Soyeon Ahn – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Catch the Replay: Computing Day 2024 Panel Discussion

April 24, 2024June 27, 2024

Corporate and government professionals, faculty, student scholars, and the community engaged in a discussion on computing to design the future and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation at the second annual Computing Day held at the University of Miami on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff showcased research posters and interactive demos.

Computing Day Showcases University Research 4/23

March 6, 2024February 19, 2025

UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff will showcase their research posters and /or demos at the second annual Computing Day to be held at the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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New Degree Shaping Future Leaders in Responsible Data Analytics

December 6, 2023January 31, 2024

The new Data Analytics and Intelligence for Social Impact major in the School of Education and Human Development will produce responsible data-driven decision-makers, empowering them to collect and use data for insights that increase social impact. Read more “New Degree Shaping Future Leaders in Responsible Data Analytics” →

IDSC Grants Explore Data Ethics and Social Processes

January 29, 2022July 7, 2023

Big data, sophisticated analytics, and deep learning tools help drive advances in the sciences, medicine, architecture, the arts and humanities, and many other academic disciplines and commercial sectors. Today, a growing number of researchers are drawing on these powerful resources of the Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) to probe more deeply into the challenging issues of our time. Read more “IDSC Grants Explore Data Ethics and Social Processes” →

Data Ethics During Covid-19 Video now on YouTube

August 26, 2020May 4, 2021

From contact tracing to communicating with the public, the COVID-19 pandemic presents ethical challenges to data professionals. Dr. Nick Tsinoremas, IDSC Founding Director, moderated a July 23, 2020 online discussion on “Data Ethics during COVID-19” with Brian Lee, Senior Advisor, Informatics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of the Chief Information Officer; Kenneth Goodman, PhD, Founder and Director, UM Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, and Director, Data Ethics and Society, IDSC; and Soyeon Ahn, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies (EPS) in the School of Education & Human Development.

Data Ethics During COVID-19

July 7, 2020July 28, 2023

The University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing, Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, and the Ethics Programs are collaborating to host a Zoom discussion on Data Ethics during COVID-19. From public health surveillance to contact tracing and the never-ending challenge of balancing the duties of science and privacy, the Covid-19 pandemic is a test-case of our ability to manage extraordinary challenges. The ethical decisions surrounding data collection, sharing, and use, shapes and will help us meet these challenges. Read more “Data Ethics During COVID-19” →