Data Science

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

Dr. Allison Walker, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences 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 –… Read More