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This spring: Vanderbilt Data Science Institute hosting AI Revolutions Symposium March 27/28
Feb. 1, 2023—The possibilities of Artificial Intelligence have advanced at an exponential rate in recent years. Extraordinary models like ChatGPT allow you to generate a research paper in seconds or have a conversation with an AI representation of George Washington. Dall-E has amazed the world with its ability to turn text into whatever picture you can imagine....
February 17 AI Deep Dive: AI Solutions for the Modern Data Scientist
Feb. 1, 2023—Data scientists are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help them discover solutions faster and address common problems that can cripple models. Recently developed and released AI models, such as ChatGPT, offer the promise of empowering data scientists to develop solutions far faster than ever before possible. Join us for a discussion with Vandy...
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...
DSI offering opportunities to explore prompt engineering for stable diffusion models
Feb. 1, 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,...
DSI helping students create AI-generated love poems at event ahead of Valentines day
Jan. 25, 2023—The revolutionary Chat GPT program has shown the world the power of AI transformers. From essays to screenplays, the work generated by Chat GPT 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...
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...
Apply for Citadel Securities’ Midwest Datathon and Midwest Regional Terminal Live for a chance at $15,000
Jan. 18, 2023— Applications are now open for Citadel Securities’ Midwest Regional Datathon and Midwest Regional Terminal Live challenge. At stake in both challenges is $15,000 in cash prizes and exclusive recruitment opportunities with Citadel. The Midwest Regional Datathon is a data science competition challenging students from the best universities in the region to take on real-world...
Using deep learning to improve dialogic questioning for new readers: AI Deep Dive Jan. 13
Jan. 10, 2023—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 through a book parents are reading with their children...