I School Lectures

With millions of songs available through the Internet, recommendation algorithms are a must. Dr. Gert Lanckriet discusses the state of the art in automated music analysis and the potential for context-aware recommendations.

“Your data will only be used in aggregated form.” — what does this statement mean, and why is it so often included in privacy policies? And does this practice actually protect your privacy?

Jessica Staddon is a research scientist and privacy product lead at Google working on leveraging data for better security and privacy.

It works for marketing. It works for finance. And now, big data and predictive analytics are working for HR.

Julie Samuels discusses recent battles for patent reform and recounts lessons learned.

Does online advertising actually work? Google scientist David Reiley says it does — but not in the way you expect. In this lecture, he reveals the surprising impact of online advertising on bricks-and-mortar sales.

Dean's Lecture, with Jon Whittle of Lancaster University

Oded Nov is an assistant professor of management at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. His talk will introduce a framework for personality-targeted design, much like a medical treatment based on a specific genetic profile.