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Civic Voices: The ECASH Act Bill

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Events, Privacy, Security

On October 4, 2022, CDS Faculty met with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Congressman Stephen Lynch to discuss the ECASH Act. The first Civic Voices event, CDS faculty offered direction for policy design, privacy, and security.

Tagged: civic tech

CDS Launches AI Cluster Hiring Initiative

in Artificial Intelligence, CDS News, Faculty Positions

Read about how CDS is launching a 3-year cluster hiring initiative covering foundational, methodological, and use-inspired dimensions of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Mayank Varia on security and privacy of end-to-end messaging

in Human Factors in Computing, In the News, Privacy, Security

Read about the CDS professor researching the balance of privacy and human rights with online trust and safety.

CDS Faculty Awarded NSF Grant

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Human Factors in Computing, Mechanism Design, Privacy

Read about the team of faculty members from CDS and Questrom School of Business being awarded a National Science Foundation grant for their work.

Jessica Simes: The Application of Data Analytics to Mass Incarceration

in Equity, Profiles, Research

Read about CDS Affiliated Faculty Jessica Simes’ research into how data science can be used to answer questions of justice and equity, specifically involving mass incarceration.

The Best of Both Worlds: Giorgos Zervas on the Intersection of Marketing and Data Science

in Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Impact, Machine Learning, Mechanism Design, Profiles

Read more about the connections being made at CDS between marketing through Questrom and data science.

Tagged: data science, marketing

Mayank Varia Appointed with Tenure

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Privacy, Security

Read about Mayank Varia, a new associate professor in CDS with research in theoretical and applied cryptography in computer science.

Tagged: cybersecurity, Mayank Varia

Spring Cyber Alliance Seminar Series

in CDS News, Civic Tech, Events, Mechanism Design, Privacy, Security

The Cyber Alliance has established a seminar series to explore the interaction between cybersecurity technology, law, business, and policy.

Tagged: civic tech, Cyber Alliance

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