The machine learning techniques scientists use to predict outcomes from large datasets may fall short when it comes to projecting the outcomes of people’s lives, according to a mass collaborative study led by researchers at Princeton. CITP Interim Director Matthew...
To protect the health and safety of the University community from the progression of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Princeton University has implemented new policies and practices. These policies are based on "the concept of social distancing, and the goal is to decrease the...
CITP is happy to announce that current Interim Director and Professor of Sociology Matthew Salganik has been re-appointed as director of CITP for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2020. "CITP is a wonderful community, and I’m excited to continue to help CITP grow and...
Princeton University is actively monitoring the situation around coronavirus (Covid-19) and the evolving guidance from government and health authorities, in keeping with our commitment to ensure the health and safety of all members of the University community. The...
Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions? After all, human judges can often be biased—so should we try to use ostensibly neutral technology instead? In a recent interview with WHYY, Philadelphia's public radio station (a member of NPR), CITP fellow Annette...
CITP’s Microsoft Visiting Professor and data privacy expert, Ari Ezra Waldman, recently worked with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and other data privacy experts and advocates to put forth landmark legislation to create a Data Protection Agency. (See official press...
CITP is very proud of all the work our students, faculty and fellows are accomplishing in pursuit of our mission to ensure the challenges in technology serve society. Featured in a recent SEAS news article, written by Rachel Nuwer, current research topics include...
Computer Science Professor Arvind Narayanan and graduate student Ross Teixeira received the Excellence in Teaching Award for the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). Both Professor Narayanan and graduate student Ross Teixeira received the honor for their...
Ed Felten recently wrote a perspective piece for the Washington Post in which he talks about how the debacle of the Iowa caucus may have delayed Democracy, but it won't be denied. Ed states that the bigger issue is that we need a resilient system. "A resilient system...
Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science and Günes Acar, a former postdoctoral researcher at CITP, were interviewed by NBC Nightly News for a segment called Privacy And Power: Your Digital Fingerprint. In the first installment, NBC "visited leading...
The Communications Manager at the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) serves as a primary provider of a range of written and editorial outputs aimed at public audiences and develops CITP’s content strategy. This position plays a key role in furthering the...
The PIT Summer Fellowship is aimed at rising juniors and seniors interested in getting first hand experience working on technology policy at the federal, state and local level. We will select approximately 12 students from universities across the PIT-UN network to be...