Virtual talk summary: Data collection is ubiquitous…and not always benign. It can feel creepy to get online prompts about what to eat, watch, do, or buy. And biases in computer code can skew data-driven decisions in ways that negatively impact individuals without their knowledge…

PRESENTATION ABSTRACT Neurosymbolic programming (NSP) is an emerging area of computing that bridges the fields of deep learning and program synthesis. Like in classical machine learning, the goal here is to learn functions from data. However, these functions are represented as…

Writing a thesis or dissertation? Interested in publishing? Formatting a resume? Just want to learn a new skill? Come check out the LaTeX user group! No experience required. Location: Goldstein Electronic Classroom (Room 114), Van Pelt Library To register, please visit this site

Talk given by Gilmer Valdes, associate professor in the Departments of Radiation Oncology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF Abstract: Many regression and classification procedures fit a function f(x;w) of predictor variables x to data 〖{x_i,y_i}〗_1^N based on some loss…

Talk given by Dr. Johnson, Vice President for Applied Informatics in the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Abstract: Scientific discoveries, fueled by data collected during the course of care, are…

A group that meets to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools through hands-on tutorials, workshops, and presentations. The group meets in-person in Goldstein Electronic Classroom…

The CASI Data Seminar Series 2023 is practitioner-focused, aimed at researchers, students, academics, journalists, those in government, and private firms who use data in their work, and would like to be exposed to an exciting dataset with which to work. Pre- