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Cover Story, Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics, Fall 2025

September 28, 2025

When it comes to the future of precision medicine, SIVOTEC Inc., creator of the GENA™ platform, is leading the charge and its partnership with the University of Miami’s Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is a key component of that advancement. By developing and scaling the next-generation GENA Private Language Model, a purpose-built […]

Cover Story, Spring 2024

January 28, 2024

Gabriel Reygondeau was four years old when his father took him fishing off the coast of Mexico. His father and his friends hooked a swordfish and reeled it in, pulling it onto the boat and beating it with a club. While the adults celebrated their momentous catch, young Gabriel stood back, traumatized over what he […]

Cover Story, Fall 2023

August 26, 2023

When Ben Kirtman started researching the meteorological phenomenon known as “El Niño” in 1993, few knew what it was and even fewer foresaw what that research could lead to. Now, 30 years later, Kirtman and an ever-growing team of collaborators have not only helped make El Niño a household name, but they’re starting to use […]

Cover Story, Spring 2023

January 18, 2023

Ophthalmologist Giselle Ricur, M.D., has been promoting telemedicine for decades, but it wasn’t until COVID hit in early 2020 that she started making major headway.

Cover Story, Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics, Fall 2022

August 30, 2022

Cover Story Nationally known as a health disparities researcher, thought leader, and technologist, Azizi Seixas, PhD, was recently honored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as one of 10 U.S. Education Champions in their inaugural class at IMAGINE 2022. The AWS Education Champions community recognizes, celebrates, and supports individuals that embody and advocate for AWS Education’s […]

Cover Story, Fall 2021, From the Director

August 30, 2021

from the director With the start of a new academic year, the Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is poised to make significant contributions to research in many disciplines, while educating a new generation of data scientists. This issue of our magazine highlights several of those high-impact initiatives. Thanks to our world-class expertise and […]

Cover Story, Spring 2021

February 1, 2021

IDSC Staff largely worked from home during the COVID-19 crisis. Despite the physical distance, we remained close and productive. We look forward to the time when we can resume our in-person events, but hope that you will join us virtually in the meantime. Subscribe to IDSC Magazine | View Upcoming IDSC Events 2020-2021 Fun […]

Cover Story, Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics, Smart Cities, Spring 2021

February 1, 2021

Smart Home Health Care Technology Picture a future where health sensors would be strategically placed throughout a person’s house to check their vital signs each day, and to alert them about potential dangers, like a sudden step down to the living room. Outside of the home, sensors could measure local pollen or pollution levels in […]

Cover Story, Fall 2020

September 18, 2020

Yelena Yesha, PhD, an award-winning researcher and technology industry leader, has joined IDSC as Innovation Officer and Head of International Relations. She was also named a Knight Foundation Chair of Data Science and AI. “Dr. Yesha is an internationally recognized leader in many fields, including cybersecurity, big data analytics, medical research, electronic commerce, and climate […]

Transforming Healthcare: Rewriting the Blueprint of Medicine

Gabriel Reygondeau, Next-Gen AquaMaps,
and the Launch of AquaX Laboratory

Trio of Grants Awarded to Study El Niño and its Role in Wildfire and Flooding Prediction

Building a Digital Twin for Training in the UMVerse

COVER STORY: Azizi Seixas Honored for Accelerating the Future of Personalized Wellness

COVER STORY: Growing Innovation and Talent in the South Florida Community

Data Science and Computing Magazine Issue No. 2 Spring 2021

Health Care at Your Convenience

Yelena Yesha Joins UM as IDSC Innovation Officer