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Generative AI Hackathon

Generative AI Hackathon

Sign up for Penn’s first Generative AI Hackathon! The hackathon is a university-wide two day event (2/16-17) in Tangen Hall for Penn students to learn, build, and create Gen AI based applications. No AI or hackathon experience required. Apply by February 9, 2024 to get involved.

Cultures of Datafication in & across South Asia

Cultures of Datafication in & across South Asia

A collaborative workshop taking place at Penn on April 12-13, 2024, to bring together interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners to discuss historical and emergent trajectories of data-driven knowledge production in South Asia. The deadline to submit an abstract is January 31, 2024.

Data Scientists @ Penn

Data Scientists @ Penn

The DDDI, in collaboration with the RDDS, is initiating a Data Scientists at Penn Introductory Event. This event which will bring together practitioners of data science, engineering, and visualization from across the University who often work in isolated clusters on these topics.

Data Science Careers Program

Data Science Careers Program

DDDI is excited to announce the launch of its new Data Science Careers program in Spring 2024. The new program will help students explore the wide variety of data driven careers that exist across industry, government, and non-governmental organizations.

How is generative AI reshaping science?

How is generative AI reshaping science?

On November 30th DDDI will host a second panel discussion exploring recent advances in generative AI. What kinds of scientific discoveries will generative AI soon enable? How might tools like ChatGPT change the process of doing science itself? Join our faculty panelists for an exciting discussion on the future of scientific discovery.