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AI for Science Seminar: “Learning as Manifold Packing”
When: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 from 12pm - 1pmWhere: Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 414 Title: “Learning as Manifold Packing” Abstract: Contrastive self-supervised learning based on point-wise comparisons has been widely studied for vision tasks. In the neural cortex, neuronal...
CAMS: Careers in Data Science
March 27, 2025, 5:30pm - 7:00pm Arch 208 The Data Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI), in collaboration with Penn Arts & Sciences College Alumni Mentoring Series (CAMS), is excited to host a career mentorship panel event highlighting careers in data science....
Join us for the first AI for Science Seminar!
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 2pm - 3pm Where: Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 414 Title: "Closing the Gap Between Scientific Foundation Models and Real-World Applications" Abstract: In the era of LLM models, one gets notoriously confronted with the question of where...
Introducing Data Points: a blog for Penn’s data science community
We’re excited to announce Data Points, a new research blog showcasing the work of Penn’s data science community! Data Points aims to make data science research more accessible through thoughtful reviews, high-level walkthroughs, and interactive, explorable...
DDDI Featured in Omnia: “The Missing Link: Connecting Staff and Data Scientists Across the University”
We’re thrilled to share that the Data-Driven Discovery Initiative was recently highlighted in an article by Omnia, the alumni magazine for the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. The piece, titled “The Missing Link: Connecting Staff and Data...
Welcome 2024-2025 Penn AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows!
The Center for Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) and the Data-Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) welcome the inaugural cohort of the Penn AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows Program! This unique fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers working at...
Call for DDDI Postdoctoral Fellows Applications
Applications for the DDDI Postdoctoral Fellowship are now open for the 2025/2026 cycle! The DDDI Postdoctoral Fellowship is an opportunity open to all postdocs in the School of Arts & Sciences who use data science as a significant part of their research...
Data Science & Analytics Minor Study Break
Take a break from finals stress and join us for a Data Science & Analytics Minor Study Break! 🎉 🗓 When: Thursday, December 5th, 11 AM–12 PM 📍 Where: RDDSx space, first floor of Van Pelt Library Come connect with fellow DASA minor students, chat with others...
DDDI is Hiring: Our First Data Scientist!
DDDI and PDRI/DevLab are hiring a data scientist! This is a unique opportunity at the intersection of data science, interdisciplinary research, and social impact. We’re looking for someone with a strong quantitative and machine learning background, as well as...