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George Mason & University of Maryland to Leverage 311 Data for Increased DMV Resilience During a Pandemic

Press Release - February 26, 2021

Funded by the NSF, the team aims to provide tools to governments to better respond to regional disasters and crises.

UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai

iSchool News - February 9, 2021

Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.

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Science Magazine: U.S. Law Sets Stage for Boost to Artificial Intelligence Research, featuring Vanessa Frias-Martinez

iSchool News - January 22, 2021

Working to improve public transit, Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez is using a combination of cloud computing and AI.

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University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread

Press Release - November 19, 2020

Data shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …

UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)

Jessica Vitak - November 16, 2020

UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.

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Cogitatio Press: Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy through Contextual Integrity

iSchool News - November 13, 2020

A team of UMD iSchool researchers aim to strengthen children's privacy literacy.

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Dr. Niklas Elmqvist & Purdue to Develop Virtual Reality Workforce Training Tech

Mia K. Hinckle - October 26, 2020

Funded by a $5M NSF Grant to develop more effective workforce training methods using augmented, virtual, and extended realities.