DSI-SRP
A Comparative Study on the Application of Machine Learning to Dynamic Rebalancing (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Ziyao Zhang to work in the laboratory of Dr. Mike Neamtu, Ph.D. in the Department of Mathematics during the summer of 2023. Ziyao is a rising junior with majors in Computer Science and Mathematics and a minor in Economics. In this DSI research, Ziyao and his mentor studied the financial market...
Active Learning Strategies for Efficient Growth of BGC Database (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Chaehyun “Amy” Song to work in the laboratory of Dr. Allison Walker, Ph.D. in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology during the summer of 2023. Amy is a rising junior with a major in Biochemistry and Chemical Biology and a minor in Computer Science. In this project, Amy and her...
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...
Application deadline extended to Feb. 14 for Data Science Institute summer programs
Feb. 1, 2023—The deadline to apply for both of the Data Science Institute’s paid summer programs has been extended to Feb. 14. The DSI Summer Research Program (DSI-SRP) is open to undergraduates and encourages those with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) is open to both undergrad and graduate students with...
DSI – SRP Poster Winner Announcement – Harrison Stuart
Sep. 9, 2022—Outstanding DSI – SRP Presentation Award 2022 Harrison Stuart, a senior with majors in Economics and Medicine, Health, and Society, presented his poster at the Undergraduate Research Fair and was selected as the winner of the Outstanding DSI – SRP Presentation Award (10 other DSI-SRP students also submitted presentations). Harrison received a DSI-SRP fellowship to...