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CRCS held AI-Assisted Decision-Making for Conservation Workshop

October 21, 2022
In Oct, 2022, the AI-Assisted Decision-Making for Conservation workshop convened to explore the opportunities to expand the breadth of AI methods — particularly for optimization, planning, and evaluation — that are being developed for and applied to conservation. In this workshop, we discussed the challenges raised during the workshop in conservation area management; methods discussed in AI, earth observation, and causality; and limitations in the application of AI for conservation.
 
After hearing from experts on these topics, we as a group discussed...
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Accepting applications for CRCS postdoctoral fellowship and Summer 2022 Fellowships

October 5, 2021

The Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows and summer fellows for 2022. Applications are due December 15th, 2021 though the postdoc position will accept applications until the positions are filled.

CRCS brings together computer scientists and scholars from a broad range of fields to make advances in computational research that serve public interest. We are currently collaborating on interdisciplinary projects in areas such as population health, poverty and inequality, and conservation...

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CRCS alumna Fei Fang awarded IJCAI-21 Computers and Thought Award

August 4, 2021

CRCS alumna and current Leonardo Assistant Professor in the Institute for Software Research in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University Fei Fang has been awarded the 2021 IJCAI Computers and Thought Award. Professor Fang was recognized for her contributions to the integration of machine learning with game theory and the use of these techniques for social challenges.

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Milind Tambe featured on Harvard Catalyst ThinkResearch Podcast

June 23, 2021

CRCS Director Milind Tambe was featured on an episode of the Harvard Catalyst podcast, ThinkResearch. In this episode, Homeless Youth Social Networks and HIV Prevention Education, Professor Tambe describes his work using Artificial Intelligence for social good and talks about his work using AI to promote HIV prevention among homeless youth.

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