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George Mason & University of Maryland to Leverage 311 Data for Increased DMV Resilience During a Pandemic
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
Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.
The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Conspiracy Theories, Math And The Presidential Election, featuring Jen Golbeck
Dr. Jen Golbeck explains why Benford's Law cannot be used to identify voter fraud in the 2020 election.
University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread
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)
UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.
Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan
Naeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …
Dr. Niklas Elmqvist & Purdue to Develop Virtual Reality Workforce Training Tech
Funded by a $5M NSF Grant to develop more effective workforce training methods using augmented, virtual, and extended realities.
