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Informatics Cafe - A Taste of Informatics

College of Informatics, Northern Kentucky University

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Finding human meaning in a world of data is what Informatics is all about. Join us in the Informatics Café as an eclectic variety of experts have coffee with our host Mike Nitardy of Frost-Brown-Todd, to discuss topics across communication, business, technology, and science from their unique perspectives. We come to you from the campus of Northern Kentucky University, on a hilltop overlooking the skyline of Cincinnati. Informatics Cafe is a production of Informatics+, the outreach arm of the ...
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A podcast aimed at disabled, chronically ill and/or neurodivergent students and early career researchers. I'll be chatting with academics and students from different career stages about how they thrive in academia and disability. We'll discuss institutional and personal challenges, and hopefully provide some insights on how to cope with these.
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IEEE Blockchain

IEEE Blockchain

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Through the IEEE Blockchain Initiative Q&A podcast series, IEEE Future Directions interviews experts in the field of blockchain across various industries. IEEE Blockchain Podcasts provides you access to the industry’s blockchain innovators, experts and enthusiasts.
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Transcript of audio Speaker 1 0:00 Hi, Remy, thank you so much for appearing on today's enabled and academia podcast episode. We're really excited to have you. And it's my first time recording in person and like a studio in a way. So it's really cool. Fantastic. Okay, so normally the first question I ask all my guests is, can you tell us about your…
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Really exciting episode - learning about Disability inclusion from a staff member's viewpoint , Academia is a journey that involves both student and staff , so switching up perspectives is always great !!!! ENJOY 8th February is finally here for updates please visit @EnabledinAca on X aka TwitterBy Heena Sobhani
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During todays episode i had the pleasure of interviewing Caroline , we mention many topics ranging from self advocacy to the importance of disability educational inclusion within a variety y of Ed spaces ranging from high school up to phd level . we mention Carolines Makefest project that aims to get young people involved in tech , the events often…
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in this episode i had the pleasure of interviewing Becca jiggens who is a TWIP company founder ( the work inclusion project ) who help academics apply for the access to work scheme to for example travel to work co with ease this company deals with over 50 universities and has amassed over 40 employees . Becca is also a prominent legal and disabilit…
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From York university Canada , I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Ameera Ali to discuss possible solutions to higher access for the disabled, we speak about disabled parents .💕 She tells us that only 14 picture books are available in the west that depict a parent with a disability!!!!‼️‼️‼️ disabled parents. Disability Representation in Film, TV,…
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This episode features Pauldy Otermans who provides us with insight about how educational and conversational style AI tools like her own creations Teddy AI and the Otermans institute can assist with reducing exclusion in education towards marginalised students such as the disabled .By Heena Sobhani
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Mickey Mentzer of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds shares how the Reds use data analysis, AI, and a host of IoT sensors and equipment to analyze player performance to provide intelligence to players, coaches, and trainers on and off the field.By College of Informatics, Northern Kentucky University
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Kevin Werbach, author of "The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust", to discuss the dynamics of trust as they relate to smart contracts, regulatory issues, and contract law.By IEEE Blockchain
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Jeremy Clark, Associate Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, about his research associated with central bank digital currencies or CBDCs. Jeremy breaks down his stakeholder analysis and shares practical information on the intricacies of privacy…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Christine Fahey, IEEE Blockchain's regional lead for the Americas local blockchain groups and Executive Director and co-founder of the non-profit organization Blockchain901. Christine provides insights on blockchain's potential and the importance of community building to advance t…
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In this edition of The Kentucky Side, we talk with the authors of two new books. Greg Hand's Cincinnati Curiosities: Healing Powers of the Wamsley Madstone, Nocturnal Exploits of Old Man Dead, Mazeppa's Naked Ride & More explores some of our strange historic moments in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. For example, did you know that the fortune bui…
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In a city as old as Covington, even if you're a skeptic, your mind has probably wandered at some point to the possibility that these old buildings have some old residents. Very old residents. ...Dead residents. The Spooky Secrets Walking Tour shares documented tales about where ghostly hauntings are reported to have taken place, or continue to. The…
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There is no question that the Northern Kentucky of today looks a lot different than the one from 2007. Covington and the urban core are in the midst of a resurgence, development around the airport and its related industries continues to skyrocket, and the Northern Kentucky University athletics program is an NCAA Division I competitor. Those are jus…
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On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks - LINK nky's podcast - we explore the health of the Ohio River, our misconceptions about it, and whether it's safe to swim in. Joining us to talk about the health of the river is Ohio River Foundation Executive Director Rich Cogen. To explore growing recreational opportunities on the river, we…
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Kenton Co. is densely populated and geographically small, but retains a significant swath of rural land. On that land, local families continue their generational dedication to farming and agriculture. That lifestyle was highlighted recently on the Kenton Co. Farm Tour. Despite being best known as the home to Covington, just over a dozen miles south…
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Northern Kentucky is in a unique geographical position when it comes to traditional cultures related to the South and the Midwest. The way we speak is an example of that as our American accent, in many cases, can represent the shift as north meets south. But do we have a southern accent in Northern Kentucky? Our manner of speaking is varied all acr…
