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SUMMARY:Civic Engagement in an Era of Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Renée Sieber is an associate professor at McGill University. Since she graduated from the Bloustein School\, she has investigated the intersection of civic empowerment and computational technologies. She is best known for her research and practice on public participation geographic information systems and also has conducted research on participatory climate modeling. She currently researches civic engagement related to artificial intelligence. She co-hosts the monthly Al in Canadian Municipalities Community of Practice\, now in its sixth year\, where cities exchange best practices on Al use. She has collaborated\nwith numerous federal agencies and organizations in Canada on Al policy. She has advised on the design of two Al risk assessment tools and served on the IEEE working group on Al procurement. She sits on the executive boards of GIScience and Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management. \nArtificial intelligence is sold as a miraculous cure to many of the ills of cities\, one of which is a lack of civic (local) engagement. Al can summarize and translate civic participation and even synthesize participants if desired. Add to that\, cities may be reluctant to engage citizens on Al-its deployment\, impacts\, and overall policy-because engagement supposedly slows Al adoption and because the tech contains all these contradictions. It’s opaque and can only be understood by data scientists. But it seems effortless to use\, with chatbots and software libraries. Humans can and should be in the loop but autonomous agents will save cities time and money. On top of all of that\, Al\, especially generative Al\, exerts an enormous impact on people’s lives so citizens should be involved. But governments exist in a FOMO (fear of missing out) world\, where they feel the need to optimize with Al\, less they miss their competitive advantage. This lecture will discuss these challenges and explore numerous ways that citizens can engage with cities on Al. It will also cover the dark side of Al with regard to civic engagement. \nThis talk draws on Dr. Sieber’s research at the intersection of tech and civic engagement. This interest developed in her dissertation with PhD supervisor Lyna Wiggins\, who emphasized local adoption by planners of GIS\, which at the time was hard! Throughout her career\, she has been driven to investigate the potential for civic engagement using hard tech\, especially as the discourse moves towards tech as the engine of innovation\, for example in smart cities. In this she will draw on her six years co-hosting Al in Canadian Municipalities Community of Practice as well as 20+ years researching public participation GIS. \nRSVP AT go.rutgers.edu/meck2025 \n*************** \nThe Stuart Meck Distinguished Speaker Series on Land Use Law and Affordable Housing was established in 2018 by the family of the late Stuart Meck\, Associate Research Professor and director of the Center for Planning Practice at the Bloustein School\, and a professional planner for more than 45 years. The series highlights experts and practitioners of planning and policy development\, offering diverse insight into topics under public and academic debate. This year’s lecture is dedicated to the memory of Lyna L. Wiggins\, a longtime professor and program director in Rutgers’ urban planning program who retired in 2019 and passed away in November 2024. A pioneer in Geographic Information Sciences (GIS)\, Lyna taught its intricacies to generations of students at the Bloustein School. Most currently practicing planners in New Jersey took one of her courses. All are invited to join us in honoring her memory.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/civic-engagement-in-an-era-of-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Careers: Planning\, Policy\, & Informatics Career Fair--Virtual
DESCRIPTION:For Urban Planning\, Public Informatics\, and Public Policy students. Connect with employers and alumni at this career fair design for meaningful conversations and networking. Discover internship and full-time opportunities\, explore diverse career paths\, and establish professional connections in a welcoming\, low-pressure environment. \nRegistration link sent via email by Bloustein Career Services!
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/careers-planning-policy-informatics-career-fair-virtual-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Fair,CAREERS,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Bloustein Research Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty\, staff\, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students. \nThis will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nRegister to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday26 \nAgenda: \n8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast \n9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks\nFaculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research. \n10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments\nGraduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given. \nLIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS \n11:30 – 12:30 pm Closing Panel: AI and the Future of Research\nA cross-disciplinary faculty panel on the growing role of AI in scholarly research. \nPanelists \nJim Samuel\, Ph.D. Director\, MPI Programs\, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy \nLauren M.E. Goodlad\, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Chair\, Critical AI @ Rutgers; Editor\, Critical AI \nRobert Wolfe\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor\, Department of Information Science\, School of Communication & Information\, Rutgers University \nOrganizing Committee: Clint Andrews
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-research-day-2026/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Staff Bloustein,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:RAISE-26 Artificial Intelligence - Informatics - Data Science AI Competition
DESCRIPTION:RAISE-26 Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Informatics – Data Science Competition\nMirror Mirror on the Wall – Is AI Transforming Us All? Exploring AI’s Impact on Human Behavior\nRAISE-26\, the world’s strongest AI-NLP competition\, invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming us? This cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence – Informatics – DS Competition from the MPI program at the Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\, challenges participants to investigate how AI is shaping human behavior. \nFind out more about the competition and register: \nRAISE-26 Website \nFor all news and latest updates\, please follow us on Public Informatics @ Rutgers University
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-26-artificial-intelligence-data-science-informatics-ai-competition/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition,Informatics,Student Organization
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