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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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 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...

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative and MindCORE will co-host a seminar featuring Mala Murthy on Friday, October 25th, at noon in the SAIL Room (111 Levin Building). Mala and her group work at the forefront of quantifying and modeling behavior, and causally linking behavior to brain-wide dynamics.

The Penn Libraries and South Asia Studies department present a space for technology orientation. Participants can understand the possibilities and limitations of critical digital humanities tools and will learn Computational Text Analysis (CTA) of content found in...