Pulley Ridge
Pulley Ridge is a 100+km long series of N/S trending, underwater barrier islands on the SW Florida Shelf (approximately 250 … Continue reading Pulley Ridge
Santa Cruz del Islote
The weekend before Thanksgiving, UM School of Architecture Prof. Adib Cure was working with CCS’s Software Engineering program at Santa … Continue reading Santa Cruz del Islote
Historic Coral Gables
The 26-story tower of the historic Biltmore Hotel rises majestically into the sky over Coral Gables. Visible for miles, it’s an … Continue reading Historic Coral Gables
Vistapolis
A project to produce a common codebase from which we can draw to develop geospatial applications for smart cities and … Continue reading Vistapolis
Zenciti, Yucatán, MEXICO
In March 2016, the University of Miami announced a hemispheric collaboration between its Center for Computational Science (CCS) and the … Continue reading Zenciti, Yucatán, MEXICO
Automated Plankton Classification
The overall goal of this project was to process a digital image data collected using the In Situ Ichthyoplankton Imaging … Continue reading Automated Plankton Classification
Mapping of Informal Cities
High Resolution Imaging and High Accuracy Mapping of Informal Cities More than half the current global population lives in cities. … Continue reading Mapping of Informal Cities
Miami Affordability Project (MAP)
MAP: The Miami Affordability Project Housing affordability is a significant and growing challenge in Miami-Dade County, as it is in … Continue reading Miami Affordability Project (MAP)
Mikvé Israel Emanuel Synagogue
The shifting sands on the floor inside the Western Hemisphere’s oldest continuously operating synagogue Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad, Curaçao posed some … Continue reading Mikvé Israel Emanuel Synagogue
Participatory Mapping Las Flores
Supported by funding from the National Geographic Society, with additional support from Tecnoglass and the UM Center from Computational Science) the goal of this project was to facilitate participatory mapping in the informal community of Las Flores in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Magic Leap The U Experience
By combining their creativity with powerful computing tools, University of Miami graduate students Maria Aguilar and Manouj Govindaraju crafted an … Continue reading Magic Leap The U Experience
High Resolution Global Climate Modeling
Access to high-performance computing and big-data analytics is essential to producing Earth system models.
xSAT Covid-19 Dashboard
IDSC has developed a first-of-its-kind early-detection platform for COVID-19 xsat.idsc.miami.edu that enables local residents to self-report symptoms, and researchers and … Continue reading xSAT Covid-19 Dashboard
Nuestra Señora de la Merced
University of Miami art history students have access to an augmented reality (AR) application to explore Colonial Spanish paintings and … Continue reading Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Covid-19 Wastewater Testing
South Florida RAD: Using Wastewater Measurements to Predict COVID-19 in the Community The University of Miami (UM) and Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) … Continue reading Covid-19 Wastewater Testing
Ground-Breaking Rainfall Study
A new study has identified connections between oscillations in the Gulf Stream and long-term rainfall expectations in the Southeastern U.S.—a … Continue reading Ground-Breaking Rainfall Study
COVID-19 Transmission Model
An innovative University of Miami (UM) COVID-19 study has demonstrated the power of applying advanced computer resources to understanding viral … Continue reading COVID-19 Transmission Model
Sustainable Environmental Habits App
A University of Miami team led by a Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) core faculty member has … Continue reading Sustainable Environmental Habits App
Next-G Wireless Networks
Congratulations to IDSC core faculty member Dr. Mingzhe Chen on his award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal ‘‘Collaborative Research: NeTS: … Continue reading Next-G Wireless Networks
VR Enhances Maternal Mental Health
Virtual reality (VR) headsets have mostly been popularized by children—and some adults—playing immersive video games. But a team of researchers … Continue reading VR Enhances Maternal Mental Health
Boosting Product Development
When Yelena Yesha, PhD, was hired at the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) three years ago, part of … Continue reading Boosting Product Development
Polarized Networks in Social Media
What drives the polarization of political opinions on social media? How do “echo chambers” of like-minded friends evolve over time? … Continue reading Polarized Networks in Social Media
Displacement Vulnerability Mitigation Tool
For many years, Miami Law’s Environmental Justice Clinic has been an advocate for vulnerable minority communities facing development pressure. Now, the Frost … Continue reading Displacement Vulnerability Mitigation Tool
Mangrove City VR Experience
“Mangrove City“, a VR experience geared towards educating middle schoolers on the crucial role mangrove forests play in protecting coastal … Continue reading Mangrove City VR Experience
Addressing NASA Satellite Security
Five years ago, representatives from telecommunications companies approached Yelena Yesha in a panic. As they sent more and more satellites into orbit … Continue reading Addressing NASA Satellite Security
Predicting El Niño and La Niña
For forty years, climate scientists have been trying to develop a computational model that accurately predicts the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) … Continue reading Predicting El Niño and La Niña
County Project Maps Human Activity
Christopher Mader laughs when thinking about his first test runs with drones. It was seven years ago and the data scientist … Continue reading County Project Maps Human Activity
Ophthalmology Training in the UMVerse
Ophthalmologist Giselle Ricur, M.D., has been promoting telemedicine for decades, but it wasn’t until COVID hit in early 2020 that she … Continue reading Ophthalmology Training in the UMVerse
AquaX Laboratory Opens
We are excited to announce the opening of the “AquaX Laboratory” a cutting-edge ensemble modeling framework that encompasses the next … Continue reading AquaX Laboratory Opens