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• Data Science for Social Good teams present their project results

  

  By Emily F. Keller Sept. 18, 2019 On Wednesday, Aug. 21, fellows from four interdisciplinary teams presented the results of their projects at the eScience Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program. The ten-week summer program, which began in 2015, brings together student fellows, stakeholders, and data and domain researchers to work on collaborative…

• Oceanhackweek participants engage in “brainstorm” of data techniques

  

  September 13, 2019 Oceanhackweek, a five-day learning hackathon focused on exploring, creating and promoting effective computation and analysis workflows for large and complex oceanographic data, was held Aug. 26 – 30 on the Seattle campus. We asked participants to give us their thoughts on the impact attending the event had on them; find their thoughts…

• Participants offer insight on Neurohackademy

  

  September 5, 2019 We asked this year’s Neurohackademy participants to reflect on their experiences after joining us for this two-week neuroscience hacking event, and a record number responded! Here are there thoughts on this unique educational opportunity, in their own words. Hannah Coyle Neurohackademy 2019 was an amazing experience that left me with a very…

• Humans changed global environment earlier than previously thought

  

  August 29, 2019 Ben Marwick, senior data science fellow, is the co-author on new research published in Science using crowdsourced archaeology research. The paper, titled “Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use” illustrates that the global impacts on Earth by humans in prehistory go back earlier than previous estimates. The research, “pushes back…

• Data Science for Social Good team analyzes equity of congestion pricing on Interstate 405

  

  By Emily Keller-O’Donnell August 19, 2019 A team in the eScience Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program has partnered with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to study the usage patterns, price sensitivities and equity impacts of congestion pricing on Interstate 405. The project utilizes data on the more than 16 million trips…

• Team develops prototype tool on accessory dwelling units for homeowners

  

  By Emily Keller-O’Donnell August 16, 2019 The City of Seattle is collaborating with an interdisciplinary team in the eScience Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program on a project to encourage the development of affordable accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The team is prototyping an informational tool for homeowners and researchers as part of broader…

• Data Science for Social Good team analyzes peer support data to understand ‘helpfulness’

  

  By Emily Keller-O’Donnell August 14, 2019 Young adults who face mental health struggles often turn to social media for peer support, leaving a large data trail in a field that has been traditionally documented through qualitative work. A team at the eScience Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program at the University of Washington…

• Team develops ‘Algorithmic Equity Toolkit’ at Data Science for Social Good program

  

  By Emily Keller-O’Donnell August 7, 2019 Community advocates who are concerned about the impacts of surveillance technologies and algorithmic decision systems (ADSs) will have a new set of examination tools soon. A team at the eScience Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program at the University of Washington (UW) is developing a package of…

• Bernease Herman receives Mozilla Research Grant

  

  August 6, 2019 Bernease Herman, eScience data scientist, has been awarded a $25,000 Mozilla Research Grant (2019H1) for her project titled “Toward generalizable methods for measuring bias in crowdsourced speech datasets and validation processes.” The project aims to measure dataset bias in the Mozilla Common Voice crowdsourced speech collection process and dataset. Given the goals…

• Shima Abadi receives Office of Naval Research funding

  

  July 23, 2019 Shima Abadi, an affiliate faculty of the eScience Institute, has received multi-year funding from the Office of Naval Research to study the ocean ambient noise in the Northeast Pacific continental shelf. This project is called “Data-driven analysis and prediction of ocean ambient noise in the Northeast Pacific Ocean continental slope.” Dr. Abadi…