners ("Leeds Equity"), the New York-based private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in the Knowledge Industries, announced the sale of its portfolio company Knowledge Factor, Inc. ("Amplifire," or the "Company"), a leading SaaS provider of cognitive science-based assessment, training, and data analytics, to Polaris Partners.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leeds Equity Partners ("Leeds Equity"), the New York-based private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in the Knowledge Industries, announced the sale of its portfolio company Knowledge Factor, Inc. ("Amplifire," or the "Company"), a leading SaaS provider of cognitive science-based assessment, training, and data analytics, to Polaris Partners.
  • Canaccord Genuity served as financial advisor to Amplifire and Leeds Equity Partners.
  • Amplifire, founded in 2000, is headquartered in Boulder, CO.
    Leeds Equity Partners is a private equity firm dedicated exclusively to partnering with management teams in the education, training, and information services industries (the "Knowledge Industries").
  • Leeds Equity seeks to leverage its sector-focused expertise and market insights to create long-term value for its partner companies.

RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs in fall of 2023

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Thursday, July 21, 2022
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rochester Institute of Technology will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs beginning in the fall of 2023—each with historical academic significance for the university.

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  • RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs beginning in the fall of 2023: business administration and cognitive science.
  • Today, RIT enrolls 300 students in 11 Ph.D. programs.
  • ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rochester Institute of Technology will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs beginning in the fall of 2023each with historical academic significance for the university.
  • Today, RIT enrolls 300 Ph.D. students in 11 Ph.D. programs.

Board of Trustees Names Sian Beilock as 19th President of Dartmouth

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Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HANOVER, N.H., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dartmouth Board of Trustees has elected Sian Leah Beilock as the institution's 19th president. A leading cognitive scientist and the current president of Barnard College, Beilock, 46, will assume office on July 1, 2023. She is the first woman elected to the position in Dartmouth's more than 250-year history and will succeed Philip J. Hanlon '77, who will step down at the end of the coming academic year after a decade in the role.

Key Points: 
  • HANOVER, N.H., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dartmouth Board of Trustees has elected Sian Leah Beilock as the institution's 19th president.
  • A leading cognitive scientist and the current president of Barnard College, Beilock, 46, will assume office on July 1, 2023.
  • "Sian's election in this, our 50th year of co-education at Dartmouth, was enthusiastic and unanimous.
  • "The Presidential Search Committee was proud to recommend Sian to the board as the next leader of Dartmouth," said co-chair Susan Huang '84 .

DCIM Leader Modius Announces New Leadership for OpenData®

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modius Inc., a leading provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management solutions (DCIM), is proud to announce two Executive Team changes to help drive the continued growth of our flagship OpenData® product line.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modius Inc., a leading provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management solutions (DCIM), is proud to announce two Executive Team changes to help drive the continued growth of our flagship OpenData product line.
  • Carberry has been with Modius since 2018 and has an extensive telecom and equipment monitoring background.
  • "Scott's consistent history of success, building lasting customer relationships, and driving revenue will position Modius for long-term success in the DCIM business," adds Compiano.
  • Modius is a leading provider of Data Center infrastructure management software for data centers, telecom facilities, smart buildings, and other industrial IoT environments.

Record-Breaking Registrants and Technical Papers for 2022 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)

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Friday, July 1, 2022
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  2022 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), the largest gathering of professionals from across the world and from every aspect of the computer vision, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) industries, successfully concluded this week, breaking records with over 10,250 conference registrants and 2000 technical papers presented.

Key Points: 
  • Unity Computer Vision showcased "Digital Humans for Computer Vision" - a proprietary digital human generator was developed that contains highly-parametric and simulation-ready 3D human assets.
  • The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) is the premier annual computer vision and pattern recognition conference.
  • The Computer Vision Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster and support research on all aspects of computer vision.
  • Together with the IEEE Computer Society, it co-sponsors the two largest computer vision conferences: CVPR and the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV).

VISPARK Launches Spark Math and Spark Chinese Online Learning Programs in the U.S.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --VISPARK, a global online learning service designed for kids from preschool to middle school, is launching the Spark Math and Spark Chinese programs ("the Programs") in the U.S. this month.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --VISPARK, a global online learning service designed for kids from preschool to middle school, is launching the Spark Math and Spark Chinese programs ("the Programs") in the U.S. this month.
  • VISPARK's programs build upon the experiences from the company's success using Huohua Siwei, an online learning service Spark Education designed for Chinese-speaking families.
  • The two new programs from VISPARK, Spark Math and Spark Chinese, have been developed with best practices from decades of pedagogy research, cognitive science, and child-centered curriculum development.
  • Spark Education's math programs have gained popularity and demonstrated strong results with its students in Singapore excelling in various international math competitions.

Workplace Performance Feedback Shows Major Demographic Biases, Textio Report Finds

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220615005008/en/
    From new report on biased language in workplace (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The report , from augmented writing software company Textio , includes survey data (from spring 2022) indicating that the people most underrepresented in business, and especially in leadership, report receiving lower quality feedback.
  • The new report significantly expands on seminal research on gender-biased language in employment performance feedback published in 2014 by Textio CEO/co-founder Kieran Snyder prior to her co-founding Textio.
  • Among the reports noteworthy findings:
    Demographic inequities appear throughout the data meaning they arent specific to just one organization or its feedback culture.
  • Women get 22% more written personality feedback than men, including positive and negative feedback.

CVPR 2022 Program to Reveal New Research on Computer Vision, AI, and Machine Learning at the 19 - 24 June 2022 Global Conference

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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CVPR 2022 conference program summary:

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  • CVPR 2022 conference program summary:
    Hosted by the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) and the Computer Vision Foundation (CVF), CVPR is the premier annual computer vision event comprising the main conference and several co-located workshops and short courses.
  • The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) is the premier annual computer vision and pattern recognition conference.
  • The Computer Vision Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster and support research on all aspects of computer vision.
  • Together with the IEEE Computer Society, it co-sponsors the two largest computer vision conferences: CVPR and the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV).