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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute: Climate\, Energy and AI Convergence Café
DESCRIPTION:This Convergence Café looks to bring together RCEI affiliate scholars and other full-time Rutgers faculty and staff to mobilize interdisciplinary teams focused on the intersection of AI/ML and the RCEI Focus Areas. \nThis event is for you if you are:\n• Interested in learning how other Rutgers scholars incorporate AI/ML into their work.\n• Searching for a collaborator to team with for research funding.\n• Looking to increase your chances of success within highly competitive programs.\n• In need of planning funds to get your project off the ground. \n\nThis Convergence Café will consist of plenary talks\, lightning talks associated with common methodologythemes (data processing\, pattern recognition\, process optimization/automation\, object detection/classification\, projection/prediction models)\, and networking sessions centered on broad themes within the nexus of Climate\, Energy and AI.   \n\nRSVP by March 30.  \n\nPlease register again even if you previously signed up for the February event.  \n\n\nFor more information\, visit https://rcei.rutgers.edu/about/convergence-cafes/   \n\n\n 
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/rcei-climate-energy-ai-convergency-cafe/
LOCATION:The Rutgers Club\, 85 Avenue E\, Piscataway\, 08854\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:REACH Poverty\, Equity\, and their Influencing Factors Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This symposium\, hosted by REACH in partnership with our Employment Table\, will bring together the Rutgers community\, academic institutions\, community partners\, policymakers\, and funders to discuss poverty and its interconnected social determinants — including education\, employment\, food access\, housing\, population health\, and racial justice. \nWe are especially thrilled to feature Dr. Matthew Desmond as our keynote speaker. Dr. Desmond\, author of Poverty\, By America and founder of Princeton’s Eviction Lab\, is a leading voice on housing insecurity and poverty. His groundbreaking research and extensive work have shaped national conversations on these critical issues\, making his insights invaluable for those dedicated to social impact. \nLocations:\nNew Brunswick: Cook Student Center (host site)\nCamden: Camden Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*)\nNewark: Paul Robeson Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*) \n*In-person events in Camden and Newark will include livestreams from New Brunswick of all plenary sessions and select breakouts\, as well as facilitated discussions\, networking\, breakfast and lunch\, and an autographed copy of Dr. Desmond’s book\, Poverty\, By America. \nRegistration has ended for this event. For more information visit https://reach.rutgers.edu/events
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/reach-poverty-equity-and-their-influencing-factors-symposium/
LOCATION:Cook Campus Center\, 59 Biel Road\, New Brunswick\, 08901
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health":MAILTO:contact.us@reach.rutgers.edu
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SUMMARY:RAISE-25 - Our Future With AI: Utopian or Dystopian?
DESCRIPTION:Informatics – Data Science – AI Competition\nStep into the future of innovation! RAISE-25 will challenge you to unravel the scope of AI’s impact on our lives and human society. RAISE-25\, a novel Informatics – Advanced Data Science – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competition\, provides an opportunity to unleash your problem-solving prowess to tackle one of the most defining questions of our time: What will our AI-powered future look like? RAISE-25 invites all young geniuses to explore this time-sensitive and critical theme: Will AI shape our future into a utopian or dystopian reality? \nGraduate and undergraduate students – Dive into real-world data and explore how AI is transforming education\, reshaping careers\, and redefining society as we know it. Whether you’re eager to showcase your skills or spark bold insights\, this is your chance to lead the conversation on humanity’s AI-powered future. With total prizes of up to $17\,000 to be WON\, this is your chance to showcase your informatics\, advanced data science\, analytics\, and AI-driven problem-solving brilliance! \nRAISE-25 Student Informatics\, Data Science\, and AI Competition Overview\n\nRAISE (Rethinking AI for Shared Empowerment)\, a virtual AI Lab\, presents another challenge on human-AI interaction: RAISE-25!\nThe RAISE-25 competition is titled “Our Future with AI: Utopian or Dystopian?” and seeks to uncover key themes emerging from news headlines on the promises and challenges of AI in shaping our future in 3 key areas: education\, jobs and careers\, and societal change.\nRAISE-25 is a great opportunity for talented students to showcase their informatics\, advanced data science\, analytics\, and AI.\nHosted by Rutgers Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program\nJoin us on LinkedIn for more updates and insights\n\nRegistration\nRAISE-25 registrations are now closed.\nPlease join our LinkedIn forum for all updates on RAISE-25\, RAISE-26\, research\, job openings\, other future events\, etc. https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersinfx\nImportant Dates\n\nTeam registration deadline: Closed\nONLINE submission deadline: February 16\, 2025\nFinalists announced: March 10\, 2025\nFinalists only – In-person finals at the Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, NJ: April 11\, 2025\n\nEligibility\n\nTeams of 2-5 members can register for either the undergraduate or graduate track by signing up through the registration form. Teams must then reply to the RAISE-25 team’s subsequent confirmation email to formally join the competition\nThe competition is open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students from accredited US institutions\nParticipants must legally reside in the US for the entire duration of the competition\n\nPrizes and Awards\n\nFirst Prize (one per track): Up to $5\,000 per team\nSecond Prize (up to two per track): Up to $1\,750 per team\n\nReview the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions \nJudging Criteria\n\nSubmissions will be evaluated based on overall excellence\, creativity\, breadth of analysis\, depth of exploratory analytics\, application of NLP and text informatics methods\, LLM-based approaches\, originality of the analytical approach\, clarity\, ethical considerations\, and recommendations\nJudges’ decisions are final and binding\, with no provision for appeals or review\n\nCompetition Guidelines and Details*\nThe RAISE-25 competition invites participants to explore the theme “Our Future with AI: Utopian or Dystopian?” by analyzing and uncovering dominant themes in AI’s role in shaping our future. Participants will examine how AI influences education\, jobs and careers\, and society\, from its utopian potential to empower and innovate to dystopian challenges and ethical dilemmas. \n\nAnalyze news headlines\, generate insights\, assess ethics\, and make recommendations for shared empowerment.