Islamuratov Raphael

In our tech-dominated world, the term “AI” appears in discussions of just about every industry. Whether it’s automotive, cloud, social media, health care, or insurance, AI is having a major impact, and companies both big and small are making investments. What’s talked about less, however, are the technologies making our current use of AI feasible and paving the way for growth in the future. After all, AI isn’t easy, and it’s taking increasingly large neural network models and datasets to solve the latest problems like natural-language processing. Between 2012 and 2019, the growth of AI training capabilities increased by a factor of 300,000 as more complex problems were taken on...

Dr. Benjamin Harvey is living proof that there are almost no limits to AI’s versatility. He has used machine learning to investigate environmental problems, aid cancer research, and probe the damage caused by national security leaks. Last year, he took many of the lessons he’d learned and launched his own startup. He spoke with us about entrepreneurship, the importance of mentors, and how he stays energized by letting his passions guide his career choices. Titles:Founder and CEO, AI Squared, Inc. Senior Research Associate at Johns Hopkins University; Research Professor at Bowie State University; Research Professor at George Washington University...

Self-sabotage ruins any sort of confidence you already have, stopping you from going after what you want. Sometimes, we find ourselves in a strange sort of inner pull that is actively saying, “No, I can’t”, even though every other part of you is screaming, “Yes, I want it.” What’s going on? Are you destined for failure? Are you destined for failure? Are you on the wrong path? Should you just give up and start again with something entirely new and different? Can you learn how to be more confident and go for what you want? You are putting in the time based on what you’ve read about what it means to be confident and successful...

Deep beneath the waves there's a source of power quite unlike any other. To tap into it, Japanese engineers have constructed a true leviathan, a beast capable of withstanding the strongest of ocean currents to transform its flow into a virtually limitless supply of electricity. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries – now known simply as IHI Corporation – has been tinkering with the technology for over a decade now, partnering with New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in 2017 to put their designs to the test...

For the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Dan Huttenlocher, bringing disciplines together is the best way to address challenges and opportunities posed by rapid advancements in computing. What does it mean to be human in an age where artificial intelligence agents make decisions that shape human actions? That’s a deep question with no easy answers, and it’s been on the mind of Dan Huttenlocher SM ’84, PhD ’88, dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, for the past few years. “Advances in AI are going to happen, but the destination that we get to with those advances is up to us, and...

The future of oil and gas technologies seems promising and full of opportunities from a young professional’s perspective. The floor is wide open for disruptive inventions that can significantly optimize operations. Many freshly graduated engineers are unsure of how to apply futuristic innovations to the oil and gas industry. They perceive the industry to be unstable, even unsustainable, in the midst of climate change concerns. Questions surrounding the longevity of the industry are increasing as cleaner energy alternatives become increasingly available and economically viable...

AI and IoT are transforming lives and beginning to transform our cities too. Here, we look at three ways this tech is making cities smart Cities are getting smarter thanks to enormous growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) and AI-powered processing of the huge datasets generated by running and monitoring urban centres. Technology Magazine takes a closer look at just three of the smart technologies that look set to transform city life and the businesses and governments that serve them. Optimising energy in smart cities with AI Artificial intelligence can be used in smart cities to analyse and track...

No one likes to move beyond his or her comfort zone, but that’s really where the magic happens. It’s where we can grow, learn, and develop in a way that expands our horizons beyond what we thought was possible. Also, it’s terrifying. For me, operating beyond my comfort zone was participating in classroom discussions in college. Early in my career, it was public lecturing and participating in departmental meetings. I knew I had things to say, but was very unsure if they were worth saying. And you know what? I didn’t say a word in nearly all of my undergraduate classes, and uttered very little in professional meetings at for a long time...

Public speaking. Attending a networking event. Confronting a coworker. These are uncomfortable tasks, but sometimes need to be performed for us to grow professionally. So how do you move out of your comfort zone? It’s simple: be honest about your excuses; recognize your strengths and take advantage of them; and finally, jump in. If you make a few mistakes along the way, don’t worry. It’s just another part of the learning process. You need to speak in public, but your knees buckle even before you reach the podium. You want to expand your network, but you’d rather swallow nails than make small talk with strangers...

Deven Lall-Perry knows the current job market is wild. On any given day, she’ll hear from recruiters like herself that candidates are backing out of offers days before they’re set to start; on the flip side, she’s also heard of extreme cases where companies are rescinding job offers from new hires. Recently, she experienced a first — on July 1, the 31-year-old recruiter was laid off from her New York-based tech startup job in a round of cuts that impacted a lot of her colleagues. Within two weeks, though, she had a new job lined up. Here’s how she did it: She accepted every informational already...

Summary. What should you do when you receive a raise that just isn’t enough? While you don’t want to seem ungrateful, you have the right to fight for more money if the compensation you’re receiving is lower than what you deserve and need to support yourself. “Congratulations! Thanks to all your hard work this year, you’ve earned yourself a raise.” Most of us can agree that, in the moment, hearing those words feels pretty great. Unfortunately, we can also agree that “raises” — more often than not — fail to satisfy our needs and expectations. With the price of goods and services more than 8% higher...

Summary. Mentoring is undoubtedly a high-impact and high-stakes relationship. Mentors give their time, attention, and resources to develop others. Usually a volunteer activity, mentorship goes above and beyond a person’s formal job requirements. But when a mentor is well-intended but too depleted to deliver essential mentor functions as a consequence of burnout, the result is marginal mentoring: dysfunctional or disengaged mentoring that is no longer of value. If you continue to deplete your energy to mentor, no matter how good your intentions, you will eventually be unable to mentor or help anyone at all...