Data Science Summer Hangouts Series 2022

Faculty Talks at Meyerson B1

Hangout at lounge outside Meyerson B1

Tutorials at Meyerson B13

Join us for food, share your research experience with other undergrads, discuss our faculty talks, and more!

 

   Faculty Talks @ Meyerson B1   Hangout @ lounge outside Meyerson B1Tutorials @ Meyerson B13
Date12:00-12:20Topic 112:30-12:50Topic 21:00-1:30pm1:30-2:30pmTopic
6/23Josh PlotkinQuantitative analysis of cultural evolutionKonrad KordingQuasiexperiments for data scientistsJoin us for food, share your research experience with other undergrads, discuss our faculty talks, and more!Alex KnorreIntroduction to R
6/30Maria CuellarForensic Toolmark ComparisonsBhuv JainHow to compare universes: 'conventional' versus ML approachesAlex KnorreWorking with geo data and creating maps in R
7/7  Karen ChowAn unsupervised learning approach to music performance anxietyColin TwomeyA first look at linear regression
7/14Hanming FangMoney in Politics: Forensic Data Analysis of Political Action CommitteesDuncan WattsMeasuring Bias and Misinformation in the NewsRoland NeilData visualization
7/21Nancy ZhangStatistical Challenges in Single Cell GenomicsGary BernsteinHow tree structures helped us find the cometsKieran/SamIntro to Machine Learning
7/28Sudeep BhatiaPredicting Heath JudgementMike LevyLevering Data to Control Insects in CitiesIvan Simpson-KentStructural Equation Modeling (SEM)
8/4Martha FarahSES, brain, inflammation, and depression: Carving (unhappy) nature at its jointsErol AckayWhat determines social status? The case of spotted hyenasDimitrios Tanoglidis**Intro to Deep Learning**
 11:30-11:50Topic 112:00-12:20Topic 212:30-12:50Topic 31:30-2:30pmTopic
8/11Allyson MackeyEnvironmental Influences on Brain DevelopmentDavid AbramsImproving Criminal Justice System with Data ScienceBhaswar BhattacharyaGraph-Based Methods for High-Dimensional Inference Kieran MurphySeeing from the shoulders of giants: Computer vision and Pre-trained models