November 1, 2019 Cities as Systems of Information Abstract: From physics to the social sciences, information is now seen as a fundamental component of reality. One form of information seems underestimated, however, perhaps precisely because it is so pervasive that we… Continue Reading Cities as Systems of Information with CUSP Visiting Scholar Vinicius Netto
October 18, 2019 Understanding and Reversing the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic Dr. Cerdá will present information on current trends in the opioid overdose epidemic, why it has emerged and how it is progressing. She will also share some new… Continue Reading Understanding and Reversing the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic with Associate Professor Magdalena Cerda, NYU Langone Health
October 11, 2019 https://vimeo.com/366251690 TransFAT: Translating Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency into Data Science Practice Abstract: Data science technology promises to improve people's lives, accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, and bring about positive societal change. Yet, if not used responsibly, this same… Continue Reading TransFAT: Translating Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency into Data Science Practice with Assistant Professor Julia Stoyanovich, NYU Tandon
October 11, 2019 https://vimeo.com/365850312 Engineering Participants’ Motivation in Citizen Science for Environmental Monitoring Abstract: In recent years, we have witnessed rapid growth in citizen science, where the non-professional public engages in various research fields, such as ecology, structural biology, astronomy, and… Continue Reading Engineering Participants’ Motivation in Citizen Science for Environmental Monitoring with Professor Maurizio Porfiri, NYU Tandon
September 27, 2019 Large Scale Data Collection, Storage and Analysis Using Connected and Autonomous Vehicles https://vimeo.com/365862349Junaid Ahmed KhanAbstract: The growth in the number of mobile devices today result in an increasing demand for large amount of rich multimedia content to support numerous… Continue Reading Research Seminar with Junaid Ahmed Khan and Sheng Wang
September 20, 2019 Using Attractor Dynamics to Understand Self-Organization in Wiki Work https://vimeo.com/365859422Martina BalestraAbstract: Online peer-production is characterized by complex work dynamics across scale. But the relationship between behavior at the localized and collective levels is under-studied and, as a result,… Continue Reading Research Seminar with Martina Balestra, Chenglu Jin, and Kim Mahler
An Introduction to GovLab May 17, 2019 The GovLab’s mission is to improve people’s lives by changing the way we govern using new technology. Our goal is to strengthen the ability of institutions – including but not limited to governments… Continue Reading An Introduction to GovLab with Beth Simone Noveck, Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young, and Victoria Alsina (GovLab)
https://vimeo.com/335906133 The Circular City & The Promise of Circular Data May 10, 2019 Abstract: New Lab, from its headquarters in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is on a mission to scale frontier technologies. This talk will focus on one of New Lab's… Continue Reading The Circular City & The Promise of Circular Data with Shaina Horowitz and Andre Correa d’Almeida, New Lab
April 26, 2019 Abstract: Impact of buildings on the total energy consumption in the U.S. is well-known. The electricity consumption of buildings accounts for nearly three quarters of the total electricity consumption in the U.S. and Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC)… Continue Reading Buildings, Systems, and Energy: A Closer Look at the Interrelations with Dr. Semiha Ergan, NYU Tandon
April 23, 2019 Professor Maloney will give a detailed ‘walk through’ of the Allegheny Family Screening Tool (AFST), a child welfare predictive risk model (PRM) built by an international team led by the Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA). Since it… Continue Reading Predictive Analytics for Child Welfare: A Case Study from Allegheny County, PA with Professor Tim Maloney, Auckland University of Technology
Data and AI in Cities: An Inside Perspective of Analytics in the NYC Mayor's Office of Data Analytics (MODA) April 19, 2019 Ever since the creation of NYC's Mayor's Office of Data Analytics (MODA) in 2013 through executive order, many… Continue Reading Data and AI in Cities: An Inside Perspective of Analytics at NYC MODA with Amen Ra Mashariki, Head of Urban Intelligence at UrbInt.com
Without Smart Planning, Can We Truly Have a Smart City? April 12, 2019 Abstract: New York City’s former Chief Urban Designer Alexandros Washburn shows how three hero’s of urban planning shaped New York and with Dana Chermesh, Director of Urban Data… Continue Reading Without Smart Planning, Can We Truly Have a Smart City? with DRAW Brooklyn
Improving Transparency at MTA New York City Transit Using Service Performance Dashboards April 5, 2019 On June 29, 2017, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority… Continue Reading Improving Transparency at MTA New York City Transit Using Service Performance Dashboards with Alla Reddy, MTA
The Resiliency of Pittsburgh March 29, 2019 From its previous history as the center of steelmaking and heavy industry, Pittsburgh has emerged as a cosmopolitan center of technology, entrepreneurship and education. As part of the direction of improving the environment… Continue Reading The Resiliency of Pittsburgh with Grant Ervin, Chief Resiliency Officer of Pittsburgh PA
NSF’s Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart and Connected Communities Programs March 15, 2019 Abstract: This talk will explore the NSF programs of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) and their respective visions, details of the solicitations regarding submissions of… Continue Reading NSF’s Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart and Connected Communities Programs with Jonathan Sprinkle, National Science Foundation
