Data Science Summer Hangouts

Data Science Summer Hangouts

Each summer, DDDI hosts a data science workshop for undergraduates involved in research. Penn faculty members from both the natural and social sciences present work that applies data science to their research. Undergraduates also attend tutorials led by our postdocs and graduate students on data science methods.  This article by Omnia highlights some of the student experiences from the 2019 hangouts. Here are some themes we've explored in the past: 

  • 2025 - Machine learning, statistics, optimization, and generative AI for scientific discovery across fields.
  • 2024 - Causal inference, machine learning, and generative AI for scientific discovery across fields.
  • 2023 - A “choose your own adventure” through data science. 

Hangouts will be held twice a week. A pizza lunch will be provided. All talks and tutorials will take place in the RDDSX space, conveniently located near the Collaborative Classroom in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Below you'll find our past hangouts with recordings. 

Upcoming Summer Hangouts

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Past Summer Hangouts

Summer Hangouts: Greg Ridgeway, Masao Sako

Gang Injunction, Public Transit and Crime, Homeless Shelters and Crime; Tutorial: Linear Regression Pt. II

Collaborative Classroom in the Weigle Information Commons at the Van Pelt library

The summer 2019 hangout is intended for undergraduate students whose summer research involves quantitative analysis of datasets, including variants of machine learning.

Summer Hangouts: Richard Berk, Masao Sako

How to Predict and Prevent Mass Shootings in the U.S.; Tutorial: Linear Regression

Collaborative Classroom in the Weigle Information Commons at the Van Pelt library

The summer 2019 hangout is intended for undergraduate students whose summer research involves quantitative analysis of datasets, including variants of machine learning.

Data Science Summer Hangouts Series 2019

Collaborative Classroom in the Weigle Information Commons at the Van Pelt library

The summer 2019 hangout is intended for undergraduate students whose summer research involves quantitative analysis of datasets, including variants of machine learning.

Summer Hangouts: Bhuvnesh Jain, Masao Sako, and Emily Hannum

Introduction to data science hangout; Brainstorming and goals for future hangouts

Collaborative Classroom in the Weigle Information Commons at the Van Pelt library

The summer 2019 hangout is intended for undergraduate students whose summer research involves quantitative analysis of datasets, including variants of machine learning.