Creative Technologies
Throughout her wide-ranging career, every time Anna Queiroz encountered a new field of work or study, she asked herself the same questions: Is there a better way to do this? How do emotions play a role in this?
Read more “IDSC Welcomes Anna Queiroz to Creative Technologies Team”
Events
VizUM is back! with ViZUM 2024: Beyond Data Visualization. Join us on Monday afternoon, November 11, 2024 (4:00-7:00 PM), at the Newman Alumni Center as we welcome Lauren F. Klein, Rahul Bhargava, and Santiago Ortiz for lectures on new or more inclusive ways of looking at or understanding visualization. This event is free and open to the public.
Read more “The (free) Annual VizUM Symposium Returns 11/11 at Newman Alumni Center”
Lectures & Seminars
IDSC Director of Population Health Informatics, Dr. Azizi Sexias presents Sharjeel Bin Khalid, Director, Global Data Strategy and Architecture for Slalom. Mr. Bin Khalid will speak on “Cloud-Based Platforms and Architectures for Data Sharing and Analysis” via ZOOM on Thursday, November 21, 2024, 11AM-12PM. Read more “Virtual Lecture: Cloud-Based Platforms and Architectures | Sharjeel Bin Khalid 11/21”
Computational Biology
Demonstrating its commitment to excellence as a member of the Association of American Universities and as No. 1 in the State for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, the University of Miami has pledged to invest more than $30 million to bolster basic science research that will target Neuroscience and Aging, some of the most complex conditions confronting the United States population, including in South Florida. Read more “UM to Invest $30M in Neuroscience and Aging Research and Innovation”
AI + Machine Learning
When Mingzhe Chen was hired by the University of Miami in 2022, the hope was he would lead revolutionary research projects that will help usher in the next generation of wireless networks. Read more “Mingzhe Chen named John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Data Science + AI”
Earth Systems Science
WLRN Public Media reported on a series of National Oceanographic Administration (NOAA) grants aimed at the creation of a “new service—not unlike the National Weather Service —[that will provide] more specific projections to help planners and emergency managers.” Read more “UM to Receive $8.6 M to Create National Climate Forecasting Service”
Creative Technologies
The inaugural Meta Educators Community Summit (held in Palo Alto, CA | October 17-18, 2024) gathered approximately 70 educators at the forefront of using immersive technologies. This marked a significant milestone for Meta’s commitment to immersive technologies in education. Read more “UM XR Program Earns Praise at Inaugural Meta Educators Community Summit”