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SUMMARY:Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program - Meeting 9
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, April 2\, 2024\, the NSF Center for Smart StreetScapes (CS3) held its ninth Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program workshop. The session was moderated by Barbara Askins. The focus of this week’s workshop continued to include input from the CPRs to highlight their work in the Harlem community. Presentations given by Jessica Elliott\, the Vice Chair of Manhattan Community Board 11\, Walter Alexander\, member of Manhattan Community Board 9\, and Dr. Lena Green\, Executive Director of HOPE Center in First Corinthian Baptist Church. \nAfter opening remarks by Barbara Askins\, Jessica Elliott introduced the region serviced by Manhattan Community Board 11. CB11M encompasses East Harlem\, including areas north of 96th Street and east of 5th Avenue\, broken up into eleven sections/committees. Section meetings are held monthly\, and the Board also convenes Board-wide meetings. Buildings in the area generally consist of residential units stacked upon retail storefronts\, and despite ongoing projects\, such as the development of a “green street” for water retention and shoring up the riverside area for protection against rising sea levels\, the community is generally dissatisfied. Because of this\, the entirely volunteer-run Community Board would like to see greater collaboration between the various districts\, stakeholders\, and the broader community to better address issues faced by the East Harlem area. One step the Board has taken is to field a community feedback survey\, which revealed that the majority of complaints involved public safety\, land use\, and human services. Using these results\, the Board has already taken steps to create programs to address major community concerns\, such as producing the East Harlem Earth Day Conference with hopes to raise awareness for environmental justice causes and create a “cascade effect” to more broadly improve the quality of life in the region. The 2nd Annual Earth Day event would take place in a few weeks at the Museum of the City of NY and everyone in the room was invited. \nThe second presentation of the evening was delivered by Walter Alexander\, a member of Manhattan Community Board 9. MCB9 encompasses the area north of 110th Street and west of Morningside Park. Of note regarding the population are the facts that 43.9% are educated\, 11.5% are over 65 years of age\, 3.8% are unemployed\, and 20.2% are impoverished. Similarly to CB11M\, MCB9 consists of committee sections\, which also include three task forces\, and monthly meetings held by all the sections. The three neighborhood districts are Hamilton Heights\, Manhattanville\, and Morningside Heights\, and each district hosts a variety of community events. Currently\, one project the Community Board is attempting to address is the renovation of the RKO Hamilton Heights Theater\, which has fallen into disrepair and remained derelict for some time. Walter discussed his personal connection to the theater\, in addition to stating that consultation with engineering students from the City College and Columbia University has begun. Walter also made a point to discuss the issues senior citizens face concerning technology accessibility\, both in terms of lacking availability of free wi-fi and tech products\, along with gaining an ease of use. In addition\, the health center at 125th Street and Amsterdam has been slated for demolition without the expressed consent of the people living in the area. The relocation of services to a nearby area would be very unfortunate\, but a reasonable consolation. \nFor the final CPR presentation of the evening\, Dr. Lena Green\, Executive Director of The HOPE Center Harlem\, introduced her organization and its goals. The HOPE Center is a first-of-its-kind mental health center operating within a church – First Corinthian Baptist Church. It offers a breadth of programs that assist the local community\, including church-based counseling\, an in-house clinician\, and initiatives to address stigma surrounding mental health and personal betterment. The Center operates on a cyclical model of engagement\, involving surveys\, assessments\, and community feedback. To-date the Center’s impact includes a successful suicide prevention program for Latino students sponsored by NIKE and “Snapshot\,” a photography program for storytelling in partnership with JHP. Their current challenges include further addressing stigma\, housing insecurity\, undocumented population members\, business impact\, substance abuse\, and access to funding. Ideally\, The HOPE Center would like to see more tech integration in the form of 24 hour availability for things like suicide prevention chat services\, safety devices\, and translation services. Additionally\, Dr. Green expressed concerns regarding the regulation and ownership of data and privacy. \nFollowing the series of CPR presentations\, Prof. Brian Smith\, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and CS3 Researcher (and frequent attendee at these CPR Workshops)\, provided a brief update on the state of his research. Incorporating direct feedback received during CPR Workshop sessions\, Brian put forth the contents of a paper draft which would use AR technology to enhance the history of Harlem with a variety of education opportunities. Namely\, he and his students have been working on ideas to use QR codes on landmarked buildings\, providing people with snapshots of that building throughout time and annotating them on a map. As well as the option to indicate buildings that once stood in spots on a map/grid that were historically important but may no longer be standing in modern times. They have also been exploring the possibility of taking photos of buildings in order to animate them or show which shops they contain\, inspired by examples of “talking” paintings. He concluded his presentation by reminding the audience of the importance of their contributions to CS3’s mission and asked for ideas regarding how CS3 could help better shape the conversation surrounding emerging AI technologies and their applications. \nIn the ensuing discussion\, the CPRs warmly encouraged Brian and other CS3 researchers to openly acknowledge their conversations with Harlem community members\, especially given their previous hesitation to be engaged in such interactive dialog. They also suggested that actual imagery of Harlem be included in the research paper\, which would better attach it to each location. The CPRs also agreed that they would be willing to branch out into the community and get more feedback; their unique position allows them to serve as credible messengers between the researchers and the broader Harlem community. Researchers were encouraged to come to CPRs’ organizations and talk to staff and constituents directly\, as well. CPRs were likewise suggested to visit certain labs\, with Brian offering the opportunity to tour his lab. The final concern of the evening before adjournment was that it would be generally valuable if more CS3 researchers would accept the invitations to attend these CPR workshop sessions to engage with the community as Brian has demonstrated his commitment to do. \nCPR workshops are invite-only. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/community-partners-in-residence-cpr-program-meeting-9/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:CS3 Innovation Summit 2024