\nAny/all of these could be addressed or used: Embedded topics and themes\, Sentiment Analysis\, emotion recognition\, Abstractive and extractive summaries\, Machine learning methods\, rules-based and synthetic approaches\, Use of Large Language Models and derivate tools\, applications\, and code modules\, Use of exploratory methods for textual informatics\, data visualization\, Other AI methods.\nParticipants will be expected to use informatics\, data science\, analytics\, and AI-based approaches to discover dominant and hidden themes from the dataset.\nParticipants may use exploratory analyses\, data visualizations\, statistics\, computational linguistics\, quantitative modeling\, machine learning\, or other analytical methods.\nEach team is free to define its strategy – teams can also use LLMs and tools like Claude\, Bard\, or ChatGPT. However\, the use of any AI tool/s MUST be explicitly declared along with a list of prompts submitted as an appendix. Any use of AI without explicit declaration of specific prompts is disallowed. References for all sources must be cited using APA 6 or higher.\nTools and languages allowed: Python – Colab or Jupyter Notebooks only\, R – .R or .RMD only\, Tableau\, Excel\, For any other tool – please confirm with the organizers\nShortlisted finalists will be provided with additional instructions and invited to attend (required) the final round of the competition to be held on April 11\, 2025\, at Rutgers University.\n\n* Review the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions \nInformation Sessions\nVirtual information sessions will be hosted to provide information and guidance on the competition structure\, materials\, schedule\, and expectations. All sessions will cover the same topics and will be followed by an open Q&A. All instructions will be provided in the documentation which will be shared with registered participants. However\, due to the large number of participating student teams from all over the US\, it is advisable to attend one of these sessions as it may be difficult to respond to all emails promptly with the required clarity. Please register and attend at least one of the sessions below. \n\nSession 1: Jan 8\, Wednesday – 12 PM EST\nSession 2: Jan 24\, Friday – 12 PM EST\nSession 3: Feb 7\, Friday – 12 PM EST\n\nRSVP through this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LMABOC9FS1K1g5AHfYilLQ  \nNote: Once registered\, you can attend any of the sessions. Ignore the dates suggested by Zoom – add only the 3 dates mentioned in this email to your calendars. \nAbout the Hosts\nThe Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics is a distinguished program for educating highly talented professional student cohorts in the competencies needed in public informatics\, advanced data science\, and analytics\, which includes topics such as machine learning\, global data analytics\, artificial intelligence\, textual analytics and natural language processing\, statistics\, programming\, data management\, GIS\, visualization\, spatial analysis\, domain applications\, and the application of these skills for domain-specific value creation. The MPI program at Rutgers provides excellent state-of-the-art research-driven project opportunities. Graduates of the MPI program will provide a deep understanding of advanced data science and analytics methods\, context\, and public benefit perspectives in this fast-growing and high-demand domain. \nInterested in sponsorships? Contact our team: informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu\nContact Us\nRAISE-25 Coordinator: Julia Esguerra\nGraduate Teams Coordinator: Esha More\nUndergraduate Teams Coordinator: Mansi Asher\nPlease use this email for all correspondence: informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu\nRAISE-25 CHAIR: Prof. Jim Samuel \nCode of Conduct\nParticipants must adhere to a strict code of ethical conduct\, and agree to abide by all the rules and requirements of Bloustein\, Rutgers\, and the State of New Jersey. \nPlease review the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions that apply to all participants. \nUpdates and Changes\nRutgers University and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy reserve the right to modify the competition rules\, schedule\, or any other aspect of the competition. Registered participants will be notified of such changes via email. \n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-2025-student-data-science-informatics-competition-finals/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition,Informatics,Student Organization
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SUMMARY:RAISE-25 AI's Impact on Data Science & Informatics Careers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting panel discussion exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on data science and informatics careers and job search. Industry leaders and experts will share insights on how AI is reshaping job roles\, what skills are in demand\, and how professionals can stay ahead in this evolving landscape. \nPanelists:\nCory Yemen\, Poonam Soans\, Balaji Dhamodharan\, Udayan Bose\, Karun Thankachan\, Madhumitha Karthikeyan\, Jim Samuel \nRegister: go.rutgers.edu/RAISE-25-panel
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-25-ais-impact-on-data-science-informatics-careeirs/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Workshop Panel Roundtable,CAREERS,Informatics
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SUMMARY:Bloustein Research Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty\, staff\, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students. \nThis will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nRegister to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday25 \nAgenda: \n8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast \n9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks\nFaculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research. \n10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments\nGraduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given. \nLIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS \n11:30 – 12:30 pm Keynote Address by Gregory Shill\, JD\, Professor of Law at the University of Iowa\nProfessor Shill will offer remarks on how applied and policy relevant research can influence transportation policymaking processes and the law.  Dr. Shill’s keynote is sponsored by the New Jersey State Policy Lab. \nOrganizing Committee: Clint Andrews\, Liz Cooner\, Anita Franzione\, David Listokin\, Will Payne
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-research-day-25/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Staff Bloustein,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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