Love it…
New York Times article about how more and more cities are releasing data they have been collecting for years about all kinds of stuff. They’ve taken the cue from the federal government, where more and more data is being released on data.gov under the new administration.
I know in Boston they have released real-time bus location info on some selected bus routes (finally!) for developers. Hopefully Boston starts releasing a bunch of other relevant and cool data.
Unfortunately, it doesn't include the 71 bus...oh well
I think government can be held a lot more accountable when all the data is out there for the public to use – and maybe ordinary people can help out our city (for free) by developing useful applications and ideas that our busy public servants haven’t thought of before!
I am generally interested in the application of machine learning to aid decision making, and specifically interested in developing probabilistic models of systems in order to aid modelling and simulation. Recently, I have done research in the area of airspace safety, working in the Surveillance Systems group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. I mainly worked in the TCAS and UAV mission areas, specifically in terms of collision avoidance systems. In the past, I have researched the application of machine learning algorithms to the care of patients with chronic disease such as diabetes and hypertension. As an LGO fellow, I hope to research how machine learning can improve efficiency and lower risk in manufacturing and/or supply chain operations.
