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Digital platforms and technology — from Facebook and mobile phones to Zoom and virtual reality to online recommendations and shopping —now serve as the core fabric of our lives and our society, with consequences that are not always positive.
In this Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute webinar, hear how the Connective Media Hub is building new human-centered technologies with a blend of technical expertise, human-centered design, and a mission to create positive social outcomes. Professor Ron Brachman, director of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and a professor of computer science at Cornell University, introduces Prof. Mor Naaman, the hub director. Prof. Naaman describes hub activities, including his own group’s work on Technology, Media, and Democracy, and specifically on how we can improve the trustworthiness of our information ecosystem to support our democratic society’s needs.
Also hear from Assistant Professor Nicola Dell, an expert in human-computer interaction, who focuses on computer security and privacy for victims of intimate partner violence. And Hana Matatov, a doctoral candidate in data science and image retrieval, talks about her research on using advanced computer vision tools to understand and detect the spread of visual misinformation — images and visual content meant to manipulate and deceive — in published and online images.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Ron Brachman is the Director of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and a computer science professor at Cornell University. His research focuses on artificial intelligence with a specialization in the area of knowledge representation and reasoning. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Princeton University, and his master’s and Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Harvard University. Previously, he built a research career at world-leading institutions including Bell Labs, AT&T Labs, DARPA, and Yahoo Labs.
Hana Matatov is a doctoral candidate at both the Technion and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. Her main research topics are data science and image retrieval in the context of visual misinformation. Extremely relevant in this tech-savvy, highly-politicized era, her work deals with detecting published and online images that have been manipulated by photoshopping, splicing, or other techniques. She earned a dual bachelor’s degree in information systems engineering, and in economics, at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion.
ABOUT THE JOAN & JACOBS TECHNION-CORNELL INSTITUTE
The Jacobs Institute fosters radical experimentation at the intersection of research, education, and entrepreneurship. Established jointly by Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, our mission is to transform key industries through technological innovation, deep-tech startups, and uniquely skilled talent.