DESCRIPTION:Agenda \n\nKeynote Address and “Fireside Chat” (9:15 AM – 10:00 AM) watch recording\nPanel: Privacy & Security in Smart Streetscape Technology (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM) watch recording: Rachel Cummings\, Data Privacy Researcher at Columbia University and Sal Stolfo\, Machine Learning & Security Researcher at Columbia University\, will discuss translating data privacy and security research into accepted standards and policy with Kenji Yoshihira\, Director of US Ecosystem Innovation at NEC Laboratories America\, Inc and Ruben Beltran\, Chief of Information Technology\, NYPD.\nStudent Pitch Session 1 (11:05 AM – 11:25 AM)\nState-of-the-Art Lightning Talks: Applications\, Computer Vision\, Digital Twins\, & Testbed Infrastructure (11:25 AM – 12:25 PM) watch recording: Smart streetscape applications with Brian Smith\, Director of the Computer-Enabled Abilities Laboratory (CEAL) at Columbia University; Computer vision with Carl Vondrick\, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Researcher at Columbia University; Digital twins with Sharon Di\, Travel Behavior & Transportation Systems Researcher at Columbia University; and testbed infrastructure from Jason Hallstrom\, CS3 Deputy Director and Chief Research Officer at Florida Atlantic University.\nAccelerator Demo Day (1:25 PM – 2:55 PM)\nStudent Pitch Session 2 (3:15 PM – 3:35 PM)\nPanel: How Urban Testbeds Drive Innovation (3:35 PM – 4:20 PM) watch recording: CS3 Director & Principal Investigator\, Andrew Smyth\, will discuss urban testbeds as drivers for community engagement and co-design with Barbara Askins\, President & CEO of 125th Street Business Improvement District in Upper Manhattan (Harlem)\, New York City\, Christopher Roog\, Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of West Palm Beach\, Florida\, Paul Rothman Director\, Smart Cities + IoT @ NYC Office of Technology and Innovation and William Kenworthey\, Principal & Regional Leader of Planning & Urban Design\, HOK.\nIndustry Advisory Board Reception & Meeting
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-innovation-summit-2024/
LOCATION:Center for Smart Streetscapes\, 2276 12th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Public Sector
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SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, faculty and student researchers in the field of smart urban planning will take the stage to share their latest findings\, breakthroughs\, and urban projects. \nJoseph Fioresi\, Ph.D. Student at the University of Central Florida \n\nJoe is a 2nd year Ph.D. student at the University of Central Florida (UCF) studying Computer Vision under Dr. Mubarak Shah. His main focus is on video understanding tasks\, with an emphasis on learning useful representations under privacy and fairness constraints. He currently serves as the UCF representative on the CS3 Student Leadership Council.\nPresentation Abstract: Exploring various forms of bias and privacy concerns in video-level computer vision tasks\, proposing methods to reduce the problematic biases and private information usage.\n\nCaspar Lant\, Ph.D. Student at Columbia University \n\nCaspar is a second-year PhD student at CS3 under PI Henning Schulzrinne. Before coming to Columbia\, Caspar was a Fulbright fellow in Taiwan working on distributed environmental sensor systems. Caspar’s research interests include urban data\, machine learning\, and networking.\nPresentation Abstract: As the roadway becomes increasingly networked with the emergence of autonomous and electric vehicles\, intersection scheduling will move from study-based estimates of traffic conditions to real-time queuing problems with complete information. So far\, pedestrians (lacking built-in network hardware of their own) are excluded from this development. Caspar will present a transformer-based approach to predicting pedestrian behavior at intersections using GPS data.\n\nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-7/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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SUMMARY:Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program - Meeting 10
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 7\, 2024\, the NSF Center for Smart StreetScapes (CS3) held its tenth Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program workshop. The session was moderated by Barbara Askins and would include presentations from James Gunn\, Technical Project Manager of NYC Office of Public Safety\, and Seth Contreras\, Policy Advisor for Innovation of NYC Department of Transportation. The workshop would again include input from CPRs – Maxine Gillies\, Lead Career Coach at STRIVE and Cicely Harris\, Chair of Community Board 10 would highlight their community work.   \nAfter opening remarks by Barbara Askins\, James Gunn began the workshop with an introduction of the mission of NYC Office of Public Safety (OPS)\, emphasizing the statement that “public safety is a prerequisite to our prosperity.” OPS is led by Phil Banks\, and its staff serve as strategic advisors to the police department. The office also supports various agencies\, such as the FDNY\, Office of Criminal Justice to proactively address the safety concerns as is illustrated in the three pilot projects he would go on to highlight. FUSUS facilitates small businesses and retail outlets to voluntarily opt in to share their security camera video feeds with the NYPD\, giving local precincts real-time access as another layer of crime prevention and safety in stores. ONCAM provides video management software offering 360-degree viewing for investigations at a cheaper price. Additionally\, NYC BE SAFE aims to alter the current negative public perception on safety despite the decreasing trends in crime by introducing innovative approaches and resources in public safety. \nThe second government agency presentation was delivered by Seth Contreras\, providing an overview of the  responsibility of NYC Department of Transportation\, which includes managing streets\, sidewalks\, bridges\, bike routes\, and more\, with its $1 billion budget and $20 billion capital program. He highlighted initiatives aimed at improving pedestrian safety and connectivity\, such as median and curb extensions\, and transit signal priority at intersections for bus drivers\, which lengthens the green light and shortens the red\, resulting in improved route speeds and safety throughout NYC’s 2 thousand intersections. The department is also piloting innovative programs like Smart Curbs involving various technologies to manage freight access\, parking\, and micro hubs. Additionally\, the department is planning e-bike battery charging pilots to offer outdoor battery charging technology for delivery workers and ebike users since the city had previously banned e-bikes\, which resulted in an influx of underground sales of poorly made and dangerous products. \nFollowing the series of presentations by the city government\, CPR\, Maxine Gillies presented on the work STRIVE does to build professional skills and empower individuals for career success since its founding in 1984 in East Harlem. Offering comprehensive job readiness training including its digital skills\, coaching\, and placement services primarily within the construction and healthcare sectors\, STRIVE caters to diverse populations including recent immigrants\, returning citizens and homeless individuals\, as well as youth. In fact\, Maxine was introduced to STRIVE as a recent immigrant and after going through their program\, was later recruited as an employee.  With 14 sites across various locations\, She concluded her presentation by mentioning that CS3 could help STRIVE to reimagine its service delivery by integrating more technology into its educational programs\, and offering new tech internship and industry partnership opportunities for STRIVE to offer its clients.  \nThe final presentation was made by CPR Cicely Harris\, Chair of Community Board 10.  Cicely introduced highlights of its central Harlem neighborhood including the 125th Street BID\, Apollo Theater\, and two historic districts with demographics of a fairly high educational attainment but also a higher unemployment rate compared to Manhattan and the rest of NYC. The main concerns of this community as noted in their annual District Needs Assessment included housing\, crime & public safety\, and health and human services. She concluded her presentation with suggestions about how CS3 could help these issues\, including technology that promotes safety and security but also identity protection\, and providing the community’s youth population with paid tech internships and inclusion in these types of roundtable discussions.  \nAfter the presentations\, the session moved to the break-out groups discussion. CPRs shared their learnings\, which included a similarity of concerns represented in community district needs across all the community boards\, a discussion on the impact and risk of technology to quality of life\, and the potential of some of the city government pilot programs presented – ie\, pedestrian safety\, sanitation\, flooding issues\, and trash monitoring. They also suggested that city agencies collaborate more when it comes to using/sharing technology\, installing e-bike chargers at gas stations\, and reassessing the viability of bike paths.   \nCPR workshops are invite-only. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/community-partners-in-residence-cpr-program-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program - Meeting 11
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 14\, 2024\, the NSF Center for Smart StreetScapes (CS3) held its eleventh Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program workshop. The session was moderated by Sharon Sputz\, which was the last one focusing on highlighting their work in the Harlem community as well as insightful two presentations from the industry side. The presentations during this session would include Sharon Sputz\, Industry Outreach Lead CS3\, and Andrew Smyth\, Principal Investigator & Chair\, CS3\, Misato Hattori\, Senior Business Development Manager\, NEC Corporation of America\, Yonette Lewis\, CPR\, Director of Operations\, Harlem Independent Living Center\, Angela Dews\, CPR\, Political Retiree\, Journalist\, Novelist\, Environmental Activist\, Gus Chalkias\, CPR\, Coordinator\, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People.  \nSharon Sputz initiated the session with opening remarks and passed the first presenter over to Andrew Smith\, who presented about GridMatrix\, AI software for critical facility optimization and visual analytics which pulls out traffic information using existing cameras. He showed two case studies\, one of which saves lives with existing cameras to prevent accidents and hazards\, respond to accidents\, reduce response times\, and rank most dangerous intersections\, while another case enabled existing cameras to track emission to improve air quality.  \nThe second presentation was delivered by Misato Hattori from NEC which has provided cash register technology\, phone and internet technology\, and biometrics technology. First she presented 5G network technology at smart intersection for road safety which uses cameras to analyze the risks\, showing the video of a case study in Hawaii\, where NEC worked with a local high school to brainstorm ideas on how to improve safety. She also discussed disaster preparedness and city resilience\, mentioning the importance of mutual support across neighbors which accounted for 80% of how the citizens were rescued in the great earthquake in Japan in 1995 compared to public support or self-help accounting for only 20%. Inspired by this survey\, she concluded that mobile digital tools could help with evacuation plans and support volunteers.  \nMoreover\, William Kenworthey from HOK\, a design firm\, presented their project to integrate design into the streetscape in Mexico City which brings cultural elements into public space using art. \nThen the session moved to the presentations by CPRs\, starting with Yonette Lewis\, one of CPRs about Harlem Independent Living Center\, a disability-focused organization that advocates for community change and empowers people to be independent. This organization is community based\, non-residential\, non-medical\, peer approach to services while their programs and services encompasses benefits advisements and advocacy\, youth services\, deaf/hard of hearing services\, and transitional support. The Transitional Support Program included housing services for mentally ill or substance abusers (HRA 2010e) and medicaid enrollment assistance\, and finding an accessible home in the community\, according to her.  \nThe second CPR presentation is delivered by Angela Dews\, Political Retiree\, Journalist\, Novelist\, Environmental Activist. Sharing her personal narrative to age in Harlem\, she mentioned that landmarks have changed overtime\, being hard to navigate home. Concerning what seniors need to step out of isolation\, she raised six elements – “accessibility\,” “bike lanes and bus lanes\,” and “curb nuts and ramp bumps\,” “park safety\,” “preservation\,” “utilities.”  \nAnother CPR\, Gus Chalkias\, Coordinator\, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People\, gave a final presentation of this session. Starting with his feeling of his isolation as a blind person\, feeling alone in a crowd\, avoided when walking with a cane or ignored\, he has worked with Helen Keller Services for the blind\, which teaches people how to use technology in their day to day lives as well as professional education at NYU for engineering students about assistive technology.  He introduced some accessibility including accessibility tools in iPhone which can do voiceover to read what is on the screen and flick through the apps systematically\, “Seeing AI” app which reads printed material and paper money\, and “Be my eyes” which can take a picture and use AI to describe what’s in the room. He concluded his presentation with the message that those tools should be also available on the street to everyone.  \nThe session then moved to the break-out groups discussion. There were several learnings shared by CPRs such as the importance of inclusivity with aging in place and proactive approach to landscape and spending\, and the need of blind accessible technology.  \nCPR workshops are invite-only. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/community-partners-in-residence-cpr-program-meeting-11/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Community Partners in Residence (CPR) Program - Meeting 12
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 21\, 2024\, the NSF Center for Smart StreetScapes (CS3) held its twelfth/final Community Partners in Residence (CPR) workshop to conclude the first cohort. The session began with Ester Fuchs presenting a summary document called the ‘Harlem Community Needs Assessment’ created by coding data (presentation discussions\, breakout sessions\, questions\, and surveys) that emerged from all previous CPR working sessions and surveys.  This resulted in 3 categories of focus: 1= General Community Needs; 2 = StreetScape Community Needs; and 3 = Community Engagement & Education Needs.  There were also specific areas of focus within each of the 3 categories using language provided by the CPRs themselves.  While the first 2 focused on areas we expected to emerge in these discussions\, ie\, public safety\, accessibility\, sanitation\, public health\, economic opportunity\, etc\, this process showed that Community Engagement and Education needs also emerged as an important category/need from the workshop conversations – these included the need for education to understand technology and the research\, among this group.   \nAndrew Smyth then addressed the group by thanking everyone for their participation and commitment to this project. He noted the challenges inherent in this work\, and that this was only the beginning.  The CS3 research team had been given ideas as to the kinds of things they should be thinking about before the CPR component began to help prioritize which challenges needed more focus and time\, how to present issues\, etc.  This project is ultimately not only about technical issues\, it is about rolling research out to the community together\, trying to anticipate all the challenges\, win over the government\, etc. He noted the brainstorming sessions were really useful for the researchers with 4 main unexpected takeaways: 1 – we have a real opportunity for us to celebrate & support the cultural identity & history of Harlem; we can do this with AR/VR\, overlaying history\, accompanying with music\, etc\, but we need to drill down specifics and we must; 2 – elements for elderly & people with disabilities to navigate the city\, we have researchers focused on this already but we need to do this with more detail and greater clarity about what to work toward and fight off; 3 – CS3 can potentially assist in equitable and effective policing; we can collaborate in this area beyond targeting and profiling\, etc; 4 – Street chaos issues\, traffic congestion\, double parking\, delivery bikes\, bike lane implementations\, bus lanes\, etc; these things came up frequently and CS3 should pick an exact collaboration in these areas and run with it to respond well.  This list is not scientific\, but seems obvious. He added that CS3 can be helpful in training and educational programs\, which is not a streetscape solution that we had previously thought of\, but are opportunities that can be given to the community. Lastly\, what are the next steps for each CPR?  We thought there might be a CPR alumni group – perhaps stay together in active ways (ie\, mentorship)\, or less active (receiving the CS3 newsletter).  CPRs are CS3’s most in-tune partners at this moment. We have projects coming up this summer with seniors and students and other opportunities to engage\, if desired\, and CS3 wants to activate more with this group outside of this room. We also discussed an Ad hoc Community Review Board – perhaps a subset of CPRs that would help inform applications and locations for this work to deploy.  \nBarbara picked up the discussion by saying that she loves Harlem and feels like Harlem is never fully understood\, people on the outside see it but don’t always understand what they are looking at\, and so it is important that we can bring this work out of this room.  We have identified needs\, learned a lot from scientists\, and researchers learned a lot from us\, but how do we start matching all this up?  We need to discuss how you all can stay involved.  We don’t want to make assumptions\, because right now even you are on the outside looking in\, and we need to make sure we can stay connected emotionally\, hold onto the knowledge we learned/that the CPRs articulated.  