02/26/16: Machine Eatable with Hanna Wallach Tickets, Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

What happens when you apply machine learning to social sciences? Computational social science is the use of computational and statistical techniques to study social processes. Hanna Wallach (@hannawallach), Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, will open a discussion on the opportunities, challenges, and implications involved in developing and using machine learning methods to analyze real-world data about society. Among other things, Hanna will discuss fairness, accountability, and transparency. About Machine Eatable DataKind and Microsoft Technology & Civic Engagement present Machine Eatable, a lunchtime conversation at Civic Hall. This monthly lunch series offers a candid discussion led by community leaders around the latest happenings on the front lines of data science and social good communities.