IDSC is pleased to present the fall 2021 issue of Data Science and Computing magazine. From a cutting-edge project using AI to help reduce waste and contamination in recycling to innovative wastewater analysis taking Covid-19 detection to the next level and affording early warning, all the latest things IDSC is working on are featured in the magazine. Read more “IDSC Data Science and Computing MAGAZINE Fall 2021”
It was announced today that “Technology industry leaders Phizzle, Cisco, Intel, and GlassHouse Systems will work with IDSC to identify ways to use lab-grade cleanroom technology and data analytics in traditional campus buildings, as a way to monitor air quality in real-time.” Read more “Air Monitoring Collaboration for Wellness in Campus Buildings”
Applications are invited for three 4-year PhD research assistantships available in the Department of Computer Science. These research assistantships are funded by the University of Miami Center for Accelerated Real-time Analytics (UM CARTA), a prestigious international research center funded by the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program. Read more “Applications Invited for Paid UM CARTA PhD Research Assistantships”
The Meet a Data Scientist series is a chance to get up close and personal with top-level data science professionals. Join us for a talk with Athena Hadjixenofontos, Vice President of Data Science for a major financial institution. The purpose of the Meet a Data Scientist lecture series is to introduce our audience to the people behind the data, their lives, interests, career choices, their work, and passion for how they can use data to solve grand challenges in their respective fields. Join us as we peer behind the curtain and meet the data scientists behind the data! This lecture series is co-sponsored by the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and is free and open to the public. Read more “Meet a Data Scientist: Athena Hadjixenofontos 9/30 4PM”
Join us on Thursday, September 23, 2021, 4:00-500 PM, for our continuing lecture series “Data Citizens” featuring Santiago Ortiz. Santiago is the Chief Data Officer at DrumWave. Santiago is a mathematician, data scientist, interactive visualization developer, and inventor, who creates and develops highly innovative and interactive projects for the web. Read more “DATA CITIZENS Lecture Series presents Santiago Ortiz 9/23”
Data Science and Analytics are no longer just buzzwords—they are essential business tools. The Age of Big Data has transformed the tools and skills employees utilize, and workers across job functions now require analytical aptitude. Demand for a new breed of professionals skilled in data, analytics, machine learning, and AI grows.1 Read more “Master of Science in Data Science Virtual OPEN HOUSE 9/24 6PM”
The Miami Machine Learning & AI Meetup Week will gather the south Florida community face-to-face to revive the ML/AI conversation as we embark on new and exciting times of hyper growth! Join Data Science Salon, R-Ladies, and PyData Miami for free evening sessions 9/13-17 put together by local data-science-community leaders. Read more “Miami ML + AI Meetup Week presents Free Face-to-Face Events 9/13-17”
Miami Machine Learning & AI Meetup Week will kick off Florida Hacks with IBM, organized by the University of Florida in partnership with IBM. Calling on the country’s brightest minds to join a virtual innovation challenge (see list of Challenges below) aimed at addressing the Sunshine State’s most pressing conservation issues. Read more “Florida Hacks with IBM Hackathon: Ideation 8/25-9/10”
IDSC is pleased to announce our second call for proposals for the Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM grant program. This program is designed to increase the use of data science to foster breakthroughs in disciplinary pursuits making the research team more competitive for external funding. Read more “CALL for PROPOSALS: Expanding the Use of Collaborative Data Science at UM”
The City of Coral Gables has come 1st place for 2 consecutive years in the Open Cities Index (which looks at how cities are using online transparency and open data to better the lives of residents). Senior Sustainability Analyst Matt Anderson says “The City likes to lead by example.” Read more “UM IDSC part of Coral Gables Magazine “City of the Future” Innovation Issue”