April 2022 – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Catch the Replay: Meet a Data Scientist Amanda Myers

This talk with Dr. Amanda Myers—the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Functional Neurogenomics, with co-appointments in the Division of Neuroscience, the Department of Human Genetics and Genomics, and the Center on Aging—offered a glimpse of how her career developed and some valuable practical advice on crafting your own career as a data scientist. Read more “Catch the Replay: Meet a Data Scientist Amanda Myers” →

Awards & Honors

Kim Grinfeder receives Provost’s Transdisciplinary Innovation Teaching Award

Provost Jeffrey Duerk lauded faculty members from diverse disciplines for their dedication to advancing the University’s mission in April 2022. Nearly 100 University faculty members and leaders came together to celebrate the 2022 Provost’s Awards.

Events

Experts Explore Technology’s Potential to Bolster Democracy and Education…

As eMerge Americas, a two-day industry conference held on Miami Beach, prepared to open the expo floor for the first time since 2019, University of Miami President Julio Frenk hosted a moderated discussion on Monday titled, “Miami at the Intersection of Tech and Democracy,” which examined ways to utilize technological innovations to strengthen democracy worldwide. Read more “Experts Explore Technology’s Potential to Bolster Democracy and Education at eMerge” →

Data Citizens

Catch the Replay: NIST’s Ram Sriram on Major AI…

In the past four decades, the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made major advances in many aspects of healthcare. But there are still many challenges ahead, according to Ram D. Sriram, Ph.D., chief, software and systems division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Read more “Catch the Replay: NIST’s Ram Sriram on Major AI Advances in Health Care” →

Events

The U Recognizes 10 Women in Technology at eMerge…

The theme for the University of Miami’s participation in the global tech conference eMerge Americas included a display recognizing Women in Technology, including IDSC Director of Innovation and Head of International Relations, Dr. Yelena Yesha. Here are all ten of the inspiring women profiled: Read more “The U Recognizes 10 Women in Technology at eMerge Americas 2022” →

Publications

Infant AFAR: Automated facial action recognition in infants

University of Utrecht researcher Itir Onal Ertugrul, University of Miami researchers Yeojin Amy Ahn and Daniel Messinger along with others published a study on automated facial action recognition in infants – which focuses on training Action Unit detectors.

Publications

Beyond the familial: The development of emotional communication with…

Interaction with unfamiliar partners is a component of social life from infancy onward. Yet little is known about preverbal communication with strangers. This study compared the development of infant communication with strangers to communication with mothers and fathers and examined the contribution of temperament to partner-specific communication patterns.

Data Citizens

Catch the Replay: Data Citizens Distinguished Lecture Series Conversation…

In case you missed this cutting-edge “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series” talk featuring multidisciplinary artist Hillary Leone in conversation with University of Cambridge neuroscientist Daniel Bor, watch it now on YouTube. The talk explores how Hillary and Daniel are using data to create art and advance science. Read more “Catch the Replay: Data Citizens Distinguished Lecture Series Conversation with Hillary Leone and Daniel Bor” →

Publications

Objective Measurement of Vocalizations in the Assessment of Autism…

Determination of the severity of autism spectrum disorder is based in part on expert (but subjective) clinician observations during the ADOS-2. Two characteristics of child vocalizations—a smaller number of speech-like sounds per vocalization and higher pitched vocalizations (including cries)—were associated with greater autism symptom severity. Read more “Objective Measurement of Vocalizations in the Assessment of Autism Symptoms in Preschool-Age Children” →

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