Diakonikolas studies the algorithmic foundations of massive data sets and works on designing efficient algorithms for fundamental problems in machine learning.
Year: 2025
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.
Jelena Diakonikolas Receives NSF CAREER Award
DSI Affiliate Jelena Diakonikolas recently received a NSF CAREER Award for a proposal inspired by a DSI event on climate-smart agriculture and forestry.
RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement
The Office of Business Engagement (OBE) and Data Science Institute (DSI) have launched a new tool that helps university faculty and staff discover relevant research, shared interests and potential collaborators across campus.