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George Mason & University of Maryland to Leverage 311 Data for Increased DMV Resilience During a Pandemic

February 26, 2021 | Press Release

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

February 9, 2021 | iSchool News

Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.

Design is a Contract

February 1, 2021 | Caro Williams-Pierce

Whether you design physical objects, digital experiences, or classroom curricula, your design is a contract with the users.

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Science Magazine: U.S. Law Sets Stage for Boost to Artificial Intelligence Research, featuring Vanessa Frias-Martinez

January 22, 2021 | iSchool News

Working to improve public transit, Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez is using a combination of cloud computing and AI.

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The Associated Press: Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps, featuring Jessica Vitak

December 9, 2020 | iSchool News

Dr. Jessica Vitak explains why Americans have been hesitant to use COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone tools. 

The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Conspiracy Theories, Math And The Presidential Election, featuring Jen Golbeck

November 20, 2020 | iSchool News

Dr. Jen Golbeck explains why Benford's Law cannot be used to identify voter fraud in the 2020 election.

UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)

November 16, 2020 | Jessica Vitak

UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.

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Cogitatio Press: Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy through Contextual Integrity

November 13, 2020 | iSchool News

A team of UMD iSchool researchers aim to strengthen children's privacy literacy.