Events

Tuesday Feb. 11, 2020
Mike DeVito
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
UTA 5.522

In this talk, I will show how users attempt to adapt to platforms in the context of online self-presentation behavior by forming folk theories, or informal and quasi-causal theories of what platforms are and how they operate which guide user decision making. Event Details

Friday Feb. 7, 2020
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
4 to 6 p.m.
UTA 1.208

Join us to hear from alumni working in archives, records management, libraries, & taxonomy! Nibbles from Central Market will be provided! Event Details

Thursday Feb. 6, 2020
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
11 a.m. to Noon
UTA 1.502

Join us to learn about the various career opportunities including intelligence analyst, cyber security analyst, data engineer, data scientist, app developer, software engineer, operations officer, technical researcher. Event Details

Tuesday Feb. 4, 2020
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
UTA 1.208

Join us to hear about various data-related career opportunities at Micron Technology. Lunch kindly provided by Micron! Event Details

Friday Jan. 31, 2020
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
5 to 7 p.m.
UTA 1.208

Considering a career in data, software, or UX? If so, don’t miss our Alumni Career Panel! Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 28, 2020
Dr. Tom Yeh
1:15 to 3 p.m.
UTA 5.522

In this talk, I will discuss our lab's research efforts to study this gap, educate the public and students about the gap, develop tools and systems to help prevent and close the gap. Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 28, 2020
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
UTA 1.208

Intrigued about taxonomy? If so, join us and meet alumni working for Indeed's taxonomy team. Event Details

Thursday Jan. 23, 2020
Dr. Elliott Hauser
9 to 10:30 a.m.
UTA 5.522

How and when do information systems construct truth? Increasingly, claims about the world are true because a system says so. Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020
Luke Stark
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
UTA 5.522

"Ethical AI" and "AI for social good" are now global buzzwords—but ethical in what ways, and good for whom? I'll provide an overview of my recent work interrogating the contemporary social impacts of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems. Event Details