Ep44: James Cook University in Singapore’s Lijuan Shen: Data Science is Not Just Numbers
Many of us live in smart cities where the conveniences of life come so naturally – such as smooth traffic flow, knowing exactly when the next bus will arrive, receiving rain alerts before a downpour and more. But what exactly goes into making cities smart? In this episode of JCU Conversations, our Senior Lecturer in Data Science Dr Lijuan Shen shares how data science and AI shape the world around us. She chats about the smart infrastructure systems around us, to technologies behind the scenes that keep cities running safely and efficiently.This episode’s host: Dr Randy Zhu, Lecturer in Information Technology at James Cook University (Singapore Campus).🎧 Listen Now: https://www.jcu.edu.sg/jcu-conversations/podcasts/jcu-conversations-44-lijuan-shen
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