Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only, Software Carpentry “R” Workshop at Medical Campus on Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4, 2025, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated). Read more “Free 2-Day Software Carpentry “R” Workshop at Medical Campus 3/3+4″
IDSC is pleased to announce six “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM” grants program awardees. Now in its fourth year, this grants program helps increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Read more “Announcing the Awardees for the IDSC “Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science” Grant”
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”
The IDSC Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series is pleased to present Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., FRSC, FCAHS, ICD.D. Join us on Wednesday, December 4, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in person or via ZOOM. This event is free and open to the public. Read more “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Eric M. Meslin 12/4”
University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) Innovation Officer and Director of the IDSC AI + Machine Learning program, Dr. Yelena Yesha and her team provide an update on their intermediate results from the 2022 agreement establishing an FDA AI Testbed and the NSF/FDA Grant awarded in September of 2023—a combined effort to ensure that medical devices are trained to be accurate and reliable. Read more “Addressing Data Drift to Ensure Fair and Optimal Patient Care”
The Department of Atmospheric Sciences is pleased to host Senior Research Scientist Yair Cohen, PhD, of NVIDIA Research, in Santa Clara, California, for a guest lecture on machine learning and weather modeling on Friday, 9/27/2024 at 11:00 AM (ET). Read more “LECTURE 9/27: “Recent Advances in Applying Machine Learning to Weather Modeling at NVIDIA + Beyond””
On July 25, 2024, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) announced the election of Dr. Yelena Yesha to its Board of Directors. Dr. Yesha will also serve on ICMEC’s Global Technology Committee to support efforts to further the organization’s impact and influence on existing and emerging child protection technologies. Read more “Int’l Centre for Missing & Exploited Children Elects Dr. Yesha to Board of Directors”
The AI and Pure Mathematics Conference presents distinguished speakers Sergei Gukov, Ben Kirtman, Gitta Kutyniok, Carlos Simpson, and Soledad Villar, plus a host of others. This year’s conference focus delves into three dynamic areas where mathematics and machine learning converge with significant impact: Read more “On Campus or via ZOOM: AI and Pure Mathematics Conference 6/24-28”
Join us for the “Health TechQuity Round Table” discussion featuring a panel of industry leaders on the creation of a more equitable care-delivery system, and how to advance digital health transformation through research, clinical car, venture, and more. Read more “Health TechQuity Round Table with Azizi Seixas 4/23”
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: Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM—Deadline 9/29”