News and announcements

The RISE Initiative inspired the theme of this year’s Sustainability Symposium: AI and Sustainability. Dr. Sara Beery of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose work focuses on computer vision research for the environment, biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability, delivered the keynote address.

Dr. Sara Beery, MIT, will speak on AI & Sustainability at the third annual UW–Madison Sustainability Symposium on October 23. Beery’s research focuses on building computer vision methods that enable global-scale environmental and biodiversity monitoring across data modalities.

“The data science certificate provides students with knowledge and skills in computer programming and data analysis, which supplement learning in a wide variety of subject areas across all of campus,” says Bret Larget, chair of the Department of Statistics and director of the Data Science Program.

Join the Statistics Department for the Julia Workshop for Statistics Research, Thursdays 12-1pm in MSC 1210, September 19 – October 24. The goal for this six-week workshop is to highlight the main features that make Julia an attractive option for data science programmers.

This Geospatial Data Science Seminar with Dr. Krzysztof Janowicz will report on conceptual lessons learned in designing and benchmarking autonomous, artificial GIS analysts, provide a brief overview of place representation paradigms studied over the past 20 years, and discuss the potential of neuro-symbolic (hybrid) AI to advance our field.

The Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and the Data Science Institute (DSI) invite you to our upcoming Innovate Week event, How Open Source is Fostering Innovation in AI, Thursday, September 26, 2024. The presentations and panel discussion will explore the transformative role of open source technologies in advancing the AI landscape.

MadPrompts is back! The evening of October 16, the Wisconsin Science Festival will buzz with creativity and innovation as the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the UW-Madison Data Science Institute host an electrifying prompt battle.

This spring, the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) surveyed the UW–Madison campus community to gauge the use of open-source tools, identify open-source projects, and collect feedback on improving the open-source environment on campus.

DSI Director Kyle Cranmer’s work is highlighted in a recent report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) that provides recommendations about responsibly harnessing the power of AI to accelerate scientific discovery in the U.S.

Nine UW–Madison data science research projects with applications to both the insurance industry and society have been selected for funding through the American Family Funding Initiative.