NSF NRT project at ASU, Citizen-Centered Smart Cities & Smart Living

Earlier today, and ASU School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence student Danielle Jacobs successfully defended her , “Cybersecurity for All: Towards a Cyber Harm Framework for Citizens.” She is now the sixth PhD trainee to from our program! , Dr. Danielle Jacobs! We are so proud of you!

Nearly 20,700 students from Arizona State University earlier this May - the largest graduating class in history! Among the graduates were Elma Hajric and Lance Israel Lim. Congratulations to these ! We are so proud of you, and excited to see what the future holds!

Yatiraj Shetty won in Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering's School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks' recent , for his project "A for fine-grained finger gesture inference through fusion." The was an opportunity for undergraduate & graduate students to their completed or ongoing projects created during their time at for a chance to win. Congratulations, Yati!
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Elma Hajric, who was named the for School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU! In addition to the Dr. Hajric was profiled in an article, which shared some insights into her , , and her for more and . Congratulations, Dr. Hajric!

PhD grad’s work integrates science, technology and society to promote just futures | ASU News Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates.

We held our hybrid 2024 last Friday (4/12). We reviewed program updates, shared feedback on , and played a quick round of to wake up from a filling lunch. Since this was the final for our program, we also invited NRT partner to speak on the State of the in . It was wonderful to gather in-person and remotely one last time with our !

Yesterday and School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU student Elma Hajric successfully defended her , “Unraveling Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Data Power: Assemblages, and Narratives of a Smart Campus Through an ‘IoT’ Pole Case Study.” She is now the fifth PhD trainee to from our program! Congratulations, Dr. Elma Hajric!

The 2024 convened yesterday at the Phoenix Art Museum and focused on and the . , , , , and gathered and contributed to what’s next for advancing , cities, regions and beyond. One of the faculty co-presented a session, and the coordinator and in attendance participated in discussions that explored in at the intersection of , and .

Yesterday partner held its annual event, , at the Venture Café Phoenix. With sessions led by program manager Ben Williams and NRT alumnus-now Design & Technology Manager Jake Taylor, the evening brought together leaders, , and to learn about recent impactful initiatives in the region and explore / technologies and collaborations. The coordinator and some attended the event, gaining valuable insights and connections.

Although March is only halfway through, with our grant program wrapping up its final year, we held our last Student Cohort Meeting earlier today. and the coordinator reflected on what they enjoyed about the NRT experience, and agreed that the , and , and were the most appreciated - and would be the most missed, once the program ends.

During the 2nd Spring 2024 Student Cohort Meeting today we went over upcoming - and - related conferences and events at ASU and locally in Arizona. also shared updates on research progress as well as which fictional universe (from books, films, video games, or other media) they would most wish to visit!

So great to get together virtually today for the first Spring 2024 Student Cohort Meeting and catch up from the winter holiday. shared updates on research progress and recent (large or small) - including and . Looking forward to another awesome semester!

This morning some members of the program joined ASU School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence to at Feed My Starving Children. Music played while teams worked on assembly lines to hand-pack , , dried , and into bags which are then sealed, boxed, placed on pallets, and shipped around the world. Together, the group packed 141 boxes filled with 30,456 meals, which will feed 83 kids a daily meal for one year!