DHS, Google put up $1.5M for data scientists to improve airport security with neural networks

DHS, Google put up $1.5M for data scientists to improve airport security with neural networks - TechRepublic

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants the help of data scientists to boost the algorithms its uses to detect airport security threats, and it's offering $1.5 million in prize money for the best solutions. The competition was created in partnership with data science community Kaggle, which is owned by Google, and aims to lower false alarm rates in security screenings.