Lectures & Seminars
If you have ever wondered what data scientists do, IDSC is giving you an opportunity to learn about this important, multifaceted profession. On Thursday, March 25, 2021, IDSC is hosting the sixth session in the “Meet a Data Scientist” series with Miami Herbert Business School Marketing Professor, Dr. Joseph Johnson. Read more “Meet a Data Scientist Lecture Series: Joseph Johnson 3/25”
Events
From human subjects protection to the responsible conduct of research, bioscientists around the world seek, study, and try to adhere to Ethics standards originating at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more ““Research Ethics and the NIH” Christine Grady Lecture 3/19″
Lectures & Seminars
Join us for a lively conversation about the intersection of business strategy and artificial intelligence (AI). The SingularityU Miami Chapter wraps its three-part online/Zoom artificial intelligence series with two seasoned experts: Philip Evans, Senior Advisor and Fellow at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Roy Lowrance, Founder and CEO of Applied Data Science, LLC. Read more ““Best Practices in Applied AI” with Philip Evans and Roy Lowrance 3/18″
News
When the University of Miami launched the Center for Computational Science in 2007, hoping it would become the central hub for the high-performance computing and software engineering needed to elevate the University’s problem-solving research, the endeavor was considered an experiment. Read more “Endowments will Power Big Data Solutions with Technical Talent”
Events - Past
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 March 11 as we welcome Sheldon Brown for a talk on AI. Read more “The Fiction Science of AI: Sheldon Brown Data Citizens Lecture 3/11”
News
Speaking to Al Jazeera English for a piece entitled: “The Power and Politics of Data Visualisation” three contributors looked at how data is often presented as objective truth, but the way it is presented, interpreted, and contextualized can distort its original purpose. Read more “The Importance of How we See the Numbers During the Pandemic”
Events
This 2-day intensive workshop is designed to provide foundational concepts that all programming depends on, using the R statistical computing platform 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 R Workshop 3/4-5”
Advanced Computing
In a recent article on the launch of the new IBM FlashSystem 5200, a one-platform system that lets you seamlessly and securely manage data across your entire IT infrastructure, IDSC Director of Advanced Computing, Joel Zysman, is quoted. Read more “IBM Announces Flash System 5200 and Donation to COVID-19 Relief”
Magazine
What began as our “Catazlyzing Transformations” e-Newsletter, and then became IDSC “Data Science and Computing Magazine,” is now a website. The acceleration of online platforms brought about by Covid-19 made the switch an easy choice. Read more “IDSC Data Science and Computing Magazine is now a Website”
Data Citizens
Dr. Robert Stone’s Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series talk “Modeling and Simulation to Reduce the Risks Associated with Extreme Weather” took place on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
Read more “Catch the Replay: Robert Atlas on Severe Weather”