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ASPI Welcomes Author Medea Benjamin

Maxwell Hall, 204

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A discussion and book signing by Medea Benjamin for her latest book release, "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict," co-written with Nocolas Davies. 

This careful, informed, judicious study is an invaluable guide to understanding Russia's criminal invasion of Ukraine, and most crucially, how we can act to help bring this terrible tragedy to an end." -Noam Chomsky

Category

Social Science and Public Policy

Type

Discussions

Region

Campus

Open to

Faculty

Staff

Students, Graduate and Professional

Organizer

MAX-Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Contact

Lynnell Cabezas
315.443.4056

lncabeza@syr.edu

Accessibility

Contact Lynnell Cabezas to request accommodations

 

ASPI News

Winders Served on Panel Advising FAA Policy on Small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Professor Jamie Winders was one of five panelists on a Congressionally mandated report exploring the policies and procedures related to the registration of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
October 25, 2021

See related: Autonomous Systems, Government, United States

Amit Sanyal awarded grant to study the integration of autonomous systems in wildland fire management

This National Science Foundation funded project will focus on autonomous unmanned aerial systems to perform wildfire monitoring in hazardous environments.

October 19, 2021

See related: Autonomous Systems, Grant Awards, United States, Wildfires

Krista Kennedy expands her work on data surveillance, algorithms and wearable devices

Krista Kennedy, Noah Wilson, Charlotte Tschider

This study explores algorithmic opacity in smart hearing aids, examines data surveillance disclosures and positions findings within relevant legal contexts.

October 19, 2021

See related: Autonomous Systems, Data Privacy

Bei Yu and co-authors publish study on exaggerated claims in press releases about health research

Bei Yu, Jun Wang, Lu Guo, Yingya Li
The result of an NSF-funded project, the authors propose a Natural Language Processing approach to identify when press releases overstate causal claims for research that was originally observational and designed to establish correlational findings.
October 19, 2021

ASPI faculty awarded for research on using machine learning for early detection of Alzheimer’s

Syracuse University/Upstate Medical University research proposes using MRI images to help early detection efforts before symptoms appear.
October 19, 2021

See related: Autonomous Systems, Awards & Honors, Health Policy

Johannes Himmelreich Named to Syracuse Surveillance Technology Work Group

Himmelreich, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, is one of five community members named to the group that Syracuse Mayor Walsh says will ensure “surveillance tools are implemented in a safe and well-governed way.”
October 11, 2021

See related: Autonomous Systems, Promotions & Appointments, State & Local

Bridging Strengths

With cluster and other prioritized hires, Maxwell is helping the University build research strength on topics that cross disciplines.
June 1, 2020

See related: Aging, Autonomous Systems, Climate Change, Energy, Promotions & Appointments

Unmanned Aerial Systems and Disaster Response: A State-by-State Assessment

Jason Forte, Alex Holzapfel, Shawn Briggs, Dan Kane

This policy brief examines how state-level emergency response divisions across the United States incorporate unmanned aerial systems into their disaster-response operational plans.

December 30, 2019

Leadership seminars support the National Forum for Black Public Administrators

Thirteen senior public servants came to Maxwell for a three-day program as part of the NFBPA Executive Leadership Institute.
October 7, 2019

See related: Student Experience

Syracuse University Announces the Establishment of New Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

The symposium convened faculty, scholars and experts for a daylong discussion about governance opportunities and challenges prompted by the rapidly developing field of autonomous systems.
June 19, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, Centennial, School History

Jamie Winders comments on UNESCO report on artificial intelligence in NY Ag Connection

Winders, director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, says, despite the report, we can expect more of the same unless the public demands changes.
June 4, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, Gender and Sex, United States

Jamie Winders discusses new Autonomous Systems Policy Institute on WAER

Winders, director of the new institute, says the goal is to bring together representatives across the areas of technological, policy and regulatory development to discuss the benefits of new technologies with a critical reflection on the social implications.
May 30, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, New York State, School History

Launch of Autonomous Systems Policy Insitute featured by local, national and international media

Numerous outlets covered the launch and the daylong symposium that brought together scholars, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the rapidly evolving field. 
May 7, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, New York State, School History

SU establishes new institute for autonomous systems policy

The institute will examine the complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multi-faceted research to find answers to questions posed by the increasing reliance on autonomous systems.

May 3, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, New York State, School History

Who Makes the Rules?

That will be just one question considered when a new Syracuse University institute, housed at Maxwell, addresses the policy issues and social impacts associated with drones, self-driving cars, and other autonomous systems.

February 1, 2019

See related: Autonomous Systems, Centennial

Maxwell leads campuswide initiative in field of autonomous systems

The new interdisciplinary effort at Syracuse University will advance knowledge and teaching in the field of autonomous systems, exploring new frontiers in policy, law and governance of these fast-expanding technologies. 
January 23, 2019

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