Big Data and AI for Migration - Tuba Bircan, VUB & University of Cambridge (15 November 2022)
Channel: VAIA - Flanders AI Academy
Date: 2023-02-21

How can migration be studied with big data and AI? In this recording by VAIA (Flanders AI Academy) Tuba Bircan of VUB and the University of Cambridge explains which methodologies have been applied so far, as well as the challenges.
This webinar was recorded on 15 November 2022, as part of the weekly VAIA Presents Webinar Series.
More tips and explanations: https://www.vaia.be/en/courses/a-mixed-blessing-big-data-and-ai-for-migration

ABOUT TUBA BIRCAN
Prof. Tuba Bircan is a research professor of sociology at the Dept. of Sociology, at the Vrije Universiteit (VUB) and a senior researcher at the Kavli Research Centre for Ethics, Science and the Public at the University of Cambridge. As a computational social scientist, her research interests cover a wide range from public perception, migration, equal opportunities, social and public policies to new methodologies and use of Big Data and AI for studying societal challenges. She is a follower of open science and science for society. She is currently the scientific coordinator if H2020 funded HumMingBird-Enhanced Migration Measures from a Multidimensional Perspective project. She has published mainly on the methodological aspects of migration studies, inclusive policies and inequalities.

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