IDRIS Launches This Fall, Using Data-driven Solutions to Tackle Complex Social Problems

Close up of a stethoscope and digital tablet with virtual electronic medical record of patient
AI Algorithms Used in Healthcare Can Perpetuate Bias
November 14, 2024
Close up of a stethoscope and digital tablet with virtual electronic medical record of patient
AI Algorithms Used in Healthcare Can Perpetuate Bias
November 14, 2024

 

 

By Lawrence Lerner

Rutgers University–Newark has been at the forefront of computing and data-science research and teaching for many years. Investments in a high-performance computing cluster that has spurred advanced research across all Rutgers campuses, the hiring of its first Henry Rutgers Term Chair in Data Science, and the creation of a Data Science minor aimed at undergraduate students from all RU-N colleges are just some examples of the school’s commitment to leading in this all-important area. 

 

This fall RU-N is doubling down on this plan as it launches the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), an interdisciplinary center that will serve as an organizing hub for applied ethical scholarship and practice in data science and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) as they’re brought to bear on difficult problems facing urban communities.  

 

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