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Fall 2022, From the Director

New Recruits Represent a Defining Leap Forward for IDSC

August 30, 2022

from the director I am pleased to share with you a look back at a year’s worth of exciting progress at IDSC, as told by writer Alan Gomez, who offers a glimpse at where it might take us . . . A computer science prodigy who started college at age 12 and received his PhD […]

Fall 2022

IDSC AI and Machine Learning
Welcomes Mingzhe Chen

August 30, 2022

Mingzhe Chen had a plan. Born and raised in in the interior of China, he moved to Wuhan for college and figured he’d get a telecommunications degree and find a job. It was 2009 and telecoms were booming, with the Chinese government building new networks and telecommunications infrastructure throughout the increasingly-connected nation.

Fall 2022

Meet a Data Scientist Lecture Series presents Joseph Avery 9/28

August 30, 2022

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 on AI Law with Professor Joseph Avery from the Miami Herbert Business School. Prof. Avery conducts research at the intersection of the behavioral, computer, and management sciences.

From the Director, Spring 2022

IDSC Helping to Advance Miami’s Role as a Tech Hub

January 29, 2022

from the director As we enter the New Year, the Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) at the University of Miami is committed to advancing Miami’s role as a global technology hub. With its strategic location in the Americas and a deep and diverse multicultural talent pool, Miami is making great strides in attracting […]

Spring 2022, Virtual Reality

VR/AR Association Miami Chapter Launch Event 2/17

January 29, 2022

The VR/AR Association (VRARA) in partnership with the University of Miami’s XR Initiative and Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) will host a Miami Chapter Launch event on February 17, 2022, 5:30-8:00 PM at the University of Miami Cosford Cinema (located on campus at 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146), or you may […]

Digital Health + Life Sciences Informatics, Spring 2022

NCI Funds AI Training for Young Faculty

January 29, 2022

Six post-doctoral fellows at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will be trained in data science, thanks to a collaborative initiative with the UM Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC).

AI + Machine Learning

Dr. Yelena Yesha Featured Speaker at FLAIRS Conference 5/15-18

January 29, 2022

IDSC Innovation Officer Dr. Yelena Yesha will be a featured speaker at the 35th International FLAIRS (the Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society) Conference. Her talk title, bio, and abstract are below.

Fall 2021, Innovation

UM Joins National Science Foundation Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA)

August 30, 2021

By joining the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA), the University of Miami, through IDSC, is opening the door to deeper levels of academic and industry collaboration. “As the latest CARTA site, our research will focus on a variety of themes, including machine learning and artificial intelligence,” said Mitsu Ogihara, PhD, […]

Awards and Honors, Fall 2021

Yelena Yesha Named First IDSC Knight Foundation Chair

August 30, 2021

Professor Yelena Yesha, Ph.D., has been appointed Knight Foundation Chair of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the first Knight Chair for the Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) at the University of Miami. As an expert in blockchain technology, personalized health care, and electronic commerce, Yesha is a renowned data scientist and trailblazer in […]

Events, Spring 2021

Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Sheldon Brown

February 1, 2021

Data Citizens is a series of in-depth talks by experts in the field of data science on a wide variety of topics including data visualization, big data, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics.  Join us on March 11 as we welcome Sheldon Brown for a talk on AI. TALK TITLE: The Fiction Science of AI | […]

Cover Story, Fall 2020

Yelena Yesha Joins UM as IDSC Innovation Officer

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 […]