Category: Technology
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Siddharth Bhattacharya, George Mason University – How Can Advertisers Win Attention?
How can advertisers win attention? Siddharth Bhattacharya, assistant professor in the information systems and operations management area at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, takes an in-depth look to find out. Siddharth Bhattacharya is an assistant professor in the Information Systems and Operations Management Area at the Costello College of Business, George…
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Xiaoming Zhai, University of Georgia – Can AI Think Like a Teacher?
Want to grade your students faster? You can use ChatGPT – but there may be downsides. Xiaoming Zhai, associate professor of science education and artificial intelligence at the University of Georgia, discusses the potential risks. Xiaoming Zhai, Associate Professor in Science Education, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science (courtesy), and Statistics (courtesy), serves the Directors of the…
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Elahe Soltanaghai, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – Sensing Beneath the Forest Canopy: A New Tool for Wildfire Prevention
We need new tools for wildfire prevention going forward. Elahe Soltanaghai, assistant professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, aims to deliver one. Elahe Soltanaghai is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research spans the areas of wireless networking and sensing with applications…
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Takahiro Yabe, New York University – Your Behavior Affects Your City
On New York University Week: Your behavior can affect the city you live in. Takahiro Yabe, assistant professor in the department of technology management and innovation and the Center for Urban Science and Progress, details the relationship. Takahiro Yabe is an Assistant Professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Department of Technology Management and…
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Rumi Chunara, New York University – Mapping Parks and Greenspaces for Healthier Cities
On New York University Week: Green spaces are key for cooling cities, but not every urban area has enough. Rumi Chunara, associate professor of computer science and engineering and biostatistics, investigates this from an urban planning perspective. The overarching goal of Rumi Chunara’s research is to develop computational and statistical approaches for acquiring, integrating and…
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Venu Govindaraju, University at Buffalo – Training AI to Spot Dyslexia
If we can catch early signs of dyslexia and dysgraphia, we can get children the care they need. Venu Govindaraju, SUNY distinguished professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the University at Buffalo, looks at how to do so. Venu Govindaraju is vice president for research and economic development at the University…
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Francesco Ferretti, Virginia Tech – Taking the Pulse of Global Shark Populations
Keeping tabs on sharks could help conservation, and AI may be able to help. Francesco Ferretti, assistant professor of fisheries management and conservation at Virginia Tech, dives in. Dr. Francesco Ferretti is a quantitative computational ecologist specialized in research synthesis. He combines ecology, statistical modeling, and data science to approach questions on animal abundance, species…
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Cristina Savin, New York University – Taking AI to Kindergarten
On New York University: Do we need to take AI to kindergarten? Cristina Savin, associate professor in neural science and data science, says AI needs to start learning more like humans. CS is an Assoc. Professor in Neural Science and Data Science at NYU and the Director for Graduate Studies (PhD) in the Center for…
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Daniel Neill, New York University – Machine Learning and Underreported Building Issues
On New York University Week: Not all building-related issues are reported in cities, so how can machine learning help fill the gaps? Daniel Neill, professor of computer science, public service, and urban analytics and Director of the Machine Learning for Good Laboratory, delves into this question. Daniel B. Neill, Ph.D., is Professor of Computer Science,…
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Marcelo Mattar, New York University – AI and Decision Making
On New York University Week: We’re always making decisions in life, so how can we improve our decision-making? Marcelo Mattar, assistant professor of psychology and neural science, uses tiny AI models to find out. Dr Marcelo Mattar is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University. He holds a PhD in…