data science
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...
DSI helping students create AI-generated love poems at event ahead of Valentines day
Jan. 25, 2023—The revolutionary ChatGPT program has shown the world the power of AI transformers. From essays to screenplays, the work generated by ChatGPT is hard to distinguish from something written by an actual person, even something as personal as a love poem. The Data Science Institute will be on hand Friday, Feb. 10, at Rand Lounge...
DSI and Anthropology project aims for largest image-based survey of archeological features and sites in America
Jan. 24, 2023—Vanderbilt’s Steven Wernke, an Associate Professor of Archeology, is working with the Data Science Institute on a project using satellite imagery and deep learning to produce the largest image-based survey of archeological features in all of the Americas. Archaeologists have faced perennial problems of scale and representation, struggling to match the scale of analysis to...
AI Deep Dive on Jan. 27: Using deep learning to improve bridge structure monitoring and inspections
Jan. 23, 2023—More than one-third of all the bridges in America are in disrepair, according to a 2022 report. It is one of the greatest infrastructure issues facing the U.S. today. Barge Design Solutions joins the Data Science Institute for this week’s AI Deep Dive to discuss a possible collaborative effort and to see how data science...
Becoming a better negotiator: applying deep learning for negotiation research
Nov. 8, 2022—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 a settlement? Negotiation researchers aim to answer these...
AI Deep Dive Nov 11: State-of-the-art Audio Models – Speech to Text, but what else?
Nov. 7, 2022—Whisper is OpenAI’s new addition to the growing portfolio of open source artificial intelligence (AI) models for speech-to-text and audio processing. Capable of predicting audio text captions, the model leverages intermixed with special tokens which enables the single model to perform tasks such as language identification, phrase-level timestamps, multilingual speech transcription, and to-English speech translation....
Deadline to Apply to Join DSI Data Science Projects Sunday!
Nov. 7, 2022—Want to gain hands-on experience with data science? Ready to apply the skills you’ve learned in the classroom to real world projects? Curious about research opportunities offered by the DSI, and want to prepare for upcoming semesters? The deadline to apply round 1 for projects will be this Sunday, December 11th at 11:59p. Apply using...
VICB Seminar October 26th: Machine Learning Strategies in Chemical Biology
Oct. 6, 2022—Interested in learning how machine learning strategies are being applied applied to facilitate engineering and discovery of natural products for development of therapeutics? Join the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) on Wednesday, October 26th from 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm CT in Room 1220 MBR III where Dr. Allison Walker will present Machine Learning...
Announcing: New Deep Learning Cohort for Fall 2022!
Sep. 8, 2022—Working on a research project and thinking that deep learning could provide a solid approach for your objectives? Using deep learning networks but wish you had more background or context? Trying your best to make it through online resources, but need a bit more consistency and support? Join the Fall 2022 DSI Deep Learning Cohort!...