Outreach
Greetings from everyone at the University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing. We look forward to seeing you in 2025 and wish you and your family Happy Holidays! Read more “Happy Holidays from Everyone at IDSC!”
VizUM 2024: Beyond Data Visualization was held on Monday afternoon, November 11 (4:00-7:00 PM), at the Newman Alumni Center. The guest speakers were: Santiago Ortiz, Rahul Bhargava, and Lauren F. Klein who spoke on new or more inclusive ways of looking at or understanding visualization.
Conferences
UMverse at the University of Miami invites you to dive into the cutting-edge world of XR at Miami XR 2025, Thursday and Friday, February 6+7. Join industry experts, tech visionaries, artists, and university scholars from around the globe to explore the latest trends and innovations in XR technology. Read more “MIAMI XR 2025: Where Innovation Meets Imagination 2/6+7”
Visualization
VizUM 2024: Beyond Data Visualization was held on Monday afternoon, November 11 (4:00-7:00 PM), at the Newman Alumni Center. The guest speakers were: Santiago Ortiz, Rahul Bhargava, and Lauren F. Klein who spoke on new or more inclusive ways of looking at or understanding visualization. This event was free and open to the public.
Read more “Did you miss VizUM 2024? Catch the Replay on YouTube”
Palo Alto, California | October 17+18, 2024 attended by Kim Grinfeder and Thomas Merrick showing First Year Directions and demos of Rescue a Reef and Mangrove City.
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 Earned Praise at Inaugural Meta Educators Community Summit”
Data Citizens
The IDSC Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series was pleased to present Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., FRSC, FCAHS, ICD.D. in person and online on Wednesday, December 4, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM EST. This event was free and open to the public. In case you missed it, you can watch on the IDSC YouTube channel. Read more “Catch the Replay: Eric Meslin on Value and Values in a World of Data”