Data Science

The Data Science Institute's Data Science Team is looking for undergraduate and graduate students to join as team members on projects in the fall semester. A virtual information session will be held on Aug. 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. to learn about DSI team projects.  Read More

Jared Wheatley may have spent his whole life playing sports, but it wasn’t until he studied the real-world applications of data science that the idea for his Immersion Vanderbilt project was sparked. Read More

A Data Science for Social Good summer project is bringing history and education to life with artificial intelligence through Professor Holly Tucker’s EUS 2230W class. The class throws out the textbook, allowing students to learn history by living it through an elaborate role-playing game. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute began work this semester on a research project to bridge the gap in language acquisition of low-resource languages through deep learning. The team is developing an AI assistant for language professors and tools that keep the curricula up to date with changes in the Hindi language. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Data Science Institute continued its project with the women’s basketball strength and conditioning program to use data to improve athletic performance while reducing the risk of sport-associated injury. This semester, the focus was on making better use of training and competition data. Read More

The Southeastern Conference will host a virtual panel featuring faculty experts to discuss various generative artificial intelligence topics. Dr. Charreau Bell, senior data scientist and director of the undergraduate data science minor, will be featured on the panel. The Zoom event is set for Friday, April 14 from 9-11:30 a.m. CT with registration required. Read More

Vanderbilt Data Science will host its annual showcase on Tuesday, April 11. The showcase features seven project teams made up of 39 undergraduate students presenting their work.  Read More

At the forefront of AI technology, Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute is hosting the AI Revolutions Symposium March 27-28. The event is a chance for leaders in AI research to discuss where we are in the “AI revolution,” and where we’re going. The symposium will be a two-day event, beginning with virtual events on March 27, followed by in-person sessions all day on March 28 at the Wyatt Rotunda on Peabody’s campus. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute will give women in data science a chance to connect, network and learn from other women in the field at the Women in Data Science Conference to be held in Alumni Hall on Tuesday, March 7. Read More

An information session for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a minor in data science is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 12:15 p.m. in the Commons Multipurpose Room. The benefits of studying data science, requirements for the minor, and opportunities for involvement in the data science program will be discussed. Read More

Alvin Jeffery awarded $1.5M from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop artificial intelligence to predict substance use disorder through genetic information. Jeffery is the only nursing research faculty member with a dual VA appointment. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed an active machine learning approach to predict the effects of tumor variants of unknown significance, or VUS, on sensitivity to chemotherapy. Characterizing VUS can maximize clinical care and precision medicine for each patient. Read More

School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery has been named a Betty Irene Moore Fellow for Nurse Leaders and Innovators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. His fellowship project will focus on electronic health record usability. Read More

Do you have data you’d like to use but aren’t quite sure how to make the most of it? Running into issues with your models, data or analytical approach and spinning your wheels about what to do? Join the Data Science Institute for "AI Fridays" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Feb. 25. Read More

The Data Science M.S. Program will host a number of recruitment events in October, November and December. Read More

Charreau Bell, a senior data scientist at the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute and research assistant professor of computer science, has been named the faculty director of the undergraduate data science minor. Read More

The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute is offering a series of workshops to familiarize students, faculty and VU community members with data science tools. The workshops, held on Wednesdays from 3 to 4:30 p.m., are open to the entire Vanderbilt community. Read More

How do television networks predict election outcomes? The virtual event “A Peek Inside the NBC Decision Desk: Election 2020” scheduled for Friday, April 16, at 2 p.m. CT will provide an overview. Read More

Vanderbilt announced earlier this year the addition of an undergraduate minor in data science beginning with the fall 2021 term. The university will offer several information sessions to provide an overview of the minor and answer any questions for interested students. Read More

A virtual discussion, “Trustworthy AI for Wildlife Conservation: AI and Humans Combating Extinction Together,” will take place on March 19 at 2 p.m. CT. The discussion is hosted by the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute. Read More