Inactive Research Projects
NatureNet – Community-Driven Environmental Projects (C-DEP)
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer J. Preece Tamara Clegg
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Human-Computer Interaction Smart Cities and Connected Communities
The Community-Driven Environmental Projects (C-DEP) model is a multi-university research endeavor funded by the NSF AISL program with an objective to engage members of diverse communities in local nature and environmental conservation projects of their choosing.
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer J. Preece Tamara Clegg
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Human-Computer Interaction Smart Cities and Connected Communities
The Community-Driven Environmental Projects (C-DEP) model is a multi-university research endeavor funded by the NSF AISL program with an objective to engage members of diverse communities in local nature and environmental conservation projects of their choosing.
NDA with Department of Legislative Services
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funders: STMD-Department of Legislative Services Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Data Privacy and Sociotechnical Cybersecurity
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funders: STMD-Department of Legislative Services Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Data Privacy and Sociotechnical Cybersecurity
NRT-IGE: Information Infrastructure for Society: Integrating Data Science and Social Science in Graduate Education and Workforce Development
Principal Investigator(s): Brian Butler
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award in the Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Track to the University of Maryland will pilot an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that integrates Data Science with Social Science.
Principal Investigator(s): Brian Butler
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award in the Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Track to the University of Maryland will pilot an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that integrates Data Science with Social Science.
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: MidAtlantic Food Resiliency Network – Securing the Future of Food through a Multi-Mindset Approach
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Smart Cities and Connected Communities
The Mid-Atlantic Food Resiliency Network (MFRN) aims to improve food security in the Mid-Atlantic, starting in Prince George’s County. Collaborating across multiple disciplines, the MFRN will develop tools and systems to reduce hunger, waste, and food deserts. Initiatives include understanding food behaviors, repurposing food waste, and training future food security leaders.
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Smart Cities and Connected Communities
The Mid-Atlantic Food Resiliency Network (MFRN) aims to improve food security in the Mid-Atlantic, starting in Prince George’s County. Collaborating across multiple disciplines, the MFRN will develop tools and systems to reduce hunger, waste, and food deserts. Initiatives include understanding food behaviors, repurposing food waste, and training future food security leaders.
NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral Pathways
Funders: National Science Foundation
This project is funded by NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES), a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in discoveries and innovations by focusing on diversity, inclusion and broadening participation in STEM at scale. The Alliance is co-funded by NSF's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program, which supports institutional change to advance African American, Hispanic American, Native American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Native Pacific Islander STEM doctoral candidates, postdoctoral research scholars and faculty toward tenure and promotion in academic institutions.
Funders: National Science Foundation
This project is funded by NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES), a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in discoveries and innovations by focusing on diversity, inclusion and broadening participation in STEM at scale. The Alliance is co-funded by NSF's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program, which supports institutional change to advance African American, Hispanic American, Native American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Native Pacific Islander STEM doctoral candidates, postdoctoral research scholars and faculty toward tenure and promotion in academic institutions.
Personalized Account and Community Management Tool
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Golbeck
Funders: Intelligent Automation, Inc Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Future of Work Smart Cities and Connected Communities
Personalized Account and Community Management Tool
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Golbeck
Funders: Intelligent Automation, Inc Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Future of Work Smart Cities and Connected Communities
Personalized Account and Community Management Tool
Piloting an Online National Collaborative Network for Integrating Computational Thinking into Library and Archival Education and Practice
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funders: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics Library and Information Science Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Piloting an online national collaborative network of educators and practitioners to enable the sharing and dissemination of computational case studies and lesson plans through an open source, cloud-based interactive platform based on Jupyter Notebooks.
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funders: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics Library and Information Science Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Piloting an online national collaborative network of educators and practitioners to enable the sharing and dissemination of computational case studies and lesson plans through an open source, cloud-based interactive platform based on Jupyter Notebooks.
PIPP Phase I: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Messaging and Modeling During Pandemics (PandEval)
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Health Informatics Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
The PandEval project aims to enhance pandemic response by utilizing diverse data sources, including social media insights and real-life behavior tracking. It seeks to improve public health messaging and localized policies, with customized epidemiological models. The project's innovation lies in creating a Pand-Index, aiding individual decisions on measures like social distancing.
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Health Informatics Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
The PandEval project aims to enhance pandemic response by utilizing diverse data sources, including social media insights and real-life behavior tracking. It seeks to improve public health messaging and localized policies, with customized epidemiological models. The project's innovation lies in creating a Pand-Index, aiding individual decisions on measures like social distancing.
RERC on Universal Interface and Information Technology Access
Principal Investigator(s): Gregg Vanderheiden
Funders: HHS / ACL / National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Human-Computer Interaction Library and Information Science
The Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) will be tested in libraries with a focus on serving users with disabilities. Also, a tool will be developed to help people find and use assistive technologies and access features in everyday technologies.
Principal Investigator(s): Gregg Vanderheiden
Funders: HHS / ACL / National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Human-Computer Interaction Library and Information Science
The Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) will be tested in libraries with a focus on serving users with disabilities. Also, a tool will be developed to help people find and use assistive technologies and access features in everyday technologies.
REU Supplement: SCC-IRB Track 1: Inclusive Public Transit Toolkit to Assess Quality of Service Across Socioeconomic Status in Baltimore City
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funders: National Science Foundation
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funders: National Science Foundation
REU Supplement: SCC-IRG Track 1: Inclusive Public Transit Toolkit to Assess Quality of Service Across Socioeconomic Status in Baltimore City
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Future of Work Human-Computer Interaction Smart Cities and Connected Communities
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Future of Work Human-Computer Interaction Smart Cities and Connected Communities
SaTC: EDU: Collaborative: Connecting Contexts: Building Foundational Digital Privacy and Security Skills for Elementary School Children, Teachers, and Parents
Principal Investigator(s): Jessica Vitak Tamara Clegg
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Human-Computer Interaction Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Promoting elementary school children's privacy/cybersecurity learning across the two contexts where they spend most of their time, home and school, through the creation of curriculum and related educational materials tailored to grade level.
Principal Investigator(s): Jessica Vitak Tamara Clegg
Funders: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization Human-Computer Interaction Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Promoting elementary school children's privacy/cybersecurity learning across the two contexts where they spend most of their time, home and school, through the creation of curriculum and related educational materials tailored to grade level.