Jobs
National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavior, and Economic (SBE) Science postdoc fellowship available. Interested candidates may contact Daniel Messinger (dmessinger@miami.edu), IDSC Director of Social and Behavioral Science. Read more “NSF Social Behavioral and Economic Postdoctoral Fellowship Available”
Data Citizens
Humans have been able to record their voices and play them back for more than a century. But even now, after decades of technological and computational advancements, using computers to decipher what is being said, and who is saying it, remains a monumental challenge. Read more “Catch the Replay: Data Citizens Distinguished Lecture by Dr. John Hansen”
Data Citizens
Join us for another “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series” talk featuring Dr. Zahi A. Fayad, the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Medical Imaging and Bioengineering at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also a Professor of Radiology (Vice-Chair for Research) and a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Fayad is the founding Director of the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (ranked 15th in 2021 NIH funding in the field of Radiology). Read more “Mount Sinai’s Dr. ZAHI FAYAD speaks on 1/11 4-5PM | Data Citizens Distinguished Lecture Series”
News
What a year! Looking back at 2022, we had so much fun at a huge variety of events and were so proud of the work everyone is doing and grateful to be a part of enabling discovery. We hope to see you again in 2023. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from your friends at IDSC! Come see us at G.O.T. —We have new swag . . . Read more “HAPPY HOLIDAYS from IDSC! We had fun with yoU in 2022”
Projects
As part of a School of Architecture studio course, students recently spent a week in Barranquilla, Colombia, visiting residents in some of the city’s informal settlements and oldest neighborhoods. Then, they return to the Coral Gables campus to begin designing structures that could help revitalize those areas and address the impacts of climate change. Read more “Update on: Mapping Informal Cities Collaborative Project in Barranquilla, Colombia”
Events - Past
IDSC was pleased to host Oxford Internet Institute’s Dr. Paul Timmers for a special guest lecture on Friday, October 21, 2022, via Zoom. Delving into the background of the current European situation, in his talk “European Strategic Autonomy in the Digital Age,” Dr. Timmers began with how sovereignty has become a top concern. If you missed the talk watch the video . . . Read more “Catch the Replay: Paul Timmers on European Strategic Autonomy in the Digital Age”
Artificial Intelligence
Angle Bush, who founded a company to increase Black women in technology, spoke at the University’s Richter Library Tuesday, October 18, 2022, about ways that companies and educational institutions can foster productive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Read more “Catch the Replay: Black Women in AI Founder Angle Bush”
Climate Resilience Academy
When she got a message last spring about a new class focused on climate resilience, University of Miami senior Sophie Walenta was itching to sign up. The more the marine affairs and ecosystems science and policy major read about the course, which is interdisciplinary, problem-driven, and discussion-based, the more intrigued she grew. Read more “IDSC Scientists Contribute to New Climate Resilience Academy Course”
IDSC Fellows
The Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows have been chosen. Join us in congratulating (clockwise from top left): Sadegh Tale Masoule, Kelly Soluri, Jeffrey Serville, and Shara Sookhoo. Read more “Meet the 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows at the Launch Symposium 12/14”
Data Ethics
The DIALOGUES IN RESEARCH ETHICS monthly conference series hosted by UM Miller School of Medicine | Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy is pleased to welcome Dr. Jodyn Platt for a special guest lecture. The lecture is hybrid—in person at the medical campus or online via zoom, and is free and open to the public. Read more “From Principles to Practice: Building Trustworthy Health Systems in the Information Age 12/9”