Team — A.R.G.O.

A.R.G.O.

Advanced Research in Government Operations

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A rapid prototyping lab for cities that focuses on delivery of the civic data science framework through device, data and decision-making.

Founding Team

We arrived at   in August 2014 on a mission to learn everything we could about how cities function through the social, political, and technological lens.  Together we encompass a broad understanding of how device, data and decision-making can be brought together around urban problems.

has spent the past 10 years studying and implementing technology in domains ranging from decision support systems for crisis response to supporting high frequency & algorithmic trading at large banks. He is driven to repurpose the aggressive innovation in financial technology towards agile service delivery for NYC and beyond.

 A Computer science graduate from Purdue University, Graham worked at Apple Inc for 5 years before setting his sights on NYC. As a recent graduate from NYU CUSP, Graham is now focused on how technology can be used to address challenges faced by cities.

 A fourth generation California native, Patrick ran the numbers for the State Water Contractors on Governor Brown’s $13 billion Bay Delta fix and co-authored the feature June 2015 American Water Works Association article on how data science can help California water utilities adapt to the new normal of water scarcity. 

Organizational Adviser

is a clinical professor at New York University, teaching graduate-level courses on policy development, urban innovation, and new approaches to technology and big data at both the Wagner School of Public Service and the Center for Urban Science and Progress. Kleiman has spent 20 years building a career at the intersection of many sectors—policy, philanthropy, government and academia. He has established new organizations, and divisions within organizations, focused on developing innovative and practical policy solutions for cities. He has written and edited over thirty policy reports, and his work has been featured in many media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chronicle of Higher Education and National Public Radio.                                                

Volunteer Team

Current

Manushi Majumdar is a masters candidate at NYU CUSP. She has an undergraduate degree in Engineering in Information Technology from India and has worked as a Software Quality Automation Engineer. She is inspired to address challenges faced by cities through tools from data and computer science, and data visualization.

 

 

 

Shi Fan: An Electrical Engineering graduate from the University of Southern California, Shi had a background in wireless sensor networks and signal processing before moving to NYC for his master's degree at NYU CUSP. At ARGO, Shi is applying his technical skills to make an impact on tackling some of the day-to-day issues faced by cities.


ARGO Alumni

Sayantani Mitra has worked over 8 years in the field of Environmental Impact Assessments in India. After graduating from NYU CUSP, she volunteered as a Data and GIS Analyst at ARGO Labs and is interested in solving urban problems using data-driven policies. Sayantani is currently employed at as an Urban Data scientist.