“Diversifying Amazon Recommendations” 2/17/17
Dr. Houssam Nassif, machine learning scientist from amazon.com, will be presenting two recently published papers. Read more ““Diversifying Amazon Recommendations” 2/17/17”
IDSC presents poster at Breast Cancer Symposium
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (December 6-10, 2016) is designed to provide state-of-the-art information on the experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease, to an international audience of academic and private physicians and researchers involved in breast cancer in medical, surgical, gynecologic, and radiation oncology, as well as to other appropriate health care professionals. Read more “IDSC presents poster at Breast Cancer Symposium”
Using Data Ensembles Seminar 11/30/2016
The Department of Computer Science Pizza Seminar Series presents “Exploring the Potential of Data Depth for Uncertainty Characterization and Visualization of Ensembles” on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. (Room UB230), a lecture by Dr. Mahsa Mirzargar. Read more “Using Data Ensembles Seminar 11/30/2016”
Talk with Will Grisham of iNeuro 1/6/2017
Computational data analysis skills have crossed over from niche to mainstream. Join us Friday, January 6, 2017, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in the Lois Pope 7th floor auditorium, for a seminar by William Grisham, formerly at NSF and currently at UCLA, who developed the iNeuro Project, an effort to prepare a workforce to meet the challenge of large-scale data in neuroscience. Read more “Talk with Will Grisham of iNeuro 1/6/2017”
Ge-Cheng Zha receives DARPA Award for Aviation Transports
A research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could help a University of Miami College of Engineering professor transform the aviation industry. Dr. Ge-Cheng Zha, a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with the CoE, and a IDSC Member, received a DARPA grant to conduct research including numerical simulation, design, and wind tunnel testing to further demonstrate the superior co-flow jet (CFJ) airfoil performance for extremely short takeoffs and landings, and ultra-high-transonic cruise efficiency. Read more “Ge-Cheng Zha receives DARPA Award for Aviation Transports”
VizUM 2016 featured Colin Ware & Martin Krzywinski
The VizUM 3rd Annual Symposium was held on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at the University of Miami Newman Alumni Center, 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146. Our guests speakers were Colin Ware and Martin Krzywinski. Read more “VizUM 2016 featured Colin Ware & Martin Krzywinski”
IDSC Director Nick Tsinoremas speaks at UF Informatics Institute
Dr. Tsinoremas will provide an overview of the University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing entitled “Big Data Approaches and Applications for Biomedical Data “, along with a brief description of its seven scientific programs and two technology platforms. Read more “IDSC Director Nick Tsinoremas speaks at UF Informatics Institute”
3rd annual Girl Scouts Can draws 38 Participants
On December 4, 2016, IDSC Training & Outreach had the pleasure of welcoming 38 Girl Scouts to the second annual “Girl Scouts Can” Tech Event. The girls were eager and enthusiastic to meet computer scientists and graduate students in computational fields who led them through activities designed to create a scaffold of computational thinking and inquiry. Read more “3rd annual Girl Scouts Can draws 38 Participants”
She Innovates Tech Event Saturday 10/29/2016
“She Innovates Tech”—a collaboration between IDSC and CODeLLA—aims to inspire girls in Miami-Dade County between the ages of 9 and 17 to become next-generation innovators, problem solvers, and digital creators. This event is intended to build their skill sets and their confidence, while inspiring and encouraging them to pursue STEM education and careers. According to code.org, Florida had only 2,114 computer science graduates in 2014, of which, only 19% were women. Also, the percentage of female computer science majors in the US decreased 19% in 2016. Read more “She Innovates Tech Event Saturday 10/29/2016”
IDSC joins NSF-funded CaRCC Consortium
The National Science Foundation has awarded a consortium of 28 collaborating institutions, led by Clemson University, a $750,000 grant to fund a Research Coordination Network to set up a national forum for the exchange and dissemination of best practices, expertise, and technologies to enable the advancement of campus-based research computing activities. The project, entitled “RCN: Advancing Research and Education Through a National Network of Campus Research Computing Infrastructures – The CaRCC Consortium,” is designed to bring together a wide range of campuses and community stakeholders to form a novel, yet complementary, element of an evolving and expanding national cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. Read more “IDSC joins NSF-funded CaRCC Consortium”