Poornima Apte

Floods, heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural and climate disasters—all occurring with more intensity, and at increasing frequency. For those coping with the impacts of a rapidly warming world, climate change is one expensive habit: Every state in the U.S. has been impacted by at least one billion-dollar disaster since 1980, and the costs of these disaster events are increasing over time.
Behind the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is the energy sector, and especially...

Scientists make observations such as a higher rate of cancer or better reaction to vaccines by correlating data sets. They then research underlying reasons for these correlations. Systematically plodding through these cycles of biomedical research is tedious but rewarding work. Now AI-driven computer vision applied to medical imaging accelerates discovery of data correlations. It finds problem points worth exploring much more quickly. In doing so, AI helps humans zero in on problems faster. And that can help human scientists arrive at life-changing medical solutions much more quickly.

What does generative AI mean for data gravity and IT infrastructure?
Why enterprises need to account for data gravity's components before making any major data-related decisions. Thought leadership piece for Dell.

How an MIT researcher works on advancing control techniques to improve quantum systems’ performance by focusing on parameters such as coherence time.

I wrote about the three main pitfalls of AI and how we can overcome them in this branded content piece.

A new breed of self-assembling multicellular biological robots made from human tracheal cells is showing promise in healing surface nerve damage.
Gizem Gumuskaya, a doctoral student under the advisement of Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor in Biology at Tufts University, has developed microscopic robots that pave the way for therapeutic tools built using the body’s own cells.

Imagine your phone’s case was made from a material that allowed you to charge your device and extend the time between recharging cycles. Tse Nga (Tina) Ng, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, San Diego, led a team in collaboration with colleague Xinyu Zhang, to develop such a material, which they call a structural supercapacitor. It provides structural support and stores and delivers energy.

When it comes to technology implementations, companies want readily consumable pizzas they can sink their teeth into, not Lego building blocks they need to assemble, says Ken Mills, CEO of EPIC iO, a provider of IoT and AI solutions.
Yes, IoT and AI are revolutionary and can deliver dramatic efficiencies. But the number of building blocks—connectivity, data integration, visualization—to make these technologies work can make any IT team’s heads spin. “Customers aren’t at the technology adoptio...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed wearables that overcome a common obstacle associated with the current generation of such devices.
Unlike most wearables in use today, these new devices are imperceptible to the user and do not need Wi-Fi or internet connectivity to transmit data. They can also relay health information across distances of up to 15 miles, which is 2,400 times better than what Wi-Fi can accomplish.

Artificial intelligence can help researchers save time and effort in the lab and arrive at solutions to challenging problems faster. I reported on this for MIT.

I wrote about the latest research in sustainability and food, including cultivated meat, for the American Technion Society.

Why responsible AI matters and how traditional tools to measure bias might fail especially for predictive AI

I wrote this feature for Microsoft about their use of responsible AI in cloud transparency services.

Coverage of nuclear engineering event at MIT

Milking existing capital assets for extra money is the business equivalent of finding quarters among the couch cushions. But using IIoT technologies to deliver revenue-generating services is one better because it offers a much more reliable income stream. And it’s what asset-based businesses of all sizes can access thanks to no-code or low-code IoT-specific software, says Steve VanderSanden, COO at Exosite, provider of IIoT solution components.
The off-the-shelf products that Exosite offer he...