A Global Network Based in NYC to Study
and Accelerate Artificial Intelligence for All
What: Build the dialogues and create the knowledge necessary to address some of the most pressing problems in sustainable development.
How: Through research, educational programs, collaborative methodologies, experimentation and problem-solving principles
With Whom: With academics, entrepreneurs, public authorities, civil society and industries. Some of our clients and partners include The City of New York, New Lab, NYC Economic Development Corporation, the New York Academy of Sciences, Columbia University, NYU Gov Lab, Cornell Tech, the Portuguese Parliament, the Municipality of Lisbon and Global Futures Group.
Focus Areas: We work across three main critical domains in multiple regions of the world
About
Prof. André Corrêa d’Almeida
Applied Research for Change (ARCx) was founded in 2015 by Professor André Corrêa d’Almeida when he created, launched and led the "Smarter New York City" program, with the collaboration of 27 scholars from 9 different universities and 21 research centers. "Smarter New York City” is a program to help city agencies and municipalities design, implement and scale up urban innovation agendas. Lessons learned and recommendations for cities around the world are available in the book published by Columbia University Press. ARCx’s scope of work expanded over the last five years to include programs on Urban Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Parliamentary Systems Reform, Education for Sustainable Development.
Our Network of Experts
ARCx builds specialized and multidisciplinary innovation teams of world-renown experts to work with strategic partners and clients. Current initiatives include:
Smarter New York City
Arnaud Sahuguet
Project Lead for the Urban Tech Hub at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
Jessica Espey
Senior Advisor to Sustainable Development Solutions Network & Director of TReNDS.
Nilda Mesa
Adjunct Senior Research Scientist , Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD)
Director, Urban Sustainability and Equity Planning Program
Sander Dolder
Vice President, Industry Initiatives @ NYCEDC
Bernice Rosenzweig
Manager of the TRELLIS Project at the CUNY ASRC and a research associate with the Environmental Science Initiative
Gerard Soffian
Transportation Consultant and Adjunt Faculty at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Jeff S. Merritt
Head of IoT, Robotics & Smart Cities at World Economic Forum
Maren Maier
Founder and Editor of Creative States, and Associate Professor at Pratt Institute
Jerry Hultin
President, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Global Futures Group
Marie McBride
Director of the Design Management program at Pratt Institute
Director of the Design Management program at Pratt Institute
Marie McBride
Stefaan Verhulst
Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory @NYU (GovLab)
Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Governance Laboratory @NYU (GovLab)
Stefaan Verhulst
Stephen Goldsmith
Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Stephen Goldsmith
Circular City Program
Shaina Horowitz
Vice President of Product & Programs at New Lab
Smarter PTx
Fernando Ilharco
Assistant Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP) in Lisbon
Patrícia Dias
Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Catholic University of Portugal
Maria Ana Carneiro
Catholic University of Portugal
Catholic University of Portugal
Maria Ana Carneiro
Roberto Carneiro
Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University and Dean of the Institute for Distance Learning.
Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University and Dean of the Institute for Distance Learning.
Roberto Carneiro
Reform of the Parliamentary System in Portugal
Patrícia Calca
Post-Doctoral Fellow by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
Alexandra Carreira
Portugal | EU | Human Rights | Foreign Policy | Security & Defense
Pedro Duarte Silva
Catholic University of Portugal
Catholic University of Portugal
Pedro Duarte Silva
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Mapping of AI Innovations in NYC Public Agencies
Tara Das
Research Assistant
MPA-DP Candidate at Columbia University
Collaborative Intelligence Powered by The New York Academy of Sciences
Jennifer L. Costley, PhD
Director of Physical Sciences, Sustainability & Engineering - The New York Academy of Sciences
Adam Ingle
Assistant Director, COVID-19 Taskforce at Australian Department of Home Affairs
Adam Ingle
Assistant Director, COVID-19 Taskforce at Australian Department of Home Affairs