City of Boston

Empowering Boston's residents through technology

Technologies
python, javascript
Topics
machine learning, computer vision, gis, civic tech, analytics
https://boston.gov/departments/innovation-and-technology
Empowering Boston's residents through technology
We engage, empower, and improve life for residents in the City through technology. Our team makes sure the networks, computers, and systems that support the City are secure and effective. We also manage the City’s websites and technologies focused on service delivery.
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Contributor
Mira Yu
Mentor
Michael Lawrence Evans
Organization
City of Boston
Expanded Translation for the City’s 311 App with Machine Learning
Historically, my city's 311 app has only been offered in English, but 37.4% of my fellow Bostonians don't speak English. All residents deserve access...
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Hengxu Li
Mentor
City of Boston
Organization
City of Boston
Requesting City Services via AI-Driven Apps
This proposal aims to revolutionize the City of Boston's 311 service request system by integrating AI-based image recognition. The current process,...
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Contributor
WZHANG
Mentor
Michael Lawrence Evans, Julia Gutierrez, James Duffy
Organization
City of Boston
Requesting City Services via AI-Driven Apps
Reimagine the Boston 311 app using AI to process images and text and automatically categorize and file submissions. We envision a future where all a...
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Contributor
Sonnet
Mentor
Michael Lawrence Evans, Dan Hlivka
Organization
City of Boston
Accessible and Automated City Service Requests: A Machine Learning Approach
Using machine learning, this project will develop an image processing pipeline that takes a user submitted image from Boston’s 311 app and helps the...
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