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Einstein found it creepy, referring to it as "spooky action," and while his reasons are likely different than yours, there's no doubt that the upcoming quantum computing revolution is likely to unsettle most. In the span of a few short years, the tech that protects trade secrets, government files, your online banking, the stock market, shopping, an…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Dr. Chris Elsden, Chancellor’s Fellow in Service Design in the Institute for Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Elsden discusses the role of design as it relates to blockchain and how it can shed light on utilizing decentralized technologies in tangible, safe, …
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How death is discussed before the proverbial final course is served is an area Dr. Andrea Lambert South researches. As a family communication scholar, her research focuses on learning and telling the stories of families and family dynamics, and how communication plays a role in who we are and how we interact with each other. So what has she, and he…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Julie Frizzo-Barker. Julie Frizzo-Barker recently completed her PhD at Simon Fraser University's School of Communication, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Her dissertation investigated the social shaping of blockchain through interviews and participant observations with women working in …
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On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we are joined by Covington author Krista Powers who's penned a new book called Midlife Calm: An Alternative to Midlife Crisis. Powers is the founder and president of Potere, where she coaches people on their life and professional choices and opportunities. "When you choose and shift into Midl…
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On this week's edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks: Three prominent Northern Kentucky Republican lawmakers and a county commissioner all lost to primary challengers on May 17. What led up to this historic defeat of powerful incumbents? LINK nky politics and government reporter Mark Payne and local attorney, author and commentator Rick R…
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Early voting is underway in Kentucky as we roll towards primary Election Day on May 17. The local ballots in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties are full of contested primaries with some incumbent lawmakers and county officials facing what appear to be strong challengers on the Republican side. Why are we seeing these competitive primaries in local…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Victoria Lemieux, Associate Professor of Archival Science at the School of Information and lead of the Blockchain research cluster, Blockchain@UBC at the University of British Columbia. Her research is focused on risk to the availability of trustworthy records, in particular block…
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Since the 2000 election, the United States has made the move to electronic balloting for elections. However, with this switch came concerns about cybersecurity and the safety of our votes. Dr. James Walden from NKU's Center for Information Security joins us to talk about election security in Kentucky, Ohio, and the rest of the United States. Learn …
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The term "critical race theory" is lobbed around a lot in current American politics at all levels, but as a true academic concept, what is it? And in politics, what is it not? Northern Kentucky University Associate Professor of History, Education and Social Studies Dr. David Childs is set to explain just that at an event hosted by the Mercantile Li…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis, an Assistant Professor of Business at University College Dublin. His research focuses on the social, cultural, and political dimensions of crypto, especially within the Ethereum ecosystem. Dr. Dylan-Ennis is a thought leader in the web3 and DeFi space and has…
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In this episode of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we look at the future of four key bridges in Northern Kentucky: the Brent Spence, the Clay Wade Bailey, the Roebling Suspension, and the 4th Street. Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray and KYTC District 6 Chief Engineer Bob Yeager join us to talk about that. We are also joined by Cinci…
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Have you ever wondered if you could control the cursor on your screen with just the movement of your eye? Students in the Applied Software Engineering Program are doing just that. NKU Associate Professor Nicholas Caporusso and students Trung Cao and Brett Thaman join host Mike Nitardy to share about the Applied Software Engineering Program, and the…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, Gün Sirer, Founder of Avalanche Protocol, explores the risks and rewards of moving from academia to entrepreneurship and shares his views on how blockchain can support credential management. He also discusses the science of distributed and applied systems and how new technologies are impacting …
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On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we talk about an expected resurgence of tourism in Northern Kentucky buoyed by federal and state dollars; the 2021 Census estimate for the local region shows growth, but slower than what some would hope for; and we visit the Silver Grove Dari Bar, celebrating its 60th season and talk with the…
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In this episode of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we explore the changes to voting in NKY this year after the pandemic election of 2020. Plus, how is the nationalization of politics impacting people's feelings and involvement in local elections? And why are genealogy and history buffs abuzz about the 1950 U.S. Census? Well, more data from it…
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In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Lana Swartz, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Her work focuses on money and new media technologies. She is the editor of Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff (MIT Press, 2017) and the author of New Money: How…
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The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the travel industry, both leisure and business. But as case counts rapidly decline people are returning to the skies in droves. In fact, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is seeing a spike in travel for spring break. In this episode of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, CVG CEO …
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On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we look back on two years since the first positive COVID-19 case in Northern Kentucky, the impact on the region's health care facilities, and what we learned about our local part of the world during this deadly pandemic. We are joined by St. Elizabeth Healthcare Chief Medical Information Offi…
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