Participants will tackle one of the most exciting frontiers in scientific research: anomaly detection. DSI and WIPAC hosted the Dec. 4 kickoff meeting.
Month: November 2024
Present Your Work at the Data Science Research Bazaar
Showcase your work at the Data Science Research Bazaar, March 19-20 at the Discovery Building! The Research Bazaar welcomes submissions for lightning talks, posters, workshops, and interactive discussions.
Free Screening of The Thinking Game at Union South
WUD Film and DSI will present a free screening of The Thinking Game, 12/5, 6:30pm at the Union South Marquee Theater. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
The Thinking Game
WUD Film and DSI presented a free screening of The Thinking Game on Dec. 5 in the Union South Marquee Theater.
AI for Science Seminar
François Charton, a research engineer at Meta AI, spoke on “AI for the Working Mathematician” on Nov. 20.
Cisewski-Kehe Receives NSF CAREER Award
DSI Affiliate Jessi Cisewski-Kehe was honored with the prestigious NSF CAREER award, which will support her work on advanced statistical methods in astronomy.
AI for Science Seminar: AI for the Working Mathematician
DSI is launching a new seminar series focused on AI for Science, which will highlight advances in science fueled by machine learning and AI as well as advances in AI inspired by scientific challenges. Our inaugural speaker is François Charton, a research engineer at Meta AI.
MadPrompts 2024 highlights generative AI during Wisconsin Science Festival
WARF and the Data Science Institute hosted MadPrompts 2024—a generative AI prompt battle—on October 18 at the Discovery Building. This year’s event featured four competitors from different academic disciplines using generative AI tools to create detailed images, and it introduced a new AI video showcase.
Faces of Data Science: Damon Smith
Smith uses machine learning and AI to create models that capture extensive data about how crop diseases might spread and build forecasting tools for farmers.
How Wet is America’s Soil? Nobody Really Knows, But AI Can Help
Scientists in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are leveraging artificial intelligence to map soil moisture across the country. It’s a possible game changer for farmers and a boon for climate models and wildfire forecasts.