{"id":305,"date":"2020-12-19T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosenfeldmedia.com\/advancing-research-2021\/?p=305"},"modified":"2020-12-28T21:43:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:43:02","slug":"meet-our-conference-curator-jamika-burge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosenfeldmedia.com\/advancing-research-2021\/2020\/12\/19\/meet-our-conference-curator-jamika-burge\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast\u2014The Humanity of Technology: Furthering the Greater Good with Jamika Burge, Conference Curator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/943065088&amp;color=%23539733&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"The Rosenfeld Review Podcast (Rosenfeld Media)\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rosenfeld-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rosenfeld Review Podcast (Rosenfeld Media)<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"The Humanity of Technology: Furthering the Greater Good with Jamika Burge\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rosenfeld-media\/jamika-burge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Humanity of Technology: Furthering the Greater Good with Jamika Burge<\/a><code><\/code><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though trained as a computer scientist, Jamika Burge admits she does not have the heart of a programmer; rather, she\u2019s interested in surfacing and connecting with the humanity of the technology we create. Jamika has taken that approach in her past work, including a stint at DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), where she studied the impact of games on learning. Jamika now leads AI Design Insights at CapitalOne, and is also one of the Advancing Research 2021 Conference curators. Here she shares the story of her career path, and the work she is doing with blackcomputeHER.org (pronounced \u2018black computer\u2019), an organization she co-founded that is dedicated to supporting computation and design workforce development for black women and girls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamika Recommends:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Gendershades.org\">Gendershades.org<\/a>, a project by Joy Buolamwini, Lead Author and Timnit Gebru, PhD, Co-Author<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep up with Jamika:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/JamikaBurge.com\">JamikaBurge.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JDBurge\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/j.jurious\/\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jamika\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jamika D. Burge leads AI Design Insights at Capital One. Her team uncovers learning &amp; research insights across multiple platform experiences, including conversational AI, which supports Eno, Capital One\u2019s customer-facing intelligent assistant. She\u2019s an authority on intersectionality of Black women in computing and co-founder of blackcomputeHER.org (pronounced \u2018black computer\u2019), an organization dedicated to supporting computation &amp; design workforce development for black women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Capital One, she served as a research and tech consultant to DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in the Information Innovation Office. While there, she provided technical and management consult for innovative DARPA programs which were funded at over $70M. Jamika is also Founder and Principal of Design &amp; Technology Concepts, LLC, a tech consultancy that focuses on computer science education, tech research, and intersectional design. She has consulted for Google, the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), and the American Association of Colleges &amp; Universities (AAC&amp;U). Jamika holds a PhD in CS from VA Tech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rosenfeld Review Podcast (Rosenfeld Media) \u00b7 The Humanity of Technology: Furthering the Greater Good with Jamika Burge &nbsp; Though trained as a computer scientist, Jamika Burge admits she does not have the heart of a programmer; rather, she\u2019s interested in surfacing and connecting with the humanity of the technology we create. 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