November 2020 – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Catch the Replay of Mira Marcus-Kalish’s Data Citizens Lecture…

If you missed the inaugural speaker of the new Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series, you can watch it online now. Internationally renowned Israeli researcher Mira Marcus-Kalish, PhD, Director, International Research Affairs, for Tel Aviv University spoke on “Medical Informatics—Promise and Barriers towards Precise Medicine.” Read more “Catch the Replay of Mira Marcus-Kalish’s Data Citizens Lecture on Medical Informatics” →

News

How the U is Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today With…

Offering a fascinating glimpse of the current AI and High-Performance capabilities at the University of Miami by traditional computational scientists, data scientists, or students just getting started, IDSC Advanced Computing Director Joel Zysman speaks speaks at Supercomputing 2019 on “Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Using IBM Storage Systems.” Read more “How the U is Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today With IBM” →

Events

Catch the Replay: Meet a Data Scientist with Ben…

The second Meet a Data Scientist talk, given on November 18, 2020, featured Dr. Ben Kirtman, a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Dr. Kirtman uses atmosphere-ocean general circulation models to study the predictability and variability of the Earth’s climate system. Read more “Catch the Replay: Meet a Data Scientist with Ben Kirtman” →

Competitions

Registration Opens for Big Data Health Science Student Case…

The 2nd Annual Big Data Health Science Case Competition (BDHSC) will be held virtually between January 29-31, 2021 before the University of South Carolina’s National Big Data Health Science Conference, scheduled for February 5-6, 2021. The BDHSC Competition is intended to provide enthusiastic teams of graduate and senior undergraduate students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge to the analysis of big datasets in healthcare. Read more “Registration Opens for Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition” →

Publications

Deep Learning Based Multimedia Data Mining for Autism Spectrum…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. Autism is estimated to affect 1 in 59 children in the United States and costs roughly $35 billion dollars to the society. Read more “Deep Learning Based Multimedia Data Mining for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnosis” →

News

IDSC Computational Resources Training—Opening Session 1/15

Please join the IDSC Advanced Computing team on Friday, January 15th for an interactive Zoom session on the latest advanced computing systems and data science services available to the University of Miami research community—including the most powerful AI toolset in South Florida.
Read more “IDSC Computational Resources Training—Opening Session 1/15” →

Lectures & Seminars

Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Deborah Stone…

IDSC is pleased to announce the second distinguished lecture in the Data Citizens series, scholar and author Deborah Stone, PhD. Professor Emerita at Brandeis University, Dr. Stone is a political scientist whose work spans public policy, sociology, philosophy, and law. Read more “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Deborah Stone 12/10” →

News

Advanced Computing User Community Town Hall 12/15

IDSC is broadening its computational resources and services. We invite you to attend a Town Hall specifically for the advanced computing user community. This User Community Town Hall will focus on the IDSC service unit business model and will introduce newly established subsidy programs designed to help the heavy user as well as the uninitiated. Read more “Advanced Computing User Community Town Hall 12/15” →

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IDSC Welcomes Digital Healthcare Entrepreneur Hartley LeRoy

Hartley LeRoy, a North Carolina digital healthcare entrepreneur will focus on developing new solutions as a visiting fellow at the University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC). “We welcome Hartley to our visiting fellows program . . . Read more “IDSC Welcomes Digital Healthcare Entrepreneur Hartley LeRoy” →

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Innovative Architect Daba Dabic Joins IDSC as a Visiting…

Ljubisa Daba Dabic, AAIA, an innovative architect with experience in healthcare and smart city programs has joined IDSC as a visiting fellow. A partner in AMB Architectural Design Studio LLC in Rockville, Maryland, Dabic is a LEED accredited professional (AP) who has designed a chain of healthcare facilities across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. He has also led the design and renovation projects of the Embassy of Macedonia, and the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in United States. Read more “Innovative Architect Daba Dabic Joins IDSC as a Visiting Fellow” →

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