News
A project art directed by IDSC Visualization, Data Communication, and Information Design Program Director Alberto Cairo “At the Epicenter” —published first in Brazil, and then later in the U.S. by The Washington Post—has just won a Best of Show award at the Society for News Design (SND) in the Digital News Design Competition. Read more “At the Epicenter wins Best of Show at the SND Digital News Competition”
Lectures & Seminars
Data Citizens is a series of in-depth talks by experts in the field of data science on a wide variety of topics including data visualization, big data, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics. Join us on Thursday, May 6, 2021, as we welcome Nilam Ram Professor of Psychology and Professor of Communication from Stanford University for a talk on ‘screenomics’. Read more “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Nilam Ram 5/6”
Projects
Picture a future where health sensors would be strategically placed throughout a person’s house to check their vital signs each day and to alert them about potential dangers, like a sudden step down to the living room. Outside of the home, sensors could measure local pollen or pollution levels in the air. And for elderly residents, applications streamed through devices like their phone or a smart speaker could remind them to take medications on time. Read more “Sensors Could Improve At-Home Health Care”
Events
WiDS Miami 2021 is a one-day technical conference that provides an opportunity to hear about the latest data science-related research in a number of domains, learn how leading-edge companies are leveraging data science for success, and connect with potential mentors, collaborators, and others in the field. Read more “WiDS Miami 2021 Women in Data Conference 4/23”
News
Covering the February 24, 2021, Knight Foundation announcement of grants to grow Miami’s tech community (“Knight Foundation Invests $15M in FIU, UM, Baptist Health to Expand Miami’s Tech Talent, Accelerate Innovation“), Miami Herald Reporter Rob Wile looked at the funding awarded to UM IDSC: Read more “Knight Foundation Invests Millions in IDSC, FIU, and Baptist Health”
Events
Continuing our “Meet a Data Scientist” series, join us on Thursday, April 22, 2021 (3:30-4:30 PM), for a discussion with interdisciplinary developmental psychologist and IDSC Director of Social Systems Informatics Dr. Daniel Messinger offering a glimpse of how he uses data in his research. Read more “Meet a Data Scientist-Daniel Messinger 4/22”
Events
Can you do UX Research on machine learning systems? Can you get feedback from real users before the AI has been built? Can you even test a machine learning system before you have a production-ready model? Read more “Lecture by Michelle Carney of Google AI 4/21”
Events
The University of Miami School of Architecture and Institute for Data Science and Computing present the 4th annual Smart Cities Miami Conference on Thursday, April 15, 1:00-4:00 PM. The annual Smart Cities Miami Conference provides a forum for leaders in academia, industry, and government to closely examine evolving theories and practices in the Smart City field. Read more “Smart Cities MIAMI Conference Goes Virtual 4/15”
News
The Meet a Data Scientist series is a chance to get up close and personal with top-level experts in a wide variety of fields that use data science. Join us for the seventh “Meet a Data Scientist” lecture featuring FIU Professor A. Selcuk Uluagac, PhD. Read more “Meet a Data Scientist Selcuk Uluagac 4/8”
Events
This 2-day intensive virtual workshop is designed to provide a foundation of basic concepts that all programming depends on, using the general-purpose programming language, Python, as an example. There are no prerequisites and the workshop is designed for computer users from beginners to advanced. Read more “2-Day Scientific Computing with Python Workshop 3/25-26”