In February, Data Fluency Certificate undergraduate students Sima Raha, Nazifa Qazizada, and Computational Biology undergraduate Hannah Beakley attended the WECode Conference at Harvard University, learning from tech industry leaders and connecting with fellow students.
Second year PhD student Rui-Jie Yew was recently recognized as runner-up for Best Student Paper at the Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES) Conference in San Jose at the end of October.
The Paragon Policy Fellowship, co-led by Brown senior Jenn Wang and advised by CNTR Director Suresh Venkatasubramanian, connects students to local governments to work on tech policy issues and plans to develop a playbook for building lasting talent pipelines.
A unique undergraduate class on data visualization and narrative taught this past spring thrills students and teaches valuable skills in data science and design.
Gianluca Brero, a DSI and CS postdoc who recently became an Assistant Professor at Bryant University, discusses his research on using real-world data and AI to improve the design and fairness of markets like Uber, AirBnB, mobile network license auctions, and sustainable energy.