A first-of-its-kind European project “The Housing Games” investigated whether the people essential to keep their cities running could still afford to live in them. From nurses and cleaners to teachers, drivers and first responders, they analyzed the cities’ key staff with the help of IDSC Visualization Director Dr. Alberto Cairo. Read more “The Housing Games: Alberto Cairo Helps Map Europe’s Housing Affordability”
Hosted by Joseph Johnson and Mitsunori Ogihara, this new webinar series promotes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among University of Miami faculty, staff, and students, and the surrounding community. Read more “Virtual AI Lecture Series Exploring Practical Applications 10/31”
VizUM 2025: Critical Cartography will deconstruct and reconstruct the maps we encounter in our daily lives to seek ways to understand geospatial visualizations as sophisticated storytelling devices that speak to the human experience. Read more “VizUM 2025: Critical Cartography Explores Geospatial Visualization 11/10”
The deadline to submit proposals for talks, workshops, panels, and papers for C+J 2025 was Friday, September 12. The review committee is reading all submissions, and a full conference schedule will be released at the end of September. Read more “Computation + Journalism Symposium 2025 12/11+12”
Modern scientific progress is often driven by numerical computations and simulations to represent large numbers of complex and interrelated physical processes. In recent years, machine learning (ML) applications in earth system simulation and prediction have promised to accelerate the accuracy and computational processing power of Earth system models including physics-constrained approaches, super ultra-high resolution, large language models for earth systems, and uncertainty quantification.
Read more “Mathematics and Machine Learning for Earth System Simulation 2/2-6/26”
The countdown to Miami XR 2026 has officially begun! Join us in Miami for two unforgettable days of discovery, connection, and creativity. Reconnect with the XR community while exploring groundbreaking research, inspiring talks, hands-on demos, interactive session, keynote speakers, and lively after-hours events. Read more “Miami XR 2026: Where Innovation Meets Imagination 2/12+13”
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced grants awarded to those studying how AI and “new technology can support workers and promote competition across the U.S. economy.” Read more “Andres Sawicki Awarded Funding for Research on the Impact of Generative AI”
The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “R” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Read more “FULL—Free “R” Workshop 11/4-7 (9AM-1PM daily) at Medical Campus”