The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI) at UW-Madison is growing, and we are hiring data scientists to join our team.
Year: 2022
Apply to present your work at the 2023 Research Bazaar
The 2023 Research Bazaar seeks submissions for lightning talks, posters, interactive discussions, workshops, and an art meets science exhibit. Focused on the theme of Information Insights: Shaping Futures with Data and Computing, the Research Bazaar will take place February 22-23.
UW—Madison awarded DOE funding to advance theoretical particle physics with AI
Researchers in the UW—Madison American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI) are among three team projects recently awarded funding as part of a $6.4 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research in artificial intelligence for high energy physics.
New faculty profile: Kyle Cranmer seeks to advance scientific discovery through new ways of looking at data
Kyle Cranmer joined the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute in July 2022 as the David R. Anderson Director. He is a professor in the Physics Department with affiliate appointments in Computer Sciences and Statistics.
UW—Madison awarded NSF funding for data management and open science
Researchers in the UW—Madison American Family Insurance Data Science Institute and Department of Geography were recently awarded grants from the National Science Foundation to advance good data management and open-science practices.
Ben Ball enjoys helping people sift through the chaos of research administration
Ben Ball joined the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute in June 2022 as its new Administrative Associate Director.
Nine projects awarded funding through American Family Insurance partnership with UW-Madison Data Science Institute
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI) at UW-Madison announced nine campus research projects selected for funding through the fourth round of the American Family Funding Initiative.
Data Science Institute is hiring a data science facilitator
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI) is hiring a Data Science Facilitator to engage people in data science training, outreach, and community building.
Kyle Cranmer selected as Editor in Chief of Machine Learning: Science and Technology
The journal Machine Learning: Science and Technology has selected incoming American Family Insurance Data Science Institute Director Kyle Cranmer as its next Editor in Chief. Cranmer’s three-year term will begin this week.
Incoming Data Science Institute Director Cranmer will speak on April 7
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) is pleased to host Kyle Cranmer, incoming director of the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (AFIDSI), for a RED Talk entitled “Data Science is on its Feet. Now Where is it Going?”