Awards & Honors
IDSC Deputy Director Dr. Ben Kirtman has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). “I am honored, proud, and at the same time humbled, by all the incredible achievements of the other recipients of the 2023 AGU Class of Fellows,” said Dr. Kirtman.
Read more “Dr. Ben Kirtman Honored as 2023 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union”
Publications
With a fascinating career that has “tracked alongside the major technological developments in and out of the newsroom that brought us to the current point in data visualization,” Prof. Alberto Cairo was described in a Microsoft / Story Labs profile as “always in the vanguard of visual journalism.” Read more “Available Now: “The Art of Insight: How Great Visualization Designers Think””
Software Carpentry
Software Carpentry helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them fundamental research computing skills. This hands-on Python workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Read more “2-Day Free Software Carpentry “Python” Workshop at Medical Campus 2/21+22”
AI + Machine Learning
Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity in generative AI for UM Faculty. We envision up to four awards, each with $35K in funding and 2M SUs. Read more “NOW CLOSED: Call for Proposals in Generative AI”
Earth Systems Science
Announcing the opening of the “AquaX Laboratory” a cutting-edge ensemble modeling framework that encompasses the next-generation of AquaMaps (https://aquamaps.org/), along with several other species distribution models, and a brand-new website coming in early 2024. Read more “AquaMaps.org Next Gen “AquaX Laboratory” Launched!”
Earth Systems Science
Gabriel Reygondeau was four years old when his father took him fishing off the coast of Mexico. His father and his friends hooked a swordfish and reeled it in, pulling it onto the boat and beating it with a club. While the adults celebrated their momentous catch, young Gabriel stood back, traumatized over what he was seeing. “That swordfish died in front of me,” he said. “At that point, I said I would do anything in my power to work for the ocean and preserve the ocean. You can ask my parents, that’s exactly what I’ve done.” Read more “IDSC Welcomes Gabriel Reygondeau, PhD”
Cybersecurity
IDSC is pleased to present Dr. Garfield “Gary” Jones, DEng, Associate Chief of Strategic Technology at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CISA is the operational lead for Federal cybersecurity and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience. Read more “CISA’s Dr. Gary Jones on National Cybersecurity in person or via ZOOM 2/14”
Curricula
The new Data Analytics and Intelligence for Social Impact major in the School of Education and Human Development will produce responsible data-driven decision-makers, empowering them to collect and use data for insights that increase social impact. Read more “New Degree Shaping Future Leaders in Responsible Data Analytics”
Lectures & Seminars
Data visualization—the use of charts and maps to display numbers—is all around us. Learning to be a savvy data “consumer” is an art. The good news is that anyone and everyone can learn! It’s an important skill: Data visualizations can convey important trends and findings; they can also be manipulated to obscure the true meaning of data as well.
Data Science
The Super Data Science PODCAST ep. 741 features IDSC Visualization Director Alberto Cairo. Listen on soundcloud.com as Dr. Cairo guides us beyond numerical figures, exploring the art of weaving compelling narratives through data. Read more “Super Data Science Podcast: “How to Visualize Data Effectively with Prof. Alberto Cairo””