Where: Bldg 20, Auditorium
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The past two decades have seen rapid advances in sensors, database technologies, search engines, data mining, machine learning, statistics, distributed computing, visualization and modeling & simulation. These technologies are allowing organizations to acquire, transmit, store, and analyze all manner of data in greater volume, with greater velocity and of greater variety. Given the trend towards more data and increasing availability of open data, it is not a fantasy to ask “if you could know anything about a city, what do you want to know?,” understanding that local governments in the United States have responsibility for education; fire; police; delivery of human services; operation of public works like streets, sewers, solid waste and storm water management; urban planning and zoning; fostering local economic development; and development of parks and recreational opportunities to improve the quality of life. The Center for Urban Science + Progress is developing tools that can provide a more scientifically rigorous understanding of how major urban systems operate, how they interact, and how they can be optimized. CUSP Overview: https://vimeo.com/106291451 CUSP’s research program:https://vimeo.com/106300754 CUSP’s academic program:https://vimeo.com/106325745Michael Holland
Michael Holland is the Chief of Staff at New York University’s Center for Urban Science + Progress. Announced in April 2012 as part of New York City’s Applied Sciences NYC initiative, CUSP is a graduate-level program in the emerging field of urban informatics. Prior to coming to NYU, Mike was the Senior Advisor and Staff Director in the Office of the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. There, he helped design and execute the first ever Quadrennial Technology Review, a strategic framework for the Department’s energy technology R&D programs. Previously, Mike was the program examiner in the White House Office of Management & Budget with responsibility for the Department of Energy's the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and the Office of Science, which is the US Government’s largest sponsor of research in the physical sciences. Mike has also served as a senior policy advisor in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and on the staff of the House Science Committee. Mike earned his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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