coe-staff: Save the Date Speaker Series Presentation: Dr. Sung-Woo Cho

[Lisa Fortin]

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Join us for an interactive presentation with Dr. Sung-Woo Cho, sponsored by the College of Education and the UO Data Science Initiative




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Title: Artificial Intelligence and Social Policy Decision-Making: A Cultural Transformation

When: October 23, 2019,  2:30-3:45 p.m.

Where: HEDCO 220, College of Education

Abstract: This interactive presentation will discuss the recent applications of artificial intelligence on large amounts of non-traditional forms of data in education and public policy, and how these applications can significantly enhance traditional forms of research. Natural language processing (NLP), a form of artificial intelligence, can determine themes in bodies of text (i.e., words) and categorize items according to those themes. These items can include research articles, site visit notes, entire websites, and social media posts. Predictive analytics, another form of artificial intelligence, can predict outcomes to often high accuracy and generalizability when enough data are trained and tested. Abt Associates is using both NLP and predictive analytics to more efficiently and thoroughly analyze current streams of data, and this brown bag will present applications from several different research areas, including education policy. The presenter will also discuss broader cultural shifts in data science that are currently occurring in the greater policy research industry.



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Sung-Woo Cho, Ph.D., is the Co-Director of the Digital Transformations Center and head of the Applied Innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI)2 group at Abt Associates. His main areas of interest are in artificial intelligence applications in policy decision-making, research design and evaluation, and workforce training, particularly within community colleges.









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