data science
Vanderbilt’s Women in Computing organization hosting one-day conference on artificial intelligence
Apr. 3, 2023—Vanderbilt University’s Women in Computing (ACM-W) student organization is hosting a one-day conference on April 8, focusing on artificial intelligence. The event is open to everyone and will take place on April 8, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Featheringill Hall auditorium. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the brightest...
DSI hosts AI Revolutions Symposium
Mar. 29, 2023—The Data Science Institute would like to thank all of the attendees and speakers that made our AI Revolutions Symposium this week a great event for the Vanderbilt community. The two-day event showcased the latest developments and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and academia. The DSI’s Chief Data Scientist, Jesse Spencer-Smith, opened the...
DSI Senior Data Scientist, Dr. Charreau Bell, to be featured on SEC Generative AI Forum in April
Mar. 29, 2023—The Data Science Institute’s Senior Data Scientist Dr. Charreau Bell is among the faculty experts featured in a virtual panel hosted by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in April to discuss various generative artificial intelligence topics. The panel is an initiative through the SEC Artificial Intelligence Consortium and consists of seven SEC faculty members covering different...
Dr. Benjamin Collins to give talk on “Navigating the AI Future of Health Care” in the TEDxVanderbiltUniversity on April 18
Mar. 24, 2023—Vanderbilt University’s Employee Learning and Engagement Team will host the the seventh annual TEDxVanderbiltUniversity on April 18 and feature a talk on how artificial intelligence could reshape the future of healthcare. Dr. Benjamin Collins, a physician researcher, bioethicist and informatician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will discuss “Navigating the AI Future of Health Care” at...
DSI hosts Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference for data scientists and aspiring data scientists to learn from other women in the field
Mar. 8, 2023—The Data Science Institute welcomed women who are leading the way in data science at our annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference on March 7. The conference was an opportunity for women in data science to connect, network and learn from other women in the field. The conference featured a variety of sessions with...
VandyGRAF hosting NASA astrophysicist Mohammad Safarzadeh to discuss AI applications to gravity waves
Feb. 15, 2023—Artificial Intelligence has become an indispensable tool in the field of gravitational wave research, helping scientists to make new discoveries and advancing our understanding of the universe. Researchers are now able to analyze vast amounts of data from gravitational wave detectors, such as LIGO and Virgo, with much greater efficiency and accuracy. AI algorithms can...
AI in the Wild: How might AI reshape the work of Data Scientists
Feb. 15, 2023—Artificial Intelligence technology never stops advancing and even changing the way we do our jobs. Language models now have the ability to do hours worth of programing in seconds, and stable diffusion models give graphic designers a tool to generate any image they can imagine. Deep learning models, by their very nature, have limitless growth...
Understanding Text-to-Image Models workshop will be now be virtual on Monday, Feb. 27
Feb. 12, 2023—Stable diffusion models have been shown to have incredible success generating realistic images. Models like DALL-E have shown the power to generate brand-new photo-realistic scenes, in addition to mimicking and transferring an art style onto existing photos. These models can be used in a variety of ways and experimentation with them can be easy. However,...
Applications due Feb. 15 for Vanderbilt University’s fall 2023 Data Science M.S. program
Feb. 1, 2023—The deadline for applications to Vanderbilt University’s fall 2023 Data Science M.S. program is coming up this month. Prospective students must submit their application by Feb. 15. The Data Science Institute encourages students with a strong academic background and who are proficient in programing to submit their applications. All students must have a four-year Bachelor’s...
Understanding ChatGPT Info Session – February 20th
Feb. 1, 2023—ChatGPT marks a groundbreaking step forward in artificial intelligence beyond the impressive technology, the program is generating controversy and conversation about its impact on academia. Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute is hosting a lunchtime information session entitled Understanding ChatGPT from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm on Monday, Feb. 20th, in Alumni Hall, Room 202. The...