Events
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IDSC Fellows
Interested in applying to be an IDSC Fellow? Are you unsure if your idea or project would benefit from the program? Bring all your questions to a virtual INFORMATION SESSION for the 2023-2024 IDSC Fellows Program on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 4:00 PM. We’ll do our best to answer them. Read more “2023-2024 IDSC Fellows Info Session 9/19 4PM—Apply by 10/2”
Grants Programs
IDSC invites UM faculty to respond to our Call for Proposals for Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM. The opportunity is designed to increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Awards include $20K in discretionary funds plus 1M Service Units (SUs) to be used for high performance computing (HPC) on IDSC systems. It is anticipated that five awards will be made. Read more “Call for Proposals: Virtual INFORMATION SESSION 9/13 5PM”
AI + Machine Learning
Congratulations to IDSC core faculty member Dr. Mingzhe Chen on his award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal ‘‘Collaborative Research: NeTS: Small: Digital Network Twins: Mapping Next Generation Wireless into Digital Reality’’ (Award Abstract #2312139)! Read more “Mingzhe Chen Receives NSF Grant for NextG Wireless Network Project”
Data Science
We are pleased to announce the release of the first edition of “Exploring Data Science with R and the Tidyverse: A Concise Introduction” by Jerry Bonnell and Mitsunori Ogihara, now available online (eBook) or in print (hardback or paperback) through Taylor Francis/Routledge. Read more “New Book: Exploring Data Science with R and the Tidyverse”
Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics
Meet Justin Gammage AI Expert and the new IDSC Director of Partnerships at the Nucleate Florida Chapter launch event on Thursday, September 7, 2023, 5:00-9:00 PM. The theme for this special evening is “Florida Biotech: Past, Present and Future.” The event takes place on the first floor and rooftop of the ANNEX building in Wynwood. Read more “Nucleate Florida Chapter BioTech Launch Event 9/7”
Data Ethics
IDSC Data Ethics and Society program Director Dr. Ken Goodman will be a guest lecturer at Yale School of Medicine’s Program for Biomedical Ethics. The discussion “Ethics, Medicine, and Artificial Intelligence” will be held as a hybrid meeting: online via Zoom or in-person on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Read more “Ken Goodman on Ethics, Medicine + AI for Yale School of Medicine 9/6”
Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics
Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D., co-leader of the Tumor Biology Program at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and professor of radiation oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSOM), knows how beneficial attending a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program can be. Read more “NCI-Sponsored Program Immerses Students in Innovative Biomedical Research”
Climate Change
With sea levels rising at increasing rates worldwide, University of Miami Interactive Media Professor Kim Grinfeder wondered: could he create a virtual experience that teaches students how they might navigate a coastal city like Miami 100 years from now? Read more ““Mangrove City” VR to Educate Middle and High School Kids on the Future of Coastal Cities”
Climate Change
An El Niño climate pattern, which happens roughly every two to seven years, began in June. Typically, it brings wind shear that suppresses hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean. This year, however, temperatures in the North Atlantic are so hot that they’re alarming scientists and could counteract El Niño. Read more “Dr. Ben Kirtman on What El Niño and a Warm Atlantic Ocean Could Mean for Florida”