Arogya Koirala

Civic tech and open data advocate. I design and build information systems. Opinions are my own.

@BerkeleyISchool | @KTMLivingLabs

[Amin Barekatain @BarekatainAmin]

Excited to share our work published in the @Nature cover, which surpasses human knowledge in a 50-year-old open question in Mathematics!

We introduce #AlphaTensor, an #AlphaZero-based RL agent that discovers faster exact matrix multiplication algorithms.

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[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

We are happy to announce the 1st session of the DAT/Artathon Speaker Series. This month, we're hosting @jimjam_slam, Data and Digital Storytelling Lead for 360info, who will share about communicating data to mass audiences. Register here: https://t.co/iHqpT07CaE

[Arogya Koirala @koiralaaaa]

Really excited for this, and looking forward to learning from @jimjam_slam's experiences. We hope you can join us this coming Thursday (July 21). Register here: https://t.co/yQIJuaP0Fs

[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

We are happy to announce the 1st session of the DAT/Artathon Speaker Series. This month, we're hosting @jimjam_slam, Data and Digital Storytelling Lead for 360info, who will share about communicating data to mass audiences. Register here: https://t.co/iHqpT07CaE

[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

LAST WEEK to apply!! Don't forget to submit your application by April 15! https://t.co/BOv1AcylO2

[Sabine Loos @sab_loos]

SURI is hiring! This is an awesome opportunity for anyone looking for a postdoc.

[H Can Unen @canunen]

Tomorrow we are joining @mapconcierge and the team for the UNVT Online Workshop. Spread the word and join us: https://t.co/rCKqwwRAqr @hotosm @hotosm_tech @openmapping_ap #unvt #openmapping #hotosm #osm

[Arogya Koirala @koiralaaaa]

If you're an early career natural hazards + data analytics or visualization researcher on planet Earth, apply to join the 2022 cohort of @DatArtathon! You'll join int'l researchers & practitioners at the cutting edge of this field to expand skills & finish your own vis project.

[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

Application for the 2022 Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon (June 6-23, 2022) is NOW OPEN! Apply by April 15 to join our next cohort https://t.co/BOv1AcylO2 1/5 🧵

[Dr. Yolanda Lin @DisasterYolanda]

Are you an artist or scientist in Albuquerque? Join us on March 10th at 5:30 at UNM for the Shared Futures informational kick-off meeting! #sciart #resilience #sharedfutures #STEAM @ExploraNM

[School of Information @umsi]

Targeting is a main challenge for anti-poverty programs: With available data, how does one identify individuals and families with the greatest need? Thursday, @jblumenstock of @BerkeleyISchool explains how nontraditional “big” data can aid these programs. https://t.co/44AS4RtbtN

[Sabine Loos @sab_loos]

JOB ALERT: We're hiring two interns at the USGS for our project on “Developing human-centered earthquake loss products.” Applications open TONIGHT and close once we hit 75 applications.

Please reach out if you have any questions, especially on the process https://t.co/2Cillnymrd

[निरब पुडासैनि @NirabPudasaini]

Help us build a database of FOSS communities and developer groups in the Asia Pacific region. Please fill out the form if you know of any such group.

[Kathmandu Living Labs @KTMLivingLabs]

KLL is underway to integrate youth-led mapping initiatives in Namobuddha municipality. The idea is to center youth between technology and governance to encourage youth participation in the community.

A picture of our team after talking with the CAO on the best ways to do this.

[joyojeet pal @joyopal]

Imagine going to a corporation or university & telling execs or professors you will club them in groups of Jews, Christians, Buddhists & study productivity. You should at expect to be spat upon for the audacity, even if you claimed results will show us how to be better integrated

[Arogya Koirala @koiralaaaa]

Very happy, super excited, and grateful to be a first hand witness to @sab_loos's incredible journey. Congratulations!

[Sabine Loos @sab_loos]

Thank you @UM_CEE! I'm excited to be joining the wonderful community in the CEE department at UMich in two years 💙💛

[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

Today we're sharing #JackieRatner's project, which demystifies the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act. Specifically, it tracks how much the $350 billion allocated for government programs actually reached vulnerable children.

[Risk & Resilience DAT/Artathon 🌋 🌊 📉 🎨 @DATArtathon]

Excited to cohost this workshop with EERI YMC on Nov 5. 2021, 9-10:30 PT!

[Berkeley School of Information @BerkeleyISchool]

Congratulations to I School profs @adityagp & @niloufar_s on this @NSF grant 🎊

The research will improve the useability of big criminal justice datasets for public defenders and others! #DataForGood #PublicInterestTech ⚖️ @SecureJustice

[Arogya Koirala @koiralaaaa]

I know I'm a little late, but happy 30th bday linux!

[Arogya Koirala @koiralaaaa]

This fascinating interview about the story and people behind @ProjectJupyter is a must read for friends in the #opendata, #opensci, and #FOSS communities. I'm sure many will relate to both the pleasures and the pains of sustaining open, community-driven tech projects.

[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

As @ProjectJupyter celebrates a 20-year milestone, we spoke with @fperez_org about how it all started and the future of open science https://t.co/J4UFhTkx8s #JupyterLab

Want to learn more about Fernando’s work? Check out @UCBIDS @UCBStatistics and @BerkeleyLab.

[Volodymyr Agafonkin 🇺🇦 @mourner]

🌐 How many decimal digits do you need for longitude and latitude? Not as many as you think. Visualized on this @observablehq notebook: https://t.co/6AwWMGck5G