VDS-Supported Research

  • Vanderbilt University

    Using deep learning to improve dialogic questioning for new readers: AI Deep Dive Jan. 13

    Image generated by Midjourney Professor of Psychology Dr. Georgene Troseth has researched for years how artificial intelligence could help parents use dialogic questioning when reading with their children. Advances in data science could now make Dr. Troseth’s vision a reality. The project aims to create a model that could scan… Read More

    Jan. 10, 2023

  • Two black holes

    Detecting Colliding Black Holes: AI Deep Dive Dec. 2

    Cosmic cataclysmic events such as the collision of black holes create strong gravitational waves which can be detected on Earth. Instruments such as LIGO can detect distortions of space that herald the passing of these gravity waves, but analyzing these signals is a computationally-intensive and time-consuming endeavor. Can AI… Read More

    Nov. 14, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    Becoming a better negotiator: applying deep learning for negotiation research

    Negotiation analysis can provide valuable information to scholars who research negotiation and conflict. What conditions help in overcoming differences to reach harmonious terms? What techniques can be used to soften firm positions and reach a mutually beneficial agreement? What role do long-term relationships play in coming to… Read More

    Nov. 8, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    Deep Learning in Archaeology: Understanding the Composition of Ancient Mortars

    Mortar sample taken at Caesarea’s Cruzader cathedral: (upper left) Eastern façade of the Cathedral; (lower left) mortar sample location marked with a flag; (lower right) close-up photo of the mortar sample location before taking the sample. Mortar is an essential part of construction, and has been used by builders for… Read More

    Oct. 27, 2022

  • Abbie Petulante

    New DSI Postdoctoral Fellow, Abbie Petulante

    We’re pleased to be able to introduce Abigail (Abbie) Petulante as a new DSI Postdoctoral Fellow! Abbie received her PhD in Astronomy this year at Vanderbilt where she applied a wide variety of machine learning and deep learning techniques to model the development of large structures comprised of dark matter… Read More

    Sep. 20, 2022

  • Portrait of Joshua Su

    New DSI Postdoctoral Fellow, Joshua Su

    We’re pleased to be able to introduce Zhaoqian (Joshua) Su as a new DSI Postdoctoral Fellow! Joshua comes to us from the Einstein College of Medicine where as a Postdoctoral Fellow he applied deep learning to problems related to the formation protein structures such as peptide… Read More

    Sep. 20, 2022