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 methodology. We encourage postdocs across the natural and social sciences to apply.
Accepted applicants will join a group of data-driven postdoctoral fellows who regularly meet together as well as with faculty and visitors to discuss their research and exchange ideas. Fellows will receive a research stipend (up to $5,000 total) for one year to support their research efforts.
The application deadline is January 15th, 2025. Information on how to apply can be found here.
For more details, please visit our information for faculty page, or contact crtwomey@sas.upenn.edu.
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tools and will learn Computational Text Analysis (CTA) of content found in manuscripts, inscriptions, maps, and other historical documents. The discussions in these sessions aim to bring together South Asia scholars, digital humanities specialists, data librarians, subject specialists, research software & programming engineers, and manuscript studies curators to engage in conversation about the field of collections as data at large.
The workshop will be held from 9:30am – 5:00pm on October 10th and from 9:30am – 4:00pm on October 11th. The talks are open to the public, may be presented in a hybrid format, and will be recorded for sharing at a later date. See here for more information on the workshop schedule.
In order to participate in this workshop, please apply here. Please note that participants in the hands-on sessions must be prepared to attend both days of the workshop as well as a prior software installation session.
MindCORE and DDDI are excited to co-host an event featuring Lyle Ungar and Konrad Korning on Friday, September 27, at 12 PM.
Join us for their talk, “How to Use Large Language Models,” and explore the capabilities of tools like ChatGPT for effective data analysis and writing. Lyle and Konrad will also share their insights on integrating these models into their workflows and discuss key concerns regarding reliability.
The session will be held in Room 10, Leidy Labs (3740 Hamilton Walk), followed by pizza in the Levin Lobby.
Be sure to register here to join!
Please join us for a series of talks on AI for Philadelphia. Students and faculty from across Penn will showcase how advances in AI are directly benefiting the city’s schools, infrastructure, and technology.
In addition to exploring the impact of AI, we will discuss prospects for new ventures, including potential partnerships with city agencies. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how AI is shaping the future of Philadelphia.
Event date and time to be announced. Please check back soon.
DDDI is excited to support the launch of the University Atlas project (uAtlas): an effort to map Penn’s vibrant research community. Visitors to uAtlas can explore decades worth of publications authored by faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences map, with more schools coming soon. Founded by DDDI executive director Colin Twomey, uAtlas leverages recent advances in large language models to automatically organize scholarly publications according to their topics and themes. The result is a collection of visually engaging maps that showcase the interdisciplinary nature of research at Penn, highlighting the many connections between Penn’s departments, centers, and faculty. uAtlas offers researchers a new way to quickly identify potential collaborators across fields, identify emerging trends, and orient newcomers to Penn’s research community.
To learn more, read Penn Today’s featured article about uAtlas.
