Colleges and Schools
Exploring Racial and Gender Differences in Opioid Use Disorder and Designing NLP-based Diagnosis Tools (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Chen Jin to work in the laboratory of Dr. Alvin D. Jeffery, Ph.D. in the School of Nursing during the summer of 2023. Chen is a rising senior with majors in Economics and Medicine Health and Society (MHS), and a minor in Data Science. Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) has become an...
Expanding the CMR Model – A Computational Investigation of Reading Comprehension (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Elijah Williams to work in the laboratory of Dr. Katherine S. Aboud, Ph.D. in the Vanderbilt Brain Institute during the summer of 2023. Elijah is a rising junior with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Data Science. In this summer research project, Elijah and his mentor investigated patterns in the...
Evaluating and Applying Machine-Learning Models in Predicting Gene Regulation and Expression in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Namju Kim to work in the laboratory of Dr. Eric Gamazon, Ph.D. in the Department of Medicine during the summer of 2023. Namju is a rising junior with a major in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a minor in Data Science. Neuropsychiatric diseases are partially caused by genetic factors, including non-coding...
Using Data Science to Investigate Climate Resilient Strategies Along US Inland Waterways (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 16, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Tyler Revering to work in the laboratory of Dr. Hiba Baroud, Ph.D. and Paul Johnson in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering during the summer of 2023. Tyler is a rising junior with a major in Economics and minors in Data Science and Scientific Computing. Tyler and his mentors have...
Modeling Signaling Pathways Using Recurrent Neural Networks (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 14, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Alexander Lin to work in the laboratory of Dr. Gregor Neuert, Ph.D. in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics during the summer of 2023. Alexander is a rising sophomore with majors in Computer Science and Biochemistry and a minor in Data Science. His project focused on the Hog1 signaling network,...
Can Deep Neural Networks Model Variability in Human Visual Cognition (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 14, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded David Brust to work in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Palmeri, Ph.D. in the Department of Psychological Sciences during the summer of 2023. David is a rising senior with a major in Neuroscience. Deep neural networks (DNNs) are used in neuroscience as models of brain representations and as models of human...
Classroom Learning and Assessment Suite (CLAS)
Jul. 28, 2023—The Classroom Learning and Assessment Suite (CLAS) is a set of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions that complement in-class learning with interactive study and assessment. Primarily ideated by faculty interested in leveraging AI platforms to enhance student learning, the suite creates new mechanisms for both students and faculty members in supporting the creation of interactive learning...
Empowering Educators: Insights from Classroom Audio
Jul. 14, 2023—In the realm of education, understanding the dynamics of teacher-student interactions is crucial for enhancing learning outcomes. With this goal in mind, Natalie Huerta, Doctoral Student in Special Education at Vanderbilt University, and Jess Boyle, Doctoral Student & Research Assistant at Vanderbilt Peabody College, are leading a collaborative effort to analyze classroom audio and its...
Immersion Spotlight: Vanderbilt student-athlete drives sports performance through data analysis
Jul. 13, 2023—Recent Vanderbilt graduate and Division I student-athlete Jared Wheatley may have spent his whole life playing sports, but it wasn’t until he studied the real-world applications of data science that the idea for his Immersion Vanderbilt project was sparked. Combining his deep understanding of athletics and his coursework as an economics major and data science...
MS DS Student, Rio Jia: Innovating in Augmented Reality Art
Jun. 28, 2023—We are thrilled to highlight the achievements of one of our graduate students at the Data Science Institute, Rio Jia. Rio has made significant contributions to an Augmented Reality (AR) Art project in collaboration with the FRIST Center for Autism & Innovation and Dr. Kendra H. Oliver. Dr. Oliver is Director, Design, School of Medicine...