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Demystifying the Malware Economy
How ICSI researchers infiltrated cybercriminal networks to reveal, and disrupt, the business behind malware
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Seeing with Sound
How ICSI researchers developed a real-time robotic echolocation system that “sees” using sound, just like a bat
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Efficient AI for the Internet of Things
How ICSI researchers developed a faster, leaner way to compress AI models for smart devices and large-scale neural networks
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Adding Value for Additive Manufacturing
How ICSI researchers developed scalable design tools to help engineers harness next-gen manufacturing technologies
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Exposing—and Closing—Gaps in Mobile Privacy
How ICSI researchers uncover privacy violations in children’s apps, spurring lawsuits, reforms, and a startup to protect user data
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Teaching Computers to Listen
How ICSI researchers pioneered hybrid neural network methods that transformed speech recognition
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Eliminating Errors in Speech Recognition
How a simple filter created by ICSI researchers helped cut speech recognition error rates from 60% to 3%, paving the way for modern voice tech
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Learning to Tell a Quality ML Model from a Lemon
How ICSI researchers created new tools to evaluate machine learning models, even without access to their training data
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A Nexus of Networking Expertise
How ICSI’s world-class networking group became a launchpad for careers and groundbreaking research across sectors
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The Dawn of Distributed Hash Tables
How ICSI researchers helped invent DHTs, paving the way for today’s scalable, decentralized data storage systems
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A Feel for Language
How ICSI researchers shaped a neural theory of language grounded in cognition, embodiment, and interdisciplinary collaboration
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Promise and Peril in Public Video and Photo Collections
How ICSI researchers uncovered value and vulnerabilities in public collections and shaped the future of online privacy awareness
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Shining a Light on the Internet’s Gatekeepers
How ICSI’s Netalyzr exposed hidden ISP behavior, empowering users and reshaping debates on net neutrality
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Incubating Innovation: The ReMeeting Journey
How a speech tech startup born at ICSI helped shape the future of voice-driven collaboration
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