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Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security
The multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.
UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD
According to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …
Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty
Can a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …
A farmer tends crops in Uganda, an area where bias in AI algorithms monitoring global crop health might misinterpret data due to a lack of knowledge of local growing methods. Photo by Nuno Almeida, Dreamstime.com
UMD Co-leads $750K NSF, Amazon Project to Tackle AI Bias in Mapping
INFO College's Dr. Sergii Skakun will play a key role in building the system that could enable fairer, safer decisions on resource dist …
Dr. Zubin Jelveh: Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It
Using arrest and victimization records from the Chicago PD, a machine learning model can predict the risk of being shot in the next 18 …
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(Video) GEM Analytics Industry Expert Series: Data and Its Application in a Streaming Media Company
How data is used at a streaming media company to shape the future of content.
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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Technology for the Vulnerable – Studies in Designing for Access to Basic Needs
Dr. Ronald Metoyer presents two projects his lab is developing to bridge the gap between tech innovation access and vulnerable populati …