She listed the following questions & suggestions: CS3 develops programs with CPRs and matches organizations with them; institutional knowledge is very valuable -we can form a CPR Council of (former) members to serve as our most knowledgeable resources in the community since we do not want to start over\, how do we keep this group engaged – build into NSF structure?; Are there opportunities for this group to interact with Cohort 2 – at their opening reception?; bringing the knowledge to the greater Harlem Community – Harlem is big and cohort 1 is our only Ambassador group so far and we only have 1 Jessica Elliot to voice for the entire East Harlem section\, how do we scale?; perhaps we create community engagement evaluators & watchdogs\, where Cohort 1 serves as eyes & ears that now has a relationship with CS3 and CS3 trusts them.   \nBarbara played a video the 125th St BID & the HOPE Center created about keeping Harlem’s streets clean with neighborhood youth as messengers – it was a fun\, social\, 1-minute campaign that was a lighter touch with effective outcomes.  It engaged the community beyond people who have degrees and have been recruited into a program\, because CS3 also has to also meet the people where they are and where the work gets done. This could be done by activating competitions among youth and inspiring neighborhood people to make communications for CS3. Barbara also discussed ideas for outreach to a 2nd CPR Cohort\, noting there should be representatives from community boards in every cohort (same individuals or not)\, we need to examine discussions around the hot topics and how we can elevate those in discussion with cohort 2 like aging in place\, more discussions around business\, disabilities\, which new groups we should add.  She asked each CPR to state what they want to see happen next.  There was concern expressed about transferring this project to a private company; a question about how CS3 can more deeply engage CPR groups with government partners; discussion about how CS3 plans to message about this project and what may be expected from community boards; the value of consistent & universal talking points for CS3 to provide to CPRs/stakeholders to share in the community; there were numerous references made to the importance of inclusion: of a variety of disability representation – all have different needs and experiences\, community based organizations\, business\, youth\, seniors\, cultural groups\, and multilingual participants. \nWhen polled\, every CPR wanted to stay involved going forward.  With that\, the meeting concluded with Ester thanking Lynda Hamilton for managing these workshops behind the scenes and creating CPR Certificates of Completion\, which Andrew and Barbara presented to each CPR with photos\, and a group photo\, followed by the closing reception and dinner catered by Dinosaur Barbeque. \nCPR workshops are invite-only. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/community-partners-in-residence-cpr-program-meeting-12/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:SLC Fall Welcome Session
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the Fall Welcome Session! CS3’s mission is to forge livable\, safe\, and inclusive communities through real-time\, hyper-local streetscape applications built on advancements in edge-cloud technology\, wireless-optical engineering\, visual analytics\, computer security\, and social science. \nJoin us to learn about the unique opportunities available to students at CS3\, such as: \n\nUndergraduate and Graduate Research\nMentoring for Education Programs\nInternships and Industry Connections\nCommunity Engagement\nLeadership Development\n\nLunch will be provided. \nIn-Person Locations at CS3 Partner Institutions: \n\nColumbia University\nLehman College\nRutgers University\nFlorida Atlantic University\nUniversity of Central Florida
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/slc-fall-welcome-session/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T133000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241211T163912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T163912Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the CS3 Monthly Research Exchange! At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, we hear from researchers about their latest findings on the future of smart city technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with other CS3 students and faculty at partner institutions\, provide feedback to the student presenters\, and collaborate on future research. \nLunch will be provided. \nThis month we will learn about the societal impacts of smart streetscapes and how trust is established and maintained. They will present two approaches: bottom-up through community engagement and top-down through government and policy. Click October 2024 research exchange for the presenters’ bios and abstracts. \nPresentations will be followed by an information session on the CS3 VALIDATE Accelerator Program (learn more here). \nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-8/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241211T164146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T164146Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the CS3 Monthly Research Exchange! At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, we hear from researchers about their latest findings on the future of smart city technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with other CS3 students and faculty at partner institutions\, provide feedback to the student presenters\, and collaborate on future research. \nLunch will be provided. \nStudent Presenters:\nEge Ozguroglu\nPhD Student\, Columbia University\nResearch Thrust 2: Situational Awareness \n\nAbstract: We introduce pix2gestalt\, a framework for zero-shot amodal segmentation\, which learns to estimate the shape and appearance of whole objects that are only partially visible behind occlusions. By capitalizing on large-scale diffusion models and transferring their representations to this task\, we learn a conditional diffusion model for reconstructing whole objects in challenging zero-shot cases\, including examples that break natural and physical priors\, such as art. As training data\, we use a synthetically curated dataset containing occluded objects paired with their whole counterparts. Experiments show that our approach outperforms supervised baselines on established benchmarks. Our model can furthermore be used to significantly improve the performance of existing object recognition and 3D reconstruction methods in the presence of occlusions.