PRESS RELEASES

Tandon team wins $5 Million DARPA contract to develop AI-driven augmented reality assistant

Originally published by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, December 20, 2021 – The Visualization, Imaging and Data Analysis (VIDA) Center at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering is leading an NYU initiative to develop… Continue Reading Tandon team wins $5 Million DARPA contract to develop AI-driven augmented reality assistant

NYU Tandon-led effort sheds light beneath the surface for NYC disaster response

Project (led by Professor Debra Laefer) gets NSF City Innovation Challenge award to help communities respond to floods, storms and other disasters by making info on underground infrastructure viewable, usable and shareable (Press Release via NYU Tandon School of Engineering).… Continue Reading NYU Tandon-led effort sheds light beneath the surface for NYC disaster response

Breakthrough Research Finds Hyperspectral Imaging Can Characterize Building Material Strengths

New Technology to Easily Analyze Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in Urban Settings New York, NY — Professor Debra Laefer from NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), in collaboration with Professor Aoife Gowen  and Zohreh Zahiri from the University College Dublin, recently demonstrated for the… Continue Reading Breakthrough Research Finds Hyperspectral Imaging Can Characterize Building Material Strengths

National Science Foundation Recognizes 2 NYU Professors for Promising Research in Smart Cities and Smart Transportation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected two New York University faculty members, Joseph Y.J. Chow and Constantine Kontokosta, as recipients of the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development Awards, more widely known as CAREER Awards. Continue Reading National Science Foundation Recognizes 2 NYU Professors for Promising Research in Smart Cities and Smart Transportation

Future Cities Catapult and NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress Join Forces to Measure Economic Impact of Smart Cities

Future Cities Catapult, the London-based center of excellence on urban innovation, has teamed up with one of the world’s leading data analytics units – the New York University Centre for Science & Urban Progress (NYU CUSP) . Continue Reading Future Cities Catapult and NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress Join Forces to Measure Economic Impact of Smart Cities

NYU Center for Urban Science & Progress Awarded John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant to Establish Civic Analytics Fellowship Program

New York University’s Center for Urban Science & Progress (CUSP) announced today that Professor Constantine Kontokosta, who also serves as Deputy Director for Academics, has received a grant award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Continue Reading NYU Center for Urban Science & Progress Awarded John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant to Establish Civic Analytics Fellowship Program

New York University Partners with King’s College and the University of Warwick to Establish the Center for Urban Science and Progress in London

New York University (NYU), King’s College London, and the University of Warwick have signed an agreement to establish a London Center for Urban Science and Progress at Bush House, part of King’s Strand campus, in 2017. Continue Reading New York University Partners with King’s College and the University of Warwick to Establish the Center for Urban Science and Progress in London

NYU CUSP and National League of Cities Partner on Data Analytics and City Services Summit

New York University’s Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) teamed up with the National League of Cities to host the Data Analytics and City Services Summit. Held August 6-7 in New York City, this first-of-its-kind event brought together thought leaders … Continue Reading NYU CUSP and National League of Cities Partner on Data Analytics and City Services Summit

NYU CUSP Unveils First-of-its-Kind ‘Urban Observatory’ in Downtown Brooklyn

New York University’s Center for Urban Science & Progress (CUSP) today unveiled its Urban Observatory, a project that will persistently observe and analyze New York City in an effort to better understand the “pulse of the city” in various states, such as mobility, energy use, economics … Continue Reading NYU CUSP Unveils First-of-its-Kind ‘Urban Observatory’ in Downtown Brooklyn