Events
Fall 2023 DSI Projects Information Session
Aug. 24, 2023—The Data Science Institute Data Science Team will be looking for undergraduate and graduate students to join us as team members on projects in the Fall semester. Learn about upcoming projects including: Future of Free Speech Future of Learning Gravity Waves Plain Language Project We hope to see you at the virtual information session, which...
Welcome Back Ice Cream Social
Aug. 17, 2023—The Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program and the Undergraduate Data Science Program would like to invite you to our Welcome Back Ice Cream Social. Stop by to learn more about both programs, grab some swag, and cool off with some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Thursday, August 24th| 11:00-1:00 PM | Buttrick Terrace We hope to...
Vanderbilt student-athlete drives sports performance through data analysis
Jul. 10, 2023—Recent Vanderbilt graduate and Division I student-athlete Jared Wheatley may have spent his whole life playing sports, but it wasn’t until he studied the real-world applications of data science that the idea for his Immersion Vanderbilt project was sparked. Combining his deep understanding of athletics and his coursework as an economics major and data science...
DSI Research Opportunities – First Info Session Nov 15
Nov. 7, 2022—Interested in applying the skills you’ve learned in the classroom to a real-world data science project? Join us November 15th from 4:30pm – 5pm in a virtual information session about joining projects with the Data Science Institute. Undergraduates are welcome to join and apply! Join DSI Data Science Projects – Spring 2023!
Undergraduate Data Science Minor’s Spring Social Hour
Feb. 14, 2022—Join the Undergraduate Data Science minor for a monthly social hour this spring to socialize with other students interested in data science! Looking for other students to join forces with for new data science projects and ideas? Come forge new partnerships and build community with us! Our social hour will be at various locations around...
VINSE-DSI join colloquium – “Nanophotonics: The Role of Ultrafast Spectroscopy in Shrinking Light-Based Technologies”
Jan. 12, 2022—The VINSE colloquium speaker, Professor Kannatasssen (Krishen) Appavoo from the Department of Physics, University of Alabama, Birmingham will be discussing how machine-learning techniques can be used together with more traditional laser spectroscopy approaches to understand nanophotonic materials. The event will take place on February 9th at 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall.
Virtual Undergraduate Data Science Info Session – January 2022
Jan. 11, 2022—Do you have questions about the Data Science Minor? We would like to invite you to join us on Thursday, January 20th at 4:00 pm for a virtual Undergraduate Data Science Info Session. We will talk about why you should study data science, requirements for the minor, and opportunities for involvement. There will also be...
Computer Science Seminar: Compassionate, Data-Driven Tutors for Problem Solving and Persistence
Dec. 14, 2021—Please just the Computer Science department for an exciting seminar on Thursday, December 16, 12:30 – 1:30pm at Buttrick Hall 101 by Prof. Tiffany Barnes from North Carolina State University on Compassionate, Data-Driven Tutors for Problem Solving and Persistence. Abstract: Determining how, when, and whether to provide personalized support is a well-known challenge called the assistance dilemma....
DSI AI Transformer Intensive Jan. 4-7 – Virtual!
Dec. 7, 2021—Do you have an idea which uses text, image, sound, or other sequential data but you’re not sure how to use it? Are you interested in learning how to use state-of-the-art deep learning models in AI, and are you looking for opportunities with Vanderbilt researchers who leverage these tools for undergraduate research or Immersion? Join...
Undergraduate Data Science Coffee Hour – December
Nov. 15, 2021—Please join us for the last Data Science Minor monthly coffee hour this semester in the atrium at Featheringill Hall on Wednesday, December 1st at 4:00 pm.