\n\nPierre Tholoniat\nPhD Student\, Columbia University\nResearch Thrust 3: Privacy\, Security\, and Fairness \n\nAbstract: As major browsers phase out third-party cookies\, emerging advertising APIs offer an opportunity to improve web privacy. We first present Cookie Monster (published at ACM SOSP ’24)\, a system that enhances existing advertising measurement APIs from major tech companies with more efficient differential privacy (DP) budgeting. By using an individual form of DP\, our approach enables more accurate private measurement queries compared to traditional DP implementations. Cookie Monster lays the foundations for on-device privacy-preserving systems\, with applications beyond advertising: in this talk\, we propose an analogy between web and smart city privacy\, and sketch how insights from our paper can help shape a robust privacy architecture for smart cities.\n\nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-9/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241220T204732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T204732Z
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SUMMARY:Community Partners in Residence Kick-Off Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) as we kick off the 2025 Community Partners in Residence (CPR) program! We will review what was learned from the 2023-2024 CPR cohort\, present projects based on CPR feedback\, and outline opportunities for continued engagement through community co-design methods. \nCPR workshops are invite-only. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/community-partners-in-residence-kick-off-meeting/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241211T171034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T171034Z
UID:4223-1737115200-1737118800@cs3-erc.org
SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the CS3 Monthly Research Exchange! At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, we hear from researchers about their latest findings on the future of smart city technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with other CS3 students and faculty at partner institutions\, provide feedback to the student presenters\, and collaborate on future research. \nLunch will be provided. Presenters to be announced. \nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-10/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20250109T200106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T200106Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Teacher Professional Development Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) for a half-day workshop designed to connect NYC educators with cutting-edge research in smart streetscape technologies. Learn about CS3’s innovative work\, explore the Summer Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program\, and brainstorm ways to bring these ideas into your classroom. Optional lab tours at Columbia University will showcase the latest in urban tech research. Don’t miss this chance to grow as an educator and inspire your students with real-world STEM applications! \nEvent Details:\n📅 Date: Monday\, January 27\, 2025\n🕗 Time: 9AM – 12PM\n📍 Location: Columbia University (specific location shared upon registration) \nLunch will be provided! \nThis workshop is invite-only. If you are interested in attending this workshop or learning more about CS3’s Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-teacher-professional-development-workshop/
LOCATION:Columbia University
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241211T171355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T171355Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the CS3 Monthly Research Exchange! At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, we hear from researchers about their latest findings on the future of smart city technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with other CS3 students and faculty at partner institutions\, provide feedback to the student presenters\, and collaborate on future research. \nLunch will be provided. Presenters to be announced. \nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-11/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20241211T171614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T184328Z
UID:4235-1743163200-1743166800@cs3-erc.org
SUMMARY:CS3 Monthly Research Exchange
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) presents the CS3 Monthly Research Exchange! At each CS3 Monthly Research Exchange\, we hear from researchers about their latest findings on the future of smart city technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with other CS3 students and faculty at partner institutions\, provide feedback to the student presenters\, and collaborate on future research. \nLunch will be provided. Presenters to be announced. \nThe CS3 Monthly Research Exchanges are internal and open only to CS3 affiliated students\, faculty\, and staff. If you are interested in learning more about the research happening at CS3\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-monthly-research-exchange-12/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251027T154530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T154530Z
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SUMMARY:SLC Monthly Meeting October 2025
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting for the CS3 Student Leadership Council (SLC). \nThis is a CS3 internal meeting.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/slc-monthly-meeting-october-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251027T154000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T154000Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Smart Crosswalk Button Co-Design Workshop #3
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) will host the next segment of our co-design workshop series focused on adapting use-cases for a Smart Crosswalk Button application. The goal of the prior workshops were to introduce the project and identify key issues\, then to introduce a prototype for the button. This session will incorporate community\, government\, and industry perspectives to continue developing recommendations for improvements to the button application. \nThis is an invite-only event. If you are interested in attending a workshop or learning more about CS3’s community engagement process\, please contact our team at streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-smart-crosswalk-button-co-design-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Harlem\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251027T155511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T143132Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Fall Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) will host its Fall Retreat for CS3 students\, faculty\, and staff. \nThis is a CS3 internal event.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-fall-retreat/
