Data Science Updates is the University of Wisconsin-Madison's resource for news, training, events, and professional opportunities in data science, brought to you by the Data Science Institute, powered by American Family Insurance, and the Data Science Hub.
September 20, 2023
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AI in Imaging and Medicine: Breaking Silos, Building Bridges
Join the UW-Madison Department of Radiology and the Data Science Institute on October 6 for an exciting day focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), imaging, and medicine. This event will bring together researchers and clinicians from across campus for cross-disciplinary discussion and presentations, providing opportunities for them to learn, network, and identify avenues for collaboration. The event will be held at the Carson Gulley Center. Learn more and register here. Register soon -- seats are filling up fast!
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Sharon Li named Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review
Sharon Li, assistant professor in the UW–Madison Department of Computer Sciences, was recently named Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review. Li is pioneering an AI safety feature called out-of-distribution detection, which helps AI models recognize when they are being asked to perform an action they weren't trained on and abstain from that action. When applied to AI-powered applications and products, out-of-distribution detection has the potential to mitigate safety risks. For instance, it might prevent an autonomous vehicle from hitting an object it doesn't recognize. Read the full story in the MIT Technology Review.
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Exploring Artificial Intelligence @ UW–Madison
September 22 & 29, 9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m., The next two Exploring AI @ UW-Madison webinars will delve into racial bias in AI and open-source AI. This Friday, 9/22, Lori Lopez, a UW–Madison professor of media and cultural studies and the author of “Race and Digital Media: An Introduction” will will discuss how histories of institutionalized racism in big data, tech industries and society are shaping AI today. The 9/29 webinar will feature Sebastian Raschka, Lightning AI, who will provide an overview of Large Language Models (LLMs), highlight the value of open-source solutions, and address AI in corporate strategy. The 9/29 webinar is presented in partnership with Discovery to Product (D2P) as part of UW–Madison Innovate Week. The Zoom link for this webinar series is available here.
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Software Training for Students: STS is Here To Help!
Need to learn a required software for class? Could use some extra guidance with a coding, data, or design project? STS can help! Software Training for Students (STS) is a free service on campus that helps UW-Madison students with their software questions relating to either course projects or personal interests. Their team of student trainers provide assistance with software like R/RStudio, Python, HTML/CSS, Excel, Photoshop, and Illustrator, among many others.
STS can help students at College Library via their:
- STS Office Hours at DesignLab where students can receive 1-on-1 help with assignments and general tech questions
- Workshops scheduled every Monday-Thursday at 5:30pm (Room 2257)
Learn more about STS services and register for workshops at their website.
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Data Science Hub Fall Mini-Workshop Series
Registration is open for the Data Science Hub's Fall 2023 Mini-Workshop Series. The Mini-Workshop Series are one-to-two day workshops throughout the fall covering a range of topics listed below. Register for any and all that you are interested in. Tickets close the Friday before each mini-workshop. To learn more and register, visit the event page.
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| September 27-28 |
Intro to Machine Learning |
| October 11 |
Git/GitHub |
| October 25-26 |
Intro to Docker |
| November 8 |
CHTC |
| December 6 |
Interactive Data Visualizations in Python and Streamlit |
| December 20 |
The Basics of Data Visualization |
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Workshop Series: Python and R Programming Languages for Data Analysis
September and October, Learn programming skills for computational research during the R workshop series and the Python workshop series. Attend any or all of the sessions. Brought to you as a part of the UW Libraries Graduate Support workshop series. Open to all UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff. Location: Instruction online via Zoom with in-person help at satellite locations for some workshops.
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Next Generation Data Analysis Workshops
The Bioinformatics Resource Core (BRC) at the UW Biotechnology Center ( UWBC) is offering heavily hands-on workshops on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data Analysis skills. Access and analyze data with command line, SNP and RNA-Seq with open-source software on a Linux platform. The offer various workshops on throughout the semester on Linux, Flow Cytometry, and other topics. Learn more about the workshop series at the event page.
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Have questions about anything data science-related? Come see the Data Science Hub facilitators at Coding Meetup on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CT. To join Coding Meetup, join data-science-hubgroup.slack.com.
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CHTC Information Session
October 4, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Do you use computing as part of your research? Join the facilitation team at the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) to learn more about how CHTC’s computing and data resources can allow you to scale your computing work beyond your laptop. CHTC is hosting a short information session on Wednesday, October 4 from 12:00-1:00pm, with pizza provided! Details and registration information are on this event page.
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AI in Imaging and Medicine Symposium
October 6, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Join UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and Data Science Institute (DSI) for an all-day symposium on AI in Imaging and Medicine: Breaking Silos, Building Bridges at the Carson Gulley Center. This exciting day will focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), imaging, and medicine. Presentations, discussions, networking, and a reception will provide participants with opportunities to learn, share, and identify avenues for collaboration. This is a campus-wide symposium, and all interested UW-Madison faculty, staff, postdocs, and grad students are welcome to attend. To learn more and register, visit the event page. Reserve your spot by noon on September 22.
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Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Conference: Call for Proposals
Due October 9, 5:00 p.m., The BTAA GIS Conference presented by the BTAA Geospatial Information Network invites proposals for its fourth visual GIS conference, taking place on Wednesday, November 8. The BTAA GIS Conference is intended to promote conversation and collaboration between Big Ten researchers, educators, and students who use geospatial information. It is open to all who wish to attend, including GIS professionals and students who are outside of the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
The planning committee seeks submissions for presentations, lightning talks, and a map gallery. You do not need to be a member of a BTAA organization to present at the conference. BTAA encourage submissions from any discipline and topics that use geospatial information in any format, including but not limited to: agriculture and natural resources; geography; engineering; business; health sciences; humanities; social sciences; GIS education; urban planning and infrastructure; GIS methods; DEIA and social/environmental justice; and the use of UAVs and GIS in academia. Presentations on applied GIS from campus infrastructure and municipal projects are also encouraged. To submit your proposal, visit this link for presentations and lightning talks and this link for the map gallery (see submission guidelines).
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SILO Seminar Series
Wednesdays, Join the Systems, Information, Learning, and Optimization (SILO) seminar Wednesdays at 12:30pm. These seminars are held in hybrid mode, where you can attend either in person at the Discovery Building (with pizza!) or via Zoom. For more information visit the SILO website, where you can join their mailing list and receive sign up information for in-person seminars and Zoom links.
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Madison Women in Tech Social @ The Boneyard - Dog Park & Biergarten
September 21, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Madison Women in Tech is a supportive, inclusive community of women and gender nonbinary folks working or interested in technology, from designers to programmers to recruiters to students. Join them this month for an in-person social at The Boneyard for drinks and conversation! All attendees agree to the code of conduct. Learn more and register at the event page.
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EVIL Reading Group
September 29, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, The Ethics, Values, Information, and Law (EVIL) reading group pursues scholarship in the intersections of ethics, law, and data and information technologies. The EVIL Reading group meets every three weeks (roughly), Fridays, online, and is hosted in collaboration with the iSchool and ML+X. This meeting discusses “ Open (For Business): Big Tech, Concentrated Power, and the Political Economy of Open AI.” Learn more about the community and join at their website.
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phy-lunch
Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sungsik (Kevin) Kong, a postdoc working with Claudia Solis Lemus, is organizing phy-lunch for the Fall semester in 1111 Biotech, which will be an opportunity for students and postdocs to informally meet and discuss phylogenetic topics and feel comfortable asking “basic” questions. If you’re interested in learning more, search for the group “phy-lunch” in Google groups (need to login with wisc account) and request to join.
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The Carpentries is seeking new members to bring additional diversity and expertise into its instructional community. Among other benefits, members have opportunities to advance their technical and teaching skills by attending computational workshops and participating in an optional instructor training program. Join the google group if interested in learning more!
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PROFESSIONAL
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Scientist, Image Analysis
Arcadia Science, a science company focusing on transforming evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions leveraging the biology of diverse organisms and based in Berkeley, California, is looking for an Image Analysis Scientist. They are seeking a highly collaborative and motivated scientist who is excited about statistical analysis of microscopy data and generating computational tools for biologists. With this hire, Arcadia Science plans to expand functionality in high-content image analysis and expand the predictive capacity of novel features from multi-modal data types. Learn more about the position and apply at the job listing.
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Senior Applied Research Scientist (Remote)
Rebuy, an SaaS application that redefines data-powered shopping experiences with a new breed of personalization and merchandising solutions, is looking for a Senior Applied Research Scientist to join their AI/ML team. This role will be focused upon applied research that explores the use of large language models for e-commerce. Learn more about the position and apply at the job listing.
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DATA VISUALIZATION OF THE WEEK
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The Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) is a network of academic data science practitioners, educators, and leaders, and academic-adjacent colleagues, who thoughtfully integrate data science best practices in higher education. UW-Madison is a founding member of ADSA.
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