Data Analytics Research

Confronted with the growing use of artificial intelligence in its operations, the University of California created a Presidential Working Group to develop institutional policies for the responsible use of AI. The working group has issued […]

Tanya Kant traces the history of user tracking in an excerpt from her case study on algorithmic tracking. This history reminds us that the internet started as a free and open space where individuals could […]

Writing in Mashable, Jack Morse explains the many ways in which your car is collecting data about you. With modern automobiles more and more reliant on computerized systems to operate they often have many CPUs, […]

A new study from researchers from the University of Arizona looked at the growing number of data science programs for undergraduate students. Although these programs provide solid background in computer science and statistics, and mathematics, […]

Macy’s, Lowes, and Apple are only a few of the retail stores mentioned in an article by Rebecca Heilweil in Recode that explains the growing use of facial recognition technology. There are at least two […]

Writing in Tech Republic, Owen Hughes reports on a new survey from the UK showing that fewer than half of 16 to 21 years olds would consider a career in data science. This lack of […]

The shift to online learning as a result of the pandemic has resulted in increased opportunities for surveillance of student activities, including test taking. A recent incident involving accusations of cheating on online examinations by […]

With the dramatic increase in the availability of data across all sectors and the growing number of individuals who identify as data scientists, the question of how to influence others would seem to be easy […]

Writing in BuzzFeed News, Ryan Mac reports on an investigation of the use of facial recognition software from NYC start-up Clearview AI based on data from thousands of public agencies across the country where employees […]

An excerpt in Fast Company from a new book by Jon Fasman offers a concise overview of some of the issues raised by the use of algorithms for predictive policing, particularly when those algorithms are […]