Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems took place in Hamburg, Germany. A Greek distinction made its way to the top four projects for the Best Conference Paper Award from a total of 970.

The shortlist:

Y?ld?z Holding Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of Non-Food Businesses Dr. Cem Karaka?, who had a key role in the company?s global expansion, has been appointed as the group?s executive deputy chairman as of October, said the company in a press release on Oct. 14 

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, who is New York for the 70th United Nations General Assembly, has met with 14-year-old student Ahmed Mohamed, who was detained at school by the police in Texas when a teacher thought a clock he had made was a bomb.

Leading economist Daron Acemo?lu said in an interview with Turkish daily Cumhuriyet that Turkey?s economic problems still come from inside, adding high liquidity in global markets helped Turkey overcome the 2001 and 2008 economic crises but the situation has now changed. 

The 2015 ranking of global universities has just been published by QS World University Rankings.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the one which has taken again the top place for the fourth year running, whereas Harvard climbed two places and got the second place.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review magazine has included three Turkish women in its "35 Innovators Under 35" list this year. The list includes 35 inspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers from around the world. Meet Duygu Kayaman, Gözde Durmu? and Canan Da?deviren. Device to heal the brain by Canan Da?deviren

The end of peace process will have disastrous effects on Turkey?s political system and economy, said world renowned economist Daron Acemo?lu, in an interview with the Anadolu Agency. 

Economist Daron Acemo?lu, who is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent living in the U.S., has topped the most influential economists list of the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) for his last 10 years? of publications. 

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology?s (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have found the most memorable characters from ?Game of Thrones? ? which caused a sensation in its season-five finale on June 14 ? using a special algorithm they developed to predict how memorable an image will be. 

Four Greek universities have made it onto a global list of the world?s top 200 institutions.

According to the latest data from global ranking body QS, the National Technical University of Athens (photo) is in joint 29th place in the category of Civil and Structural Engineering with the Indiana-based Purdue University.