Jim Campbell received his PhD in Spatial Information Science and Engineering in 2015 with a concentration in Information Law and Policy. He has a continuing keen interest in personal privacy in the digital age. In addition to continuing to publish and make presentations in professional venues, he has produced a short weekly radio program on […]
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See the podcast by Penny Rheingans, director of the University of Maine’s School of Computing and Information Science, and Roy Turner, associate professor of computer science. They help unravel the fascinating and complicated story of AI. See https://umaine.edu/podcasts/2021/03/11/s4e3-what-is-ai-and-what-roles-does-it-play-in-our-lives/
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Apps and games made by New Media seniors have won acclaim in newspaper and TV stories that profile how they responded to COVID-19.
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New Media seniors have been honored with a record-setting seven university awards for 2020-2021. The creative approaches recognized by these prestigious fellowships include apps, games, and an installation designed to help students cope with the anxieties of contemporary life, especially under a global pandemic.
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Date: Monday, November 23rd Time: 12pm noon Zoom Connection Info: https://maine.zoom.us/j/89376362608?pwd=Q0h4NkNhQUhJTjA5VXNDVU5BVVNPdz09 Meeting ID: 893 7636 2608 Password: 059076 Title: Approximating first order logic ontologies in OWL Abstract: With the amount of data collected everyday ever expanding, techniques which allow computers to semantically understand data are growing in importance. Ontologies are a tool to describe the […]
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See the full article at https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2020/10/19/umaine-computer-scientist-helps-develop-nsf-backed-ai-to-predict-track-flood-damage-to-city-infrastructure-services/
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For the 2020 Maine Archives and Museums conference on October 8th, New Media professor Jon Ippolito offers a virtual but hands-on workshop that walks curators through making an iPhone or Android app to engage visitors with their collections.
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A new grant with VEMI researchers Dr. Nicholas Giudice (PI) and Dr. Richard Corey, collaborating with Dr. Shelley Lin from Northeastern looks at ways to combine AI techniques with autonomous vehicle technology to make this transportation of the future safer and more accessible for older adults and visually impaired people. This UMaine/Northeastern seed grant was […]
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Title: Semantic Inference from Natural Language Privacy Policies Abstract: Several state laws, along with app markets, such as Apple’s App Store and Google Play, require app developers to provide users with legal privacy notices (privacy policy) containing critical requirements that inform users about what kinds of personal information is collected, how the data is used, and […]
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Welcome to the start of your Fall semester at UMaine! The School of Computing and Information Science and the Educate Maine program, Project>Login, would like to invite you to join our virtual workshop series, CS Connected. CS Connected will be an opportunity for students this semester to attend virtual get-togethers in order to meet and […]
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