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May 9, 2019 - Over a 19-year career in academic research development and leadership, Dr. Alicia Knoedler has helped scientists, researchers, and creators grow and innovate at large research institutions, including the University of Oklahoma, Penn State University, and the University of Notre Dame. Now she is a key resource in the Oklahoma City technology ecosystem after joining high-tech startup Exaptive as the Director of Team Innovation.

April 25, 2019 - We’ve leveled up the potential impact of the Data+Creativity community. Exaptive is giving Data+Creativity members access to the Cognitive City platform. Members are encouraged to use the platform to connect with each other, capture ideas sparked by meetups and other events, and look for collaborators on passion projects.

March 28, 2019 - We had a great turnout for the March Data+Creativity meetup at the new Exaptive office located in the Oklahoma City Innovation District. Dr. Jacob Dearmon of Oklahoma City University spoke about how he worked alongside the University of Oklahoma's team of retention experts to develop an algorithm targeted at improving retention by identifying at-risk students and generating individualized scholarship amounts using a novel business objective based on the twin metrics of retention and financial sustainability.

February 21, 2019 - In non-governmental organizations, coordination of rapid response teams during emergencies/humanitarian crises faces a lot of challenges because of its linear design. Dr. Victor Soji Ladele, MBBS, who was a humanitarian aid coordinator for the World Health Organization during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia, proposes deploying a cognitive network platform during emergencies and humanitarian crises that will facilitate a real time coordination mechanism.

January 24, 2018 - Dale Spoonemore shared the inspiring story of how he and his wife, Carrie, developed the From Seed to Spoon app at the January Data+Creativity Meetup.

January 11, 2019 - The Exaptive developer team was all in for the University of Oklahoma’s Academic Tech Expo. Engineers spent a day of the expo signing users up for a Cognitive City, which the University Libraries department will use to facilitate collaboration and innovation.

December 6, 2018 - Have you ever wished you could get a glimpse into a large set of books, articles, or documents, quickly get an idea of what they’re all about, and zero in on the one you should read first? Rapid text analysis is a critical need for researchers and anyone doing a literature review or trying to grasp a high-level overview of the concepts in a large body of text.

October 18, 2018 - At this month’s Data+Creativity Meetup we enjoyed a fascinating look into the role psychology has in developing successful human-computer interactions.