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New Research Brief by Jim Samuel: The Critical Need for Transparency and Regulation Amidst the Rise of Powerful AI Models

May 2, 2023

Given AI’s vast socioeconomic implications, government actors and technology creators must proactively address the unique and emerging ethical concerns that are inherent to AI’s many uses

Research by Jim Samuel et al. “Pandemic vulnerability index of US cities: A hybrid knowledge-based and data-driven approach”

April 19, 2023

This study develops an index dubbed the pandemic vulnerability index at city level (PVI-CI) for classifying the pandemic vulnerability levels of cities, grouping them into five vulnerability classes, from very high to very low. It provides critical wisdom needed for urban healthcare policy and resource management.

Shooting Calls to NBPD Increased Sharply in 2021, Data Analysis Shows

February 14, 2022

Since January 2020, the NBPD received a total of 205 calls reporting shots fired or shot heard in the area. The number of calls reporting shots fired or shots heard in the area was 61 through mid-November 2020, while there were 122 such incidents during the same time...

Elliott School researchers updating international data governance map

January 31, 2022

Experts in data informatics said the project is an accessible compilation of various data governance factors that can help national governments determine which attributes need improvement to better democracies. Jim Samuel, the executive director of the informatics...

Interactive workshop on textual analytics, natural language processing held Nov. 12

November 2, 2021

The session will consist of a 15-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute interactive work-along demonstration for textual analytics using R-Studio.

Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities

October 27, 2020

Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,

The Future of Transporation: Big Data’s Role In Understanding the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles

October 20, 2020

Autonomous vehicles will bring both powerful solutions and incredible challenges to the future of transportation.

New post-baccalaureate certificates offer cross-disciplinary expertise in public policy, informatics

October 9, 2020

Certificates are groupings of specific courses that indicate that the student has developed cross-disciplinary expertise in a particular subject area.

Bloustein School launches new big data master’s program

November 13, 2018

The Bloustein School has launched a new big data master’s program and is recruiting its first class of students to start in fall 2019. The Master of Urban and Public Informatics program (MPI) will provide the vehicle for educating students in the competencies needed...