Baraniuk and Vardi (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Richard Baraniuk (left) and Moshe Vardi are members of an interdisciplinary, seven-university team that the Office of Naval Research has tapped to develop a theory of deep learning using a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. Credit Jade Boyd/Rice University Usage Restrictions Must credit: Jade Boyd/Rice University License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.