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| With Phil Cline (Software Engineer, Swiftly), Joe Puccio (Creator, WalkNYC and Founder, Coursicle).
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Oct 22 (Thu) @ 06:30 PM
FREE
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The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon & Transit Techies welcome you to attend two presentations: Phil Cline on Swiftly & Joe Puccio on WalkNYC.
Connect with NYU Tandon CUSP & Transit Techies NYC at this talk; attendees are welcome to bring their own food.
The event will be held at 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY in Room 1201. We hope to see you there!
About the Talks
Swiftly
Phil Cline will share some of his work on assisting transit agencies with better drawing & dissemination of bus detours at Swiftly
WalkNYC
In May, Joe created WalkNYC, an app that tracks which blocks you've walked. He built it as a personal project while trying to walk every block in Manhattan. Since launch over 25,000 New Yorkers have started using WalkNYC to stay active & explore the city.
About the Speakers
Phil Cline
Software Engineer, Swiftly
Phil Cline is a Brooklyn-based software engineer originally from Toronto who has worked in the transit industry for over 7 years & has a lot of experience with transit data standards like GTFS & GTFS-RT.
Joe Puccio
Creator, WalkNYC & Founder Coursicle
Joe Puccio is a designer & programmer based in NYC. He is the founder of Coursicle, an app used by millions of college students to manage their class schedules & assignments.
A central focus of Joe's work is running his companies ethically & building products that are fundamentally beneficial to people's lives. At Coursicle, all employees receive the same salary, & profits are split among employees at the end of each year.
Joe graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2016 with degrees in Mathematics & Computer Science. He writes about design, technology, & other ideas at joepuccio.com.
Vistor Information
Please visit the NYU Tandon website for directions & a campus map. Advance registration through Luma is required for campus access at NYU for external guests. Attendees who are not current students, faculty, or staff at NYU, including alumni, are asked to register using a personal email address.
About CUSP at NYU Tandon
The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to applying science, technology, engineering, math, & social sciences to serve urban communities worldwide.
Founded as a partnership between NYU & the City of New York, CUSP leads research, educational, & entrepreneurial initiatives that advance the science of cities. By applying novel insights to urban issues, we develop data- & technology-driven approaches that drive positive impact. With an additional focus on training future leaders, CUSP offers interdisciplinary academic programs in applied urban science & informatics for graduate students & professionals.
CUSP also engages with stakeholders across city agencies, start-ups, industry players, community-based organizations, & nonprofits to address urgent socioeconomic, environmental, & infrastructural challenges. The center's ultimate objective is to improve urban quality of life by using data to innovate & refine inclusive, equitable, & sustainable practices for cities everywhere.
About Transit Techies NYC
Bringing together the technologists who love transit & the transit enthusiasts who hack! We'll have speakers present transit-related projects. Presenters may be household hackers, data scientists, researchers, product developers, or you! All presentations will be technical & awesome. Follow our calendar to stay up-to-date on our future events!
Learn more on our website.
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