Newsletter
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Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, Leads Mentees to Create Chatbot-like Interface
DSI Senior Data Scientist, Myranda Shirk, is a mentor for the ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting) Code for Earth program. Her mentees this summer created a chatbot-like interface to search their data, based on some of Myranda’s previous work at NOAA. ECMWF has… Read MoreSep. 10, 2023
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Wernke and Huo awarded NEH grant to conduct the largest archaeological imagery survey in the Western Hemisphere using AI
Vanderbilt University’s research team, led by Steven Wernke, Yuankai Huo, and Parker VanValkenburgh, from Brown University, have been awarded a significant National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop GeoPACHA 2.0, a next-generation archaeological mapping technology. This innovative project aims to unveil intricate details about vast… Read MoreSep. 8, 2023
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Second Year MS DS Career Management Center (CMC) Re-orientation
On August 24, 2023, the CMC team welcomed second year students back to campus. Brook Meissner shared a 32 minute presentation of CMC content. Students with access to 12Twenty can also find a copy of the slides in 12Twenty’s Resource… Read MoreSep. 5, 2023
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Machine Learning–Based Identification of Lithic Microdebitage
Dr. Markus Eberl, Associate Professor Archaeology at Vanderbilt University, speaks about his team’s use of a particle scanner to analyze micro-debitage. They used machine learning to analyze the data set and tried to learn more about early life than we could otherwise. Markus Eberl worked with the… Read MoreSep. 1, 2023
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New Course! ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis by Dr. Jules White, Professor of Computer Science
Professor Jules has just come out with a brand new ChatGPT course, focused on Advanced Data Analysis. Free for Students, Faculty and Staff! What can you expect from this new course? Automate tasks in your work and life with ChatGPT Advanced Data… Read MoreAug. 29, 2023
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A Comparative Study on the Application of Machine Learning to Dynamic Rebalancing (DSI-SRP)
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… Read MoreAug. 21, 2023
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Active Learning Strategies for Efficient Growth of BGC Database (DSI-SRP)
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… Read MoreAug. 21, 2023
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Exploring Racial and Gender Differences in Opioid Use Disorder and Designing NLP-based Diagnosis Tools (DSI-SRP)
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. Read MoreAug. 21, 2023
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Expanding the CMR Model – A Computational Investigation of Reading Comprehension (DSI-SRP)
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… Read MoreAug. 21, 2023
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Evaluating and Applying Machine-Learning Models in Predicting Gene Regulation and Expression in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DSI-SRP)
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… Read MoreAug. 21, 2023