DS Team

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 More

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 More

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 More

This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Tyler Revering to work in the laboratory of Dr. Hiba Baroud, Ph.D. and Paul Johnson in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering during the summer of 2023. Tyler is a rising junior with a major in Economics and minors in Data Science and Scientific Computing. Read More

This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Alexander Lin to work in the laboratory of Dr. Gregor Neuert, Ph.D. in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics during the summer of 2023. Alexander is a rising sophomore with majors in Computer Science and Biochemistry and a minor in Data Science. His project focused… Read More

This DSI-SRP fellowship funded David Brust to work in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Palmeri, Ph.D. in the Department of Psychological Sciences during the summer of 2023. David is a rising senior with a major in Neuroscience. Deep neural networks (DNNs) are used in neuroscience as models of brain representations… Read More

Seeking to uncover novel methods for fostering meaningful interactions between parents and children during reading sessions, a team of researchers in the Data Science Institute’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program is currently engaged in an innovative project called AI Storybook. Led by Postdoctoral Fellow, Abigail Petulante, the project… Read More

The Data Science Institute is excited to announce the projects for this summer’s  Data Science for Social Good 2023. This year, we are placing a special focus on developing tools for classrooms and assistive technology projects to cater to the needs of neurodivergent individuals. Classroom Projects:… Read More

The AI Summer workshop series, hosted by the Data Science Institute, has successfully concluded on Friday, June 2. The workshops aimed to equip researchers, educators, and students with the latest knowledge in AI technologies and techniques, with a focus on deep learning, transformers, and their applications in solving various problems. Read More

Rising Vanderbilt University junior, Logan A’Hearn, knew he would be learning about the French Revolution when he registered for Dr. Holly Tucker’s EUS 2230W class, but he didn’t know he’d be living it and certainly didn’t know he’d spend his summer working to bring it to life with artificial intelligence. Read More