Newsletter
AI-enabled technology developed by Vanderbilt, 101st Airborne deployed for training of NATO and NATO-partner units in Europe
Oct. 19, 2023—Advanced Dynamic Spectrum Reconnaissance is a standout example of the success of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory Pathfinder program, empowering soldiers and researchers to collaborate to rapidly develop and advance solutions to real-world challenges in the field in partnership with the defense innovation nonprofit Civil-Military Innovation Institute. One of the...
Asurion Collaborates with Vanderbilt Data Science Institute for an exciting Summit
Oct. 18, 2023—On Friday, October 13th, Asurion hosted the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute came together for a summit that showcased the synergy of industry and academia. The summit was centered around a collaborative spirit, emphasizing the pivotal role of Data Science in shaping the future. Watch our building tour vlog HERE. Summit Highlights: The day was planned...
What is “Human Nature” in the eyes of the US courts.
Oct. 16, 2023—On October 6th, we had the privilege of hosting an AI Deep Dive Session with Professor Owen Jones, where conversations were had around the quest to answer the question: ‘What is “human nature” in the eyes of US Courts?’ This session spotlighted the capabilities of AI in navigating and analyzing extensive legal data, especially court...
Symposium on AI, Free Speech and Human Rights
Oct. 11, 2023—Oct. 12-13, 2023 | Nashville, TN The Future of Free Speech Project and Vanderbilt University will host an event to explore the dynamic intersection of generative AI, free speech and human rights within the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence advancements.
DSI heads to Orlando for the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) 2023
Oct. 1, 2023—During the week of September 26th, our Program Manager Amber Douglass and students Ruiqi Zhou, Tiffany Lee, Rachel Montgomery and Aleksandra Cvetanovska, not pictured: Yahan Yang (not pictured) and 30 other students who were virtual participants, attended the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Orlando. GHC Highlights: GHC celebrates contributions from women and marginalized communities in...
Project Grip A Gun-Related Injury Prevention Project.
Sep. 30, 2023—On September 29th, we had the privilege of hosting an AI Deep Dive Session with Dr. Krista Mehari, where insightful discussions unfolded around her project titled ‘Project GRIP’ (Gun-Related Injury Prevention). This session illuminated the potential of generative AI in organizing and analyzing qualitative data, particularly interview responses, to shed light on gun violence prevention....
Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, Leads Mentees to Create Chatbot-like Interface
Sep. 10, 2023—DSI Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, is a mentor for the ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting) Code for Earth program. Her mentees this summer created a chatbot-like interface to search their data, based on some of Myranda’s previous work at NOAA. ECMWF has now put this interface on their website! It is accessible at: https://chat.ecmwf.int/....
Wernke and Huo awarded NEH grant to conduct the largest archaeological imagery survey in the Western Hemisphere using AI
Sep. 8, 2023—Vanderbilt University’s research team, led by Steven Wernke, Yuankai Huo, and Parker VanValkenburgh, from Brown University, have been awarded a significant National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop GeoPACHA 2.0, a next-generation archaeological mapping technology. This innovative project aims to unveil intricate details about vast settlement systems in the Andes using cutting-edge data science and AI-assisted survey techniques. The...
Second Year MS DS Career Management Center (CMC) Re-orientation
Sep. 5, 2023—On August 24, 2023, the CMC team welcomed second year students back to campus. Brook Meissner shared a 32 minute presentation of CMC content. Students with access to 12Twenty can also find a copy of the slides in 12Twenty’s Resource Library. Some additional slides that were not covered and a link to the blog on...
Machine Learning–Based Identification of Lithic Microdebitage
Sep. 1, 2023—Dr. Markus Eberl, Associate Professor Archaeology at Vanderbilt University, speaks about his team’s use of a particle scanner to analyze micro-debitage. They used machine learning to analyze the data set and tried to learn more about early life than we could otherwise. Markus Eberl worked with the DSI team in 2022 on the Ancient Mortars project.