Peter Wolcott

Professor and Chair of the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Views expressed are my own.

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

Fascinating deep dive into #AI #fairness with Deepak @khazanchi @unocist https://t.co/mhhYiKDnkb

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

Congratulations to Dr. @DeannaHouseUNO who has been awarded the 2024 Outstanding Service Learning Faculty Award @UNOmaha. We are very appreciative of the great work she does @unocist . https://t.co/sGvjIlAPtc

[Deepak Khazanchi @khazanchi]

We are ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of #codecrush and welcome 30 participants and their teachers from around NE. We have an awesome program ready to engage and inspire these 8/9th grade women about computer science & IT.

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

Congratulations, Dr. Tsai @unocist !

[Chunhua Tsai @chunhuatsai]

https://t.co/2LrLv3tZax

Fun news interview experience. :)

[Deepak Khazanchi @khazanchi]

30 students and 13 teachers are arriving for Fall CodeCrush 2023 today. We have an exciting and inspiring three days planned for them. https://t.co/SQhuRe1t5N

[Chunhua Tsai @chunhuatsai]

Introducing the seminar titled "AI Chatbots and Their Government Applications," designed specifically for local Omaha public officials.😀

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

Congratulations, MS MIS students! I'm always impressed by the work you do.

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

Congratulations to all the students that completed their capstone for Spring 2023!

It was the MS MIS capstone classes, who presented their excellent work on the Marked by COVID project and the Community Engagement Partnership Initiative (CEPI) project.

#cist

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

"There is no incentive to make a clean data set—only a profitable one." #bias #dataEthics #AI #dataSets https://t.co/pSmEBoN6me

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

Can't wait to see you all there!

https://t.co/k5HoeAOce5

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

Congratulations to Anurag Panithi, MS MIS student who received the Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership award this year @unocist! https://t.co/IlbiZWKWWo

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

UNO's College of IS&T launches "Learn and Earn" program, providing first-year students with hands-on experience & a clear future vision, while reducing education costs. 🎓💼🚀 #CollegeofIST #UNO #LearnAndEarn Read the full article: https://t.co/dxkobkTLly

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

Exciting news! A $1.6M grant from the @SloanFoundation has been awarded to @UNOmaha, supporting research & practice for #OpenSource software community sustainability! This partnership will help develop vital tools & methods for measuring community health. #UNO

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

UNO's Prof. Nick LaLone joins NMSU team to create a live streaming platform for first responders! Revolutionizing disaster response & tech adoption thru real-time collaboration. Full article: https://t.co/tvBW8q7Ngz
#UNO #NMSU #FirstResponderInnovation #Technology #innovation

[UNO College of IS&T @unocist]

Last Friday, we had an incredible turnout for our IS&T Admitted Student Day at UNO! We're thrilled to welcome our future Mavericks into the College of Information Science & Technology family. 🤗💻

[BlueRouteNS @BlueRouteNS]

Grab your hats and mitts and hop on your bikes for International Winter Bike to Work Day this Friday, February 10th! #winterbiketoworkday #bicyclens #blueroute #biketowork #winterBikeDay

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

“These parking minimums have helped kill cities.”

[WIRED @WIRED]

Several cities across the country are now loosening or scrapping requirements for developers to build new parking lots. https://t.co/ugd7yqJWLZ

[Deepak Khazanchi @khazanchi]

Join us in Omaha! ⁦@VisitOmaha⁩ ⁦@UNOmaha⁩

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

“Beginning in 2023, businesses responding to certain university Requests for Proposals (RFPs) will be awarded bonus points if their plan for delivering the goods or services sought includes paid #internships for NU students.”

[Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. @UofNE_President]

We've made it a priority at the University of Nebraska to expand paid internship opportunities for students. Excited to announce a new addition to our competitive bidding process that will incentivize businesses to include internships in their proposals: https://t.co/Z7Ao3zlLQv

[Silvia Masiero @SilviaHedley]

Hello #algorithmicbias, where the Norwegian “forsker” (no gender connotation) automatically becomes male in the English translation. Builds on a similar case raised by @w_bente on here.

Did you know @Google, that you don’t have to identify as male to do research?

[Peter Wolcott @peter_wolcott]

"If you can’t determine the impacts of the technology you're about to unleash, it’s a sign you shouldn’t do it." #Ethics #ITEthics https://t.co/4RzUrNGAFy