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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 18, 2024
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Sara Beery to Keynote Sustainability Symposium
Dr. Sara Beery, MIT, will speak on AI & Sustainability at the third annual UW–Madison Sustainability Symposium on October 23. Beery’s research focuses on building computer vision methods that enable global-scale environmental and biodiversity monitoring across data modalities. She was previously a visiting researcher at Google, working on large-scale urban forest monitoring as part of the Auto Arborist project.
The Sustainability Symposium provides a space to share research on sustainability, generate ideas, and inspire collaboration. All students, staff, and faculty are invited to submit a proposal to present their scholarly and creative work by September 30. Online registration is open through Monday, October 21st. Day-of registration will also be available at the event. Learn more, register, and submit a presentation proposal here.
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Faces of Data Science: Alejandra Quintos
Alejandra Quintos, Assistant Professor of Statistics, applies her training in probability and theoretical statistics to solve problems in finance. One of her interests is microlending, where banks provide loans to small groups of low-income borrowers with no credit history. She is using reinforcement learning to glean new insights from microlending data, helping financial institutions optimize loan amounts and set fair interest rates. Read her story in Faces of Data Science.
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Join Us in Welcoming UW–Madison’s New Vice Chancellor for Research
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska recently joined UW–Madison as its new Vice Chancellor for Research. Brzezinska comes to UW–Madison from Ohio State, where she focused on growing research talent and research expenditures, building interdisciplinarity connections across campus, and helping launch new research institutes and centers. Learn more about Vice Chancellor Brzezinska.
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Research Cyberinfrastructure Virtual Office Hours
September 23, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.; Zoom. Join DoIT's Research Cyberinfrastructure during their weekly office hours to ask any questions you have regarding cyberinfrastructure. The team specializes in cloud computing, LabArchives, ResearchDrive, and related secure platforms. For more information and access to the Zoom link, visit the office hours calendar listing.
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SSCC Workshops
The Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC) is hosting a variety of workshops this month. Topics, dates & times, locations, and event links are below. Introductory workshops are designed to be taken before and in conjunction with the Data Wrangling workshops. Learn more about the SSCC at the SSCC website.
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Registration for Mini-Workshop Series
Registration is open for the Data Science Hub's Fall 2024 Mini-Workshop Series. The Mini-Workshop Series are one-to-two day workshops throughout the Fall covering a range of topics listed below. All workshops take place online from 9am-1pm. 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 mini-workshop event page.
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Location |
| Intro to git and GitLab |
September 25
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Zoom |
| Intro to Docker |
October 23-24
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Zoom |
| Interactive Data Visualizations in Python and Streamlit |
November 6
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Zoom |
| Intro to Machine Learning with Sklearn |
November 20-21
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Zoom |
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Workshop Series: Python and R Programming Languages for Data Analysis
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Library Micro-Courses
Online, Asynchronous
The UW Library system offers online, asynchronous micro-courses that cover topics often not taught in classrooms. Current courses discuss intellectual property, responsible data planning, patents, grants, data management, and social justice. These courses are short, interactive and available to be completed at your own pace. For more information and access to the full course list, visit the library micro-course website.
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Have questions about anything data science-related? Come see the Data Science Hub facilitators at Coding Meetup on Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CT. To join Coding Meetup, join data-science-hubgroup.slack.com
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Shifting the Frame: The Labors of ImageNet and AI Data
September 25. Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute, will speak on campus September 25, 12:15pm, at the Sewell Social Science Building. Hanna will address labor issues in image labeling and content moderation for AI, as well as consent to use mined data, through the example of the ImageNet dataset. This talk is presented by the Holz Center for Science and Technology Studies and is co-sponsored by the Sociology Department. Learn more here.
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How Open Source is Fostering Innovation in AI
September 26. The Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and the Data Science Institute (DSI) invite you to their upcoming Innovate Week event, September 26 at the Fluno Center. Industry leaders will present and discuss the transformative role of open-source technologies in advancing the AI landscape. The event will begin with a reception at 5pm. Details and registration are available here.
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Celebrating Latinx Voices in STEAM
October 9. Join us at the Discovery Building on October 9th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the second annual Celebrating Latinx Voices in STEAM Symposium. We will be hosting Christie Tirado as the keynote speaker, as well as an hour of lightning research presentations from many members of the UW-Madison community. The talks are followed by a networking and conversation opportunity complete with Latin music and dancing. For more information about the event, visit the event page.
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MadPrompts Returns to UW-Madison
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Help Build Community Around Applied Machine Learning
The ML+X community is seeking additional members to join its leadership team! Members of the leadership team will have the opportunity to help grow and sustain a lively and engaged machine learning (ML) community of practice, ensuring that practitioners across campus have ample opportunities to discuss modeling challenges, learn from one another, and support each other’s work. Anyone who is passionate about ML and communal learning (including students!) is welcome to join the leadership team.
— No minimum experience in ML is required. We are particularly seeking increasing representation from the Digital Humanities, Psychology, Math, Political Science, Chemistry, and more. If interested, please fill out the ML+X leadership application form. Contact endemann@wisc.edu if you have any questions or require additional information.
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PROFESSIONAL
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Data Systems Administrator
Apply by September 29 – The UW Madison Office of Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research (DAPIR) is seeking a Data Systems Administrator to assist the Enterprise Data Management team. This role involves assisting in modernizing UW's data platform and expanding their data capacity and technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with data administration or cloud data management
- Preferred experience managing logical databases or lakehouses
Responsibilities
- Install, maintain, and restore databases
- Develop data management policies
- Implement data security measures
Read the full position description and apply at the job posting on the Jobs at UW portal.
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DATA VISUALIZATION OF THE WEEK
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How big are global wildfires this year? ( site) Our World in Data, Global Wildfire Information System.
With climate change greatly affecting our planet, wildfires have become a more common occurrence. These are devastating to our natural areas and rural communities, and emphasize the larger climate issue at hand. This graph visualizes the amount of land burned over the course of the year, weeks 0-52. The trend has been fairly consistent over the previous ten years, however it is important to note the relatively fast rate in 2024.
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