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    Using technology to address mental health

    Presidential Fellows in Data Science Miranda Beltzer and Mawulolo Ameko are investigating technology-based models to address mental health by evaluating emotion regulation strategies.
    Ongoing
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    Teaching machines and humans to cooperate

    Presidential Fellows in Data Science Erfan Pakdamanian and Nauder Namaky aim to develop a system that optimally alerts drivers when an autonomous vehicle algorithm fails. They plan to develop a deep neural learning algorithm that considers external hazards in conjunction with drivers’ cognitive states.
    Ongoing
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    We know what you want. But what do you need?

    Presidential Fellows in Data Science Mark Rucker and Derek Lam, sponsored by the Data Science Institute and the Office of Postdoctoral and Graduate Affairs, are designing an algorithm that acts paternalistically to help people make decisions that are not just reflective of their immediate desires, but are also based on what they value as good.
    2018
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    Reconstructing the gut microbiome

    Soda, salty snacks, and processed foods are among the top groceries purchased by Americans – a diet far removed from the one consumed for most of human history. Now researchers, health professionals, and the public want to know: how has this change in diet affected us and what, if anything, should we do about it?
    2018
  • tree canopy
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    Seeing the forest and the trees

    Presidential Fellows in Data Science Laura Barry, Tingyang Meng and Jessica Munyan are investigating ozone emissions and photosynthesis rates by measuring gases using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone.
    Ongoing
  • Soviet propaganda poster
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    'Fake News' is nothing new

    Presidential Fellows Sarah McEleney and Alex Maxwell are using data science to detect fake news in the modern U.S. and Soviet-era USSR.
    2018
  • woman and baby
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    Motherhood, Microbes, & Mental Health

    Using the gut microbiome to understand maternal and infant mental health and well-being.
    Ongoing
  • people with phones
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    Echo Chambers, Audience and Community

    What constitutes the democratically productive use of social media?
    Ongoing
  • Bicycles in a row
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    How to Make a City More Bicycle Friendly

    Using surveillance cameras to monitor bicycles to benefit city planners
    2014
  • Stack of books
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    How Do People Actually Learn?

    Exploring massive open online courses to predict how students acquire knowledge
    2014
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