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BY KYLEE NGUYEN Protecting individual’s data has become more important than ever. It is reported that at least 75 companies receive anonymous, precise location data from apps whose users enable location function. With social apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat being able to track users’ locations, people are now taking the issue of data privacy […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON On October 18 the Hariri Institute hosted a virtual symposium on AI in Healthcare: Mitigating Disparities, Biases, and Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Center for Information & Systems Engineering, the School of Public Health, and the College of Communication Division of Emerging Media Studies. This event brought together all different kinds of experts, from […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON & GINA MANTICA When most people hear the word “crypto”, their minds jump to cryptocurrencies. Meaning “hidden” in Greek, “crypto” is also short for “cryptography” – a field of research dedicated to encoding and decoding data. Modern cryptography has been around since the 1950’s and is almost as old as the very […]
BY KYLEE NGUYEN Cyberattacks are the fifth top-rated risk in 2020. It is estimated that cybercrime will cost companies worldwide an estimated $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month celebrates its 18th anniversary by continuing to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across the United States so that everyone is safer […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON Today, many people have access to some type of computing system, such as a smartphone or a laptop. Even if someone does not own a personal device, they still have a digital identity in the way of financial information, medical information, and other secure data that exists in a computer program. But […]
BY GINA MANTICA Many people enter private information, like addresses and passwords, online regularly. But not many people know how to keep that sensitive information safe. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was created to ensure that people in the United States have the resources they need to be safer online. We asked one of our cybersecurity experts […]
BY GINA MANTICA One of the greatest unmet childhood healthcare needs in the United States is preventable. Early Childhood Caries is the occurrence of tooth decay in children younger than six years of age and disproportionately affects kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. But there are population dynamics at work that affect parents’ and caregivers’ health behaviors, […]
BY ALEX JOHNSON As computational tools become more advanced, the focus is often on the applications to science, technology, or medicine. However, computing can also be used to address social problems like homelessness, vulnerable youth populations, and gentrification. Adrianna Spindle-Jackson, a Graduate Student Fellow at the Hariri Institute, uses computational methods to address questions related […]
BY GINA MANTICA At the onset of the pandemic, YouTube revamped its community guidelines to prohibit content containing COVID-19 misinformation. Just yesterday, YouTube announced in a blog post that it will no longer allow misinformation about any vaccines that are approved and confirmed to be safe and effective by health authorities. These new guidelines include […]
BY GINA MANTICA To study how the brain works in the real world rather than the lab, researchers are creating wearable devices that obtain a complete picture of the brain’s activity in real time. But the complex data collected by researchers needs to be stored, organized, and shared in a way that allows for more […]