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Urban computing to get a boost with new open-source platform funded by the National Science Foundation
Oct 5, 2025 News

Urban computing to get a boost with new open-source platform funded by the National Science Foundation

A research team led by Professor Claudio Silva and the Visualization Imaging and Data Analytics Research Center (VIDA) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is …

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UIC researchers join national project to turn urban data into healthier cities
Oct 5, 2025 News

UIC researchers join national project to turn urban data into healthier cities

The past decade has seen a flood of data about cities, information with the potential to make communities cleaner, healthier and more livable. University of …

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Research Software Engineer position at UIC
Oct 5, 2025 News

Research Software Engineer position at UIC

The College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a research software engineer with expertise in handling large datasets, performing …

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