Public Informatics Program director Jim Samuel talks about his path to studying the Big Data phenomenon, the future of informatics and artificial intelligence, and what the arrival of Chat GPT means for society.
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NJSPL – Artificial Intelligence and Open Data for Public Good: Implications for Public Policy
The latest NJSPL blog discusses the value of utilizing artificial intelligence and open data to better benefit people and businesses alike. The open data movement is intended to take data out of the confines of the technologically privileged few and make it easier for all people to use, reuse, and consume data.
NJSPL – Intelligent Help for the Opioid Crisis Lifecycle
An important line of defense against the opioid problem is the prevention of overdose deaths following abuse and addiction. It is possible to make this happen using informatics, robotics, and AI technologies for prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Using Creative Informatics and Artificial Intelligence to Address the Drug Addiction Crisis in New Jersey
New Jersey has a persistent substance addiction problem which must be viewed in the context of laws, policies, and initiatives implemented to address it.
Research: Adaptive cognitive fit: Artificial intelligence augmented management of information facets and representations
Artificially intelligent technologies that can adapt information representations to overcome cognitive limitations are necessary for complex information environments.
Research: The Dark Side of Sentiment Analysis: An Exploratory Review Using Lexicons, Dictionaries, and a Statistical Monkey and Chimp
Sentiment analysis (SA) uses a combination of natural language processing (NLP) methods to analyze a text to estimate the implied sentiment.
Rutgers Among Global Organizations Awarded Funding to Advance Data-Driven Climate Solutions
Rutgers works to help New Jersey adapt to climate change through research, the development of tools and technical guidance and stakeholder engagement.
A Call for Proactive Policies for Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (colloquially referred to as “AI”) presents a powerful opportunity to human society. While past scientific and technological revolutions replaced human muscle power, the dawn of the information age saw the invention of computers that helped...
Interactive workshop on textual analytics, natural language processing held Nov. 12
The session will consist of a 15-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute interactive work-along demonstration for textual analytics using R-Studio.
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POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]
Virtual Information Session: Master of City and Regional Planning/Master of City and Regional Studies
VirtualYou are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for the Rutgers-Bloustein School's Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) and Master of City and Regional Studies […]
Bloustein Librarian Open Office Hours
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHave a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the Civic Square […]
Inside the Black Box: Mapping Neighborhood Boundaries in a Muslim Informal Settlement. Case of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, India
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Zehra Mahdi, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and doctoral candidate at the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, […]
POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]