Cornell Information Science
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The department of information science at @CornellCIS examines information systems in their social, cultural, economic, historical, legal, & political contexts.
Ithaca, New York & NYC
Joined March 2013
Kavita Bala, dean of Cornell Bowers CIS, has been named @Cornell's 17th provost. "As provost, I hope to foster an environment where all Cornellians can realize their intellectual potential, do their best work and have a positive impact...," said Bala.
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Bala, an expert in computer vision and graphics who has shepherded the expansion of Cornell Bowers CIS, will begin her appointment on Jan. 1.
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The Associate Director of Graduate Programs will help oversee @CornellInfoSci's growing graduate program. This includes counseling, advising, and recruiting graduate students located on the main Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech in NYC. Apply here ➡️ https://t.co/8qwABK3i54
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Have questions about majors? Looking to join a club? 🎒💻 Join the @CornellCIS Academic Fair on 9/6 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Gates Hall. Learn about majors, programs, resources, and student organizations. Play games, win prizes, and grab some snacks! https://t.co/b3GEet2KaU
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New semester, new data—let’s transform information into knowledge! 💻🎒
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Let’s go, Rudy Winkler `17! Wishing this former information science major good luck at the #Olympics!
Five Cornell alums are competing in Paris for the Olympics! 👏🏆 Rudy Winkler ’17, who studied information science, is an American record holder in the hammer throw and is a third time competitor at the #OlympicGames.
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A Cornell Bowers CIS team is improving videoconferencing for people who stutter. “Stuttering is just a way of talking and we want to support you to have a stronger presence in meetings and in the workplace," said Shaomei Wu, Ph.D. ’12.
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New research and an app aim to make Zoom and other video conferencing platforms less stressful for people with speech diversities, while improving the experience for everyone.
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Congratulations to Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science in Cornell Bowers CIS, for receiving the Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service! 👏
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Professors Tashara M. Leak and Aditya Vashistha are recipients of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service through Diversity.
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Read more about this research on public health information from Bowers CIS information scientists ⬇️
Using experiments with COVID-related queries, @CornellSoc and @CornellInfoSci researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information. @CornellCAS @SciReports
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Congratulations to our graduates! 🎓🎉 The #Cornell2024 Bowers CIS graduates pursued their passions, conducted impactful research, and created a future full of opportunity. Hear from a few of them as they reflect on their time: https://t.co/roGFMhj2ki
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Tammy Zhang ’24, an info sci major, used the skills she learned at Bowers CIS to contribute to two scientific institutions she's passionate about. 🔬💻 This fall, she will pursue her MPS at Cornell. Read more: https://t.co/roGFMhj2ki
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Allison Koenecke @allisonkoe in @CornellInfoSci discusses how an #AI-based audio transcription model made up sentences in about 1.4% of transcriptions - with a majority of the hallucinated sentences including potential offensive content. https://t.co/PILF1cHKWM
#CornellAI
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“Sociality is constructed through interactions people have with each other around the machine. It’s not just about programming a better character for the robot, making it respond better to human social features, making it look cuter or behaving more naturally.” - @whatsmalteupto
People, not design features, make a robot social, an award-winning study from @CornellInfoSci found. “We have to look at the broader scope of the communities around robots and people’s interactions with each other,” said @whatsmalteupto.
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INTRODUCING A NEW MINOR! ❗️💻🎒 The #CornellAI minor will be available to students this Fall 2024. "AI is poised to have a transformative impact on all disciplines and society more broadly, making education around #AI essential, said dean Kavita Bala. https://t.co/mA4hcW5gIW
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Mark your calendars! BOOM is almost here 🕹️📱 AI memory aids, post-apocalyptic video games and a stock trading app are among the digital creations displayed at the showcase Thursday, April 18 from 4-6 p.m. in Duffield Hall atrium.
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AI memory aids, post-apocalyptic video games and a stock trading app are among the digital creations that will be on display at Bits On Our Minds, the premier showcase for Cornell student projects in...
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Join us TODAY for the next installment in the #CornellAI for Science Seminar Series! 💻⬇️
Join us today at 2:30 EST for an AI for Science Seminar featuring Aditya Grover on Foundation Models for a Sustainable Planet! Zoom: https://t.co/IIcIC43eHj
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Smartglasses GazeTrack and EyeEcho, developed at the @CornellCIS SciFi lab, track a person’s gaze and facial expressions through #AI and sonar-like sensing. 👓🔊 #CornellAI
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Cornell researchers have developed two technologies that track a person’s gaze and facial expressions through sonar-like sensing.
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The next installment of @CornellRsrch's virtual Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop Series is April 18!💡🔬 Register here: https://t.co/PUJoXbFrZF
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Four Bowers CIS information science majors are part of this year's Kessler Fellows cohort. The students will spend their spring semesters sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a summer internship at a startup of their choice.
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The Kessler Fellows program welcomed 20 students to its 2024 cohort. The students will spend their spring semester sharpening entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer intern...
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Sterling Williams-Ceci, an information science doctoral student, won second place at @CornellGrad's Three Minute Thesis competition for her paper "AI Helps us Write – but at What Cost?” Congratulations! 👏 https://t.co/yceZ8Ibs3c
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Thorsten Joachims, professor of computer science and information science and the associate dean for research, has been named Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of computer science. Congratulations! https://t.co/tHTBz449Uy
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