Month: February 2019

Data Science Is a Growing Field. Here’s How to Train People to Do It

Data Science Is a Growing Field. Here’s How to Train People to Do It

The world is inundated with data. There’s a virtual tsunami of data moving around the…

Teaching Self-Driving Cars to Predict Pedestrian Movement

Teaching Self-Driving Cars to Predict Pedestrian Movement

By zeroing in on humans’ gait, body symmetry and foot placement, University of Michigan researchers…

Research to Use Innovative Data Science Tools to Study Pretrial Detention in More Than 1,000 U.S. Counties

Research to Use Innovative Data Science Tools to Study Pretrial Detention in More Than 1,000 U.S. Counties

Recent studies have shown that defendants who are held in custody pretrial are more likely…

Open-Access Satellite Data Allows Tracking of Seasonal Population Movements

Open-Access Satellite Data Allows Tracking of Seasonal Population Movements

A massive release of passive-surveillance satellite data of nighttime lights could help researchers in fields…

Self-Driving Cars and Geospatial Data: Who Holds the Keys?

Self-Driving Cars and Geospatial Data: Who Holds the Keys?

As self-driving cars continue to develop, there will be plenty of data amassed through cars’…

Researchers Call for Big Data Infrastructure to Support Future of Personalized Medicine

Researchers Call for Big Data Infrastructure to Support Future of Personalized Medicine

Researchers from the George Washington University (GW), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and…