DSI Affiliate Sharon Li is a 2025 Sloan Research Fellow. This award recognizes 126 of the most promising early-career scientists in the U.S. and Canada.
Month: February 2025
UW Research Partnership Yields First-of-its-Kind Soil Data Algorithm
University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros developed a new modeling tool for soil scientists. The pair used machine learning and public data to build the Soil Organic Carbon Assistant, which models changes in soil organic carbon.
Data Science Institute Welcomes 2025 Affiliates Cohort
The Data Science Institute recently welcomed 13 new DSI Affiliates who are actively engaged in foundational or use-inspired research, aligned with the DSI mission and vision, that is relevant to data science.
Explore Potential and Limits of AI and ML at the Research Bazaar
Calling all data enthusiasts! Get ready to dive into the world of AI and machine learning at the 6th annual Data Science Research Bazaar, hosted by the Data Science Hub on March 19-20.
Submit a Nomination for the Inaugural UW-Madison Open Awards
The UW–Madison Open Awards recognize and celebrate those using open practices in their work and who are inspiring others to do the same.
DSI Affiliate Ilias Diakonikolas Awarded WARF Romnes Fellowship
Diakonikolas studies the algorithmic foundations of massive data sets and works on designing efficient algorithms for fundamental problems in machine learning.
DSI-Plant Pathology Partnership Blooms With New Publication
DSI’s Arjun Iyer and Iain McConnell worked with Kim Cowles and Jeri Barak, Plant Pathology, to create a Streamlit app for leaf area and lesion analysis.
The Ethics of Conservation Genetics
A team of researchers at UW–Madison is exploring intersections between conservation, genetics, ethics, and data science. The big picture is to lay the groundwork for technically and ethically sound research for all future conservation genetics work — and learn which conditions can make that work possible.