Events
The third Meet a Data Scientist talk took place on December 9, 2020 (original event entry). Opening with a parallel to the writings of Enlightenment-era thinker John Locke on the changes in property and governance and shift to capitalism at that time as it relates to data science in making today’s world a better place, Read more “Catch the Replay: Meet a Data Scientist with Tim Norris”
Lectures & Seminars
If you missed the second speaker in the new Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series, you can watch it now. Scholar and author Deborah Stone, PhD, Director, spoke on numbers and counting, how we label things, and how important the human element is in attributing meaning to data. Read more “Catch the Replay of Deborah Stone’s Data Citizens Lecture”
News
IDSC is pleased to announce the third distinguished lecture in the Data Citizens series, Dr. Robert Atlas, Research Professor and Global Coordinator for CARTA, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and, Director Emeritus/ NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Read more “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Robert Atlas 2/10/2021”
Big Data
IDSC’s first virtual and fifth annual Big Data Conference opened with keynote speaker Manos Spanos of Danone North America. Manos’ presentation entitled “Brand Storytelling in the age of AI” shone a spotlight on the decline of interaction in social media. Manos said it’s not about the stuff you make, it’s about the stories you tell. Read more “Catch the Replay: Big Data, Business, and the Pandemic on YouTube”
News
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 2/2/2021”
News
IDSC is pleased to announce the launch of a new grant program, Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM. This program is specifically designed to increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Researchers from all UM schools and colleges are encouraged to apply. Read more “Call for Proposals: Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science”
News
Read more “Dr. Michael Morris Joins IDSC as an Affiliate Member”