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We laugh, we cry, we grimace, we smile—our emotions are communicated through our expressions, and up until recently, humans were the only ones who could accurately interpret and analyze them.

Advanced image recognition research from the Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) has found an unusual testbed: a sushi buffet.

To regain full functioning, many stroke or trauma patients must continue physical or occupational therapy even after returning home from the hospital. But often, their progress diminishes once they are home, said Rama Ratnam, a senior research scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Through two new projects funded by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, researchers at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center are tackling real-world issues to improve the cyber security and resiliency of power plants and the smart grid.

Analyzing data in real time is often a struggle for researchers. To address those challenges, a team at the Advanced Digital Science Center, a University of Illinois research center in Singapore, has built a platform that provides an easy solution for analyzing text, video, audio and other types of data quickly and accurately.

At any one time, a person is likely to be close to at least three to four wireless devices, such as smart phones and tablets. Those devices would include not just his or her own, but also ones belonging to other people nearby.