Data Science Institute

The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute made progress this semester on a research project to bridge the gap in language acquisition of low-resource languages through deep learning. The team is developing an AI assistant for language professors and tools that keep the curricula up-to-date with changes in the Hindi… Read More

Womens Basketball. (Photo by Joe Howell) The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute continued its project with the Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball strength and conditioning program to use data to improve athletic performance while reducing the risk of sport-associated injury. This semester, the focus was on making better use of… Read More

  Vanderbilt Data Science’s AI Summer workshop, from May 8 to June 2, is a free course designed to help researchers, educators, and students gain a deep understanding of the latest AI technologies and techniques, specifically deep learning and transformers, and how they can be used to solve a… Read More

Image: Model of XML Encoding for Syriac Manuscripts (Syriaca.org, 2016, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, courtesy of Vanderbilt Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries) Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries announced a grant of $350,000 from the National Endowment for… Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences recently established the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics, led by Hassane Mchaourab, to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and macromolecular mechanisms to understand protein structures and their functions in the human body. The center’s research aims… Read More

The 3D computer vision tool (called Map3D) can detect, track, and associate comprehensive pixel-level segmentation of renal tissue microstructures for 3D quantification. Dr. Yuankai Huo, one our teaching faculty at the Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute, is spearheading a research initiative with clinical collaborators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center… Read More

The Data Science Institute is pleased to announce the return of Myranda Uselton Shirk, who is joining us as a Senior Data Scientist. Myranda is a Vanderbilt University graduate who earned her MS in Data Science from the DSI. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with various neurodiversity programs, and… Read More

The Data Science Institute is pleased to announce the return of Myranda Uselton Shirk, who is joining us as a Senior Data Scientist. Myranda is a Vanderbilt University graduate who earned her MS in Data Science from the DSI. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with various neurodiversity programs, and… Read More

Machine learning models have revolutionized the way researchers approach data analysis, but building and training these models can be a daunting task for those who are new to coding. Fortunately, the emergence of AI assistants like ChatGPT is making it easier for novice coders to create their own… Read More

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… Read More