CITP Fellow Annette Zimmermann, a political philosopher, was interviewed for a recent episode of Princeton University's Policy Punchline podcast. The podcast addresses the following questions: What is algorithmic bias? Is all bias bad? Where do we see algorithms...
CITP's DataX Scientist Pranay Anchuri was recently featured by Princeton's Center for Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML) where he discussed his research using big data to tackle social science and technology. Anchuri was hired as one of six data scientists, all of...
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Joel Reidenberg on April 21, 2020. Joel was the inaugural Microsoft Visiting Professor of Information Technology Policy at CITP in 2013-2014, and then stayed on to be an active part of the CITP community as a...
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...
The latest general University guidance for students, faculty and staff is available here. Princeton University's guidelines for spring 2021 can be found here. The new COVID site also includes the introduction of Princeton University's new public health campaign, 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...