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MDI Scholars Fall 2023 Research Showcase

On December 6th, 2023, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Fall 2023. MDI Scholars will present their…

November 17, 2023

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Spring 2024 MDI Scholar Job Description

We are excited to announce a call for applications for the Spring 2024 cohort of the MDI Scholars Program. For full consideration, the application deadline is December 8th, 2023…

November 9, 2023

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MDI Faculty Spotlight: Micah Sherr

Written by Carrie McDonald, MDI Journalism Intern  Professor Micah Sherr’s research is contributing to an “arms race” against censoring states to work toward a future…

November 8, 2023

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Engaging Education Data Users to Better Understand the Future of Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern The Massive Data Institute (MDI) and DXtera Institute collaborated to host a conference titled “Privacy Enhancing Technologies and…

November 6, 2023

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Workshop Highlight: Advanced Models Using Text

Written by Tilde Jaques, MDI Journalism Intern Artificial Intelligence seems to be dominating the headlines recently – whether it’s new technologies being developed, or the…

November 3, 2023

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New Report Encourages Tech Companies to Prevent Image-Based Abuse

Extracted from: https://college.georgetown.edu/news-story/schneider-nsf-grant/Original written by Hayden Frye (C’17) A new report, co-authored by College of Arts &…

October 30, 2023

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MDI Computational Bits and Bites Program Kicks Off The New Semester

Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern MDI Computational Bits and Bites returned this fall on September 21. It is an opportunity for postdoctoral students with an interest…

October 12, 2023

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NERD$ Project Spotlight

Written by Paige Kupas, MDI Journalism Intern Before the Edunomics Lab launched its National Education Resource Database on Schools — better known as NERD$ — there was no way…

October 10, 2023

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MDI Faculty Spotlight: Carole Roan Gresenz

Written by Tilde Jaques, MDI Journalism Intern Carole Roan Gresenz is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and holds the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professorship in the…

October 4, 2023

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MDI Holds First Installment of its Fall 2023 Workshop Series with Dr. Le Bao

Written by Carrie McDonald, MDI Journalism Intern Led by MDI Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Le Bao, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) held the first installment of its Fall 2023 Data…

October 2, 2023