Azizi Seixas – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

IDSC Welcomes Mairead Moloney to the Population Health Informatics…

After receiving her master’s degree and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Mairead Moloney faced a dilemma. She loved the field and excelled at conducting research, but all those years poring through spreadsheets and research articles left her feeling disconnected from the people suffering from the problems she was studying. “What was missing was, ‘How am I actually helping people?” she said. Read more “IDSC Welcomes Mairead Moloney to the Population Health Informatics Team” →

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Health TechQuity Round Table with Azizi Seixas 4/23

Join us for the “Health TechQuity Round Table” discussion featuring a panel of industry leaders on the creation of a more equitable care-delivery system, and how to advance digital health transformation through research, clinical car, venture, and more. Read more “Health TechQuity Round Table with Azizi Seixas 4/23” →

Grants

Azizi Seixas and Nick Tsinoremas to Lead NIH AIM-AHEAD…

While kidney disease affects one in seven adults in the United States, it impacts Black patients much more. They are four times more likely to suffer from kidney failure than white U.S. residents, and a 2021 study indicates that computer algorithms that determine eligibility for a kidney transplant often put Black people at a disadvantage, widening the gap for a successful recovery. Read more “Azizi Seixas and Nick Tsinoremas to Lead NIH AIM-AHEAD Health Disparities Project” →

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Catch the Replay: 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows’ Final Project Presentations

On Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 3:00-4:30 PM, an audience gathered via Zoom and in person at the Richter Library 3^rd floor conference room to hear the 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows give their final research project presentations. A Biomedical Engineering student (Jeffery Serville), Civil Engineering student (Sadegh Tale Masoule), and two Marine Science students (one graduate—Kelly Soluri and one undergraduate—Shara Sookhoo) thanked their mentors, supporters, and collaborating researchers. We invite you to watch the full session on YouTube. Here are some takeaways: Read more “Catch the Replay: 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows’ Final Project Presentations” →

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2022-2023 IDSC Fellows Final Project Presentations 4/27 in person…

The 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows will gather once again to present the final project presentations at the Richter Library, 3rd Floor Conference Room, #343, on Thursday, April 27, from 3:00-4:30 PM. Join us in person for light refreshments (or via ZOOM) and hear their progress since their initial pitch. Read more “2022-2023 IDSC Fellows Final Project Presentations 4/27 in person or via ZOOM” →

2022-2023 IDSC Fellows Final Project Presentations 4/27

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Catch the Replay: IDSC FELLOWS Launch Event Showcased Project…

The Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) was pleased to host the newly chosen 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows as they presented their project proposals on December 14, 2022. Join us in congratulating (in order of presentation) Jeffrey Serville (starts @ 5:22), Kelly Soluri (starts @14:00), Sadegh Tale Masoule (starts @ 39:54), and Shara Sookhoo (starts @ 48:00). Each spoke briefly on what they hoped to accomplish. Read more “Catch the Replay: IDSC FELLOWS Launch Event Showcased Project Proposals” →

2022-2023 IDSC Fellows Launch Symposium 12/14

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.

IDSC joins with University faculty to mentor IDSC Fellows on how to best utilize University’s cutting-edge advanced computing resources in their proposed research projects. This is a prestigious designation awarded each year to four students, either undergraduate (sophomore level or above) or graduate level.

You are invited to attend the IDSC Fellows Launch Symposium, hear their project proposals, and enjoy light refreshments.

Wednesday 12/14 • 3:00-4:00 PM
Richter Library 3rd Floor Conference Room (343)

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This event is free and open to the public.

Special thanks to the IDSC Fellows Steering Committee:

CHAIR | Mohamed Iskandarani

MEMBERS | Alberto Cairo, Kim Grinfeder, Daniel Messinger, Mitsunori Ogihara, Kamal Premaratne, Azizi Seixas, Ravi Vadapalli

Meet the IDSC Fellows

	Sadegh Tale Masole
	Jeffrey Serville
	Kelly Soluri
	Shara Sookhoo

IDSC Fellows

Meet the 2022-2023 IDSC Fellows at the Launch Symposium…

Grants

NIH Grant to FAU, Caridad Center, and UM MSOM…

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, in collaboration with the Caridad Health Center, Inc., and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, have received a $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project to tackle chronic health disparities through the use of electronic health records (EHR), artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Read more “NIH Grant to FAU, Caridad Center, and UM MSOM will Tackle Disease Disparities” →

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Meet the IDSC Fellows

Sadegh Tale Masole

Jeffrey Serville

Kelly Soluri

Shara Sookhoo