EdTech – Processing continuous streams of data allows universities to improve student academic performance, safety initiatives and building maintenance on campus.
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Using facial recognition technology for… hailstorms?
MSP Ignition! Podcast – Don’t Let the Hackers Win
MSP Ignition– On this episode, Eric is joined by ransomware thought leader, Niam Yaraghi. Niam is an assistant professor of Operations and Information Management at the University of Connecticut’s School of Business and a non-resident fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation. The two discuss the origination of ransomware, how companies can protect themselves and make predictions on the future state of ransomware attacks.
Capital One and many others victims of the data breach, reports say
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Used Analytics to ‘Beat the Game’
UConn Today – Game-show contestant James Holzhauer developed a strategy to quickly maximize the amount of money he won, says OPIM professor David Bergman.Continue Reading
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Homegrown Hydroponics Project Spreads Around the World
UConn Today – Heiden started the non-profit organization Levo International in his freshman year at UConn to bring hydroponics to those in need in both Haiti and in Connecticut. He soon reached out to Jonathan Moore, an instructor at the operations and information management department (OPIM) in the School of Business.
Undergraduate non-profit teams up with UConn Child Development lab
Daily Campus – The partnership between Levo International and UConn Child Labs will pilot the non-profit’s first solar-powered hydroponic system, founder of Levo International and a sixth-semester applied and resource economics major with a concentration in international development Christian Heiden, said.