LOCATION:Tarrytown\, New York\, Tarrytown\, New York
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251027T154847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T143203Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 Industry Speaker Series: Dr. Patrick Alrassy
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Smart Streetscape (CS3) Student Leadership Council (SLC) for an engaging session in our Industry Speaker Series\, featuring leaders at the forefront of smart cities\, transportation innovation\, and urban technology. This event offers students and researchers the opportunity to learn from professionals shaping the future of intelligent infrastructure and to explore pathways for collaboration\, internships\, and career growth within the evolving smart streetscape ecosystem. \nAbout Our Speaker\nDr. Patrick Alrassy is a Staff Research Engineer at Meta’s Super Intelligence Lab\, where he works on new Generative AI Evaluation frameworks. He specializes in building evaluation benchmarks for large language models across domains such as STEM\, law\, finance\, and creative reasoning. Dr. Alrassy holds a Ph.D. in Civil & Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University\, and an affiliate to Columbia’s Smart Cities Center\, where his research advanced smart cities and large-scale telematics data for safer road networks. His prior work spans spatial AI\, autonomous systems\, particularly self-driving cars in the startup space. \nThis event is open to all Columbia University\, Florida Atlantic University\, Lehman College\, and Rutgers University Students.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/cs3-industry-speaker-series-dr-patrick-alrassy/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:SLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251027T155112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T155112Z
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SUMMARY:SLC Monthly Meeting December 2025
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting for the CS3 Student Leadership Council (SLC). \nThis is a CS3 internal meeting.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/slc-monthly-meeting-december-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20260123T090021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T125902Z
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SUMMARY:CS3 2026 Innovation Summit: AI For Purposeful\, Vibrant Streetscapes
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the CS3 2026 Innovation Summit: AI for Purposeful Vibrant Streetscapes\nJoin the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)\, an NSF Engineering Research Center\, for the 2026 Innovation Summit: AI for Purposeful\, Vibrant Streetscapes—a convening of researchers\, industry leaders\, public-sector innovators\, and community stakeholders working to move AI beyond buzzwords and into measurable\, real-world results. \nThe 2026 Summit centers on redefining what AI means in urban contexts—disentangling hype from reality and examining how data-driven technologies can be responsibly designed\, deployed\, and governed to deliver tangible public value.  \nThis event is invite-only. Approved registration is required for admission. \nThis page will serve as the central hub for the day. Here you will find: \n\nFull program schedule\nSession details\nSpeaker info\nSlides & resources (as available)\nKey links and logistics\n\nBookmark this page—resources will be updated. \nFull Program Schedule\n8:00 | Doors Open\nCoffee served \n9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks\nShih-Fu Chang\, Dean of the School of Engineering\, Columbia University \nAndrew Smyth\, CS3 Director & Principal Investigator\, Columbia University \n9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote & Fireside Chat: Scaling Public-Private Innovation for the Next Generation – Empowering Agencies to Harness AI and Technology\nSpeaker: Kristin White\, Transportation Industry Executive\, Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships\, Google Public Sector \nModerator: Andrew Smyth\, CS3 Director & Principal Investigator\, Columbia University \n10:00 – 10:50 | Panel Discussion: From Sensors to Systems: Real-Time Traffic Analysis for Faster Decision-Making\nWhat does it take to turn real-time sensor data into actionable traffic insights? This panel explores a collaboration between city agencies\, industry\, and academia aimed at building and validating accurate traffic models for New York City. Speakers will discuss technical approaches to sensor fusion\, the challenges of forecasting in complex urban environments\, and what it will take to move from research to real-world implementation. \nSpeakers: \n\nAhmed Darrat\, Chief Product Officer\, INRIX\nRobert Holbrook\, Executive Director of “Get Stuff Built”\, Office of the Mayor of NYC\nMehmet Turkcan\, Associate Research Scientist\, CS3\n\nModerator: Olivia Moore\, Managing Director\, CS3 \n10:50 – 11:10 | Perfect Pitch Competition – Session 1\nHear 90-second “elevator pitches” from the Center’s students. The audience will vote to select the competition winner\, who will go on to represent the Center in a nationwide engineering research competition. \n11:10 – 11:30 | BREAK\n11:30 – 12:30 | VALIDATE Accelerator Demo Day \nAccelerator teams present their demos in Edge AI for Streetscapes\, Safe and Privacy-Preserving Sensing\, and Digital Twin Platforms \n12:30 – 2:00 | Lunch & Research Poster Session\n2:00 – 2:25 | Keynote Address: Evolution of AI\nSpeaker: Christopher White\, President\, NEC Labs America \n2:25 – 2:45 | Perfect Pitch Competition – Session 2\nHear 90-second “elevator pitches” from the Center’s students. The audience will vote to select the competition winner\, who will go on to represent the Center in a nationwide engineering research competition. \n2:45 – 3:15 | Faculty Lightning Talks\nShree Nayar\, T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science\, Columbia University: Minimalist Vision \nGeorge Sklivanitis\, Schmidt Research Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, Florida Atlantic University: Beyond Connectivity: Resilient\, Secure and Sensing-Integrated Wireless Streetscape Networks \nJorge Ortiz\, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Rutgers University: CityOS: A Privacy-First Operating System for Sensed Environments \n3:15 – 3:35 | BREAK\n3:35 – 4:25 | Panel Discussion: Testbed Perspectives on Local Value of Technology in Streetscapes\nThis session explores how CS3 testbeds and deployment partners translate research into measurable public value by aligning technology with everyday user needs and public-sector operations. The conversation will surface lessons from both street-level community experiences and city and county operations. Insights from CVG Airport will highlight how airports can help validate smart streetscape technology before moving to full city-scale operations.  \nSpeakers: \n\nChris Roog\, Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director\, City of West Palm Beach\, Florida\nVJ Rajvanshi\, Director of Planning\, Middlesex County\, New Jersey\nBrian Cobb\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Cincinnati/Kentucky International (CVG) Airport \n\nModerator: Bill Kenworthey\, Regional Leader of Planning and Urban Design\, HOK \n4:25 – 4:30 | Closing Remarks and Awards\n4:30 – 5:30 | Networking Reception\nResources & Downloads\nPDF Program \nResources will continue to be updated post-event. \nLogistics & Venue Info\n\n\n\nAddress + map\nColumbia University 601 West 125th Street Mail Code 9802 New York\, NY 10027\nRoom locations\nAccessibility information\nRestrooms\nThe Forum has gender-inclusive restrooms on the concourse level and on the 3rd Floor. Gendered restrooms are found in the concourse level and 2nd Floor. All the gendered bathrooms include changing tables\, and the 2nd Floor women’s restroom includes a lactation room.\n\n\nEmergency info\n\n​​Questions?\nContact: streetscapes@columbia.edu
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/innovation-summit-2026/
LOCATION:The Forum at Columbia University\, 601 West 125th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T090433
CREATED:20251210T222416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T175009Z
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SUMMARY:Snapdragon Multiverse Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Enter the Snapdragon Multiverse at Columbia University!\nJoin the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) on February 6-7\, 2026\, for an immersive hackathon\, sponsored by Qualcomm\, where innovation meets connectivity. Teams of 3–5 will dive into the future of multi-device communication\, building experiences that redefine how devices work together. \nEvery team will receive a Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon® X Series processors as the central control hub and a Samsung Galaxy S25 featuring Snapdragon 8 Elite. Want to go further? Bring your own Snapdragon-powered devices or microcontrollers to craft seamless\, intelligent cross-platform solutions. \nFrom syncing sensors to orchestrating edge workflows to designing multi-screen interactions\, this is your chance to prototype the next generation of connected computing within the Snapdragon ecosystem. \nForm your team\, pick a track\, and start creating. Each challenge is designed to showcase Snapdragon’s power across PCs\, phones\, and microcontrollers—your playground for limitless innovation. \nThis event is open to all undergraduate/graduate students and postdocs at Columbia University\, as well as CS3 partner institutions (Lehman College\, Rutgers University\, and Florida Atlantic University). \nRegister by January 21\, 2026! https://luma.com/mfwgyqby\nTrack 1: Real-time CV Assistant\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Mobile device\nAI Branch: Computer Vision\, Edge AI\nObjective: Develop an application performing real-time computer vision analysis (object tracking\, scene understanding\, anomaly detection\, or gesture recognition) optimized for on-device inference\, optionally enhanced by cloud augmentation.\nExample: License plate detection app to track cars coming in and going out of a parking lot.\n\nTrack 2: Conversational AI Companion\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Android\, Cloud\, or Wearable\nAI Branch: Natural Language Processing\, Generative AI\nObjective: Build an interactive conversational AI application capable of voice or text-based interaction\, delivering real-time contextually aware responses for tasks like wellness coaching\, tutoring\, coding assistance\, or creative storytelling\nExample: AI dungeon master that can be used to create and narrate dungeons and dragons adventures.\n\nTrack 3: RL Agent Arena\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Cloud\, Microcontroller\nAI Branch: Reinforcement Learning\, Simulation\nObjective: Build an interactive environment representing a real-world scenario and train an agent or team of agents to solve the scenario. Bots should have access to the environment state at a minimum\, but models could use AI tools or data augmentation techniques to improve their performance above the baseline environmental inputs.\nExample: Build a bot to dynamically handle traffic lights at an intersection in a simulated environment.\n\nSubmission Requirements\n\nEach team must submit a proposal for an AI use case application leveraging open source software that would run natively on a Snapdragon-powered laptop.\nThe proposal must be the work and/or idea solely owned by the team members.\n\nPrizes\n\nTop Prize (selected by judges):\n\nOne (1) Meta Quest 3 512GB All-n-One Mixed-Reality Headset for each member of the team\nQualcomm DevRel support to complete application\nBlog + Live Stream opportunities\n\n\nTeam’s Choice (team popular vote\, by location):\n\nOne (1) Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses for each member of the team\nQualcomm DevRel support to complete application\nBlog + Live Stream opportunities\n\n\n\nExpect hands-on support\, networking\, marketing\, and amplification opportunities as well as prizes for the winning teams. Don’t worry – there will be swag for everyone! Note that the winners will be selected overall\, not per track. \nLet’s come together and re-define what multi-device collaboration looks like – powered by Snapdragon. \nRegistration open until January 21st – secure your spot today! \nOnly one project proposal submission per person is allowed. \nSnapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies\, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. \nQuestions?\nEmail streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/snapdragon-multiverse-hackathon-2026/
LOCATION:Columbia University
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