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.
November 29, 2023
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Need data science expertise for your project? The Data Science Institute can help!
The Data Science Institute has a dedicated staff that collaborates with researchers to solve problems and derive meaning and value from data. We meet with your team to understand your needs and determine if your project is a good fit. We assign personnel to work closely with you to build your data science capacity. Ideally, this collaboration will enable investigation of new questions, benefit science or society, and open new funding or revenue opportunities. To learn more and request our data science services, visit our website.
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GPT Chronicles: Exploring Drug Synergy Analysis and Science Communication
Join the ML+X community on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 12-1 pm, as we unravel two talks that showcase the power of GPT models in (1) research communication and (2) drug synergy analysis. This forum is not just an opportunity to learn but also a platform for meaningful discussions. Register by Dec. 8th (lunch provided), and let's collectively delve into the intersections of generative AI and research. GPT for Science Communication: User-interface and developer pipeline approaches, Ben Rush
Distilling and communicating complex ideas between scientists or scientists to the public is a difficult undertaking with financial and health consequences, as seen with vaccine hesitancy. Simultaneously, the ability to generate text quickly has never been easier with access to large language models, like ChatGPT. I will demonstrate how to create science communication media using GPT models in both the user interface (ChatGPT) via prompt engineering and custom GPTs, and code via a Python pipeline with Google sheets, GPT lang-chain, and DALL-E 3 to extract relevant information and create new media. I will ask attendees what type of material they dislike creating in their scientific endeavors and what could be automated with the existing resources on the ChatGPT user interface and with the pipeline I’ve developed. I will also ask for feedback on how to expand the pipeline and better ways to construct it.
Advancing Biomedical Research with GPT-4: A Novel Approach to Drug Synergy Analysis using Text Mining and Classification, Jack Freeman
With over 36 million publicly available abstracts, PubMed stands as a vast repository of biomedical literature, offering an unparalleled wealth of information. Our focus is on harnessing this extensive database to explore the frontiers of biomedical research. The core of our analysis revolves around the application of GPT-4’s API in classifying and interpreting PubMed abstracts curated from co-occurrence modeling. We specifically look at how GPT-4's capabilities can be leveraged to uncover potential synergistic relationships between drug pairs using the co-occurrence text-mining strategy. A significant portion of the talk will be dedicated to an interactive discussion with the audience on potential validation strategies for the findings derived from this AI-driven analysis. This will not only provide a platform for sharing diverse perspectives but also help in understanding the practical challenges and solutions in validating AI-generated hypotheses in biomedical research.
Finding the Orchard View room: The Orchard View room is located on the 3rd floor of Discovery Building — room 3280. To get to the third floor, take the elevator located next to the Aldo’s Cafe kitchen ( see photo). If you cannot attend in-person, we invite you to stream the event via Zoom.
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Data Visualization Workshops
December 6 and 20, The Data Science Hub has two Data Visualization workshops coming up in December! The first teaches how to quickly create interactive dashboards using a Python library called Streamlit on Dec 6th. The second workshop, scheduled for Dec 20th, teaches the fundamentals of data visualization and requires no previous coding experience. See more and register for either workshop on the Fall 2023 mini-workshop website.
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Data and Software Carpentry Workshops
January 8-11, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., The Data Science Hub is hosting an online Ecology Data Carpentry Workshop. Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners' existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. While this workshop uses ecological data, the skills learned can be applied to many domains. Learn more and register by visiting the workshop page.
January 16-19, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., The Data Science Hub is hosting an online Software Carpentry Workshop. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation using Python. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. Learn more and register by visiting the workshop page.
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Workshop with WPS
November 29, 6:00 p.m., Join dotData in Computer Sciences 1240 for a meeting with WPS where Ryan Zea, the Director of Emerging Technology, will talk about topics within Data Science and WPS's work. Food will be provided.
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Text Mining Workshop
December 6, 6:00 p.m., Join dotData in Computer Sciences 1240 for an interactive text mining / web scraping workshop hosted by Professor Enright of LIS 501 (Intro to Text Mining). Please bring a laptop. Food will be provided.
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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.
The remaining two workshops focus on data visualization. Unlock the power of data visualization and interactive web apps with the Streamlit workshop, Interactive Data Visualizations in Python and Streamlit; learn how to make dynamic, user-friendly applications in just a few hours. Attend the Basics of Data Visualization workshop for a language-agnostic introduction of data visualization in the form of charts and graphs.
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| December 6 |
Interactive Data Visualizations in Python and Streamlit |
| December 20 |
The Basics of Data Visualization |
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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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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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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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EVIL Reading Group
December 1, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., 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 “ Public AI Training Datasets Are Rife With Licensing Errors." Learn more about the community and how to attend the meeting 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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Full Stack Developer
Summit Credit Union is looking for a Full Stack Developer to design and build software applications using a variety of programming languages, techniques, and tools. Qualified applicants will be proficient in both front-end and back-end technologies. Learn more and apply at the job posting.
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Information Security Manager
Summit Credit Union is looking for an Information Security Manager that will have the primary responsibility for ensuring the security of the IR environment and systems. The manager reports on the cybersecurity program, material cybersecurity risks, and other responsibilities. Learn more and apply at the job posting.
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Database Analyst
Summit Credit Union is looking for a Database Analyst who will be responsible for designing and creating metadata, database architecture, and data repository. The Analyst will develop and maintain Summit's data repositories and related data marts Learn more and apply at the job posting.
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DATA VISUALIZATION OF THE WEEK
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Reposted from the Data Science Community Newsletter, an Academic Data Science Alliance project.
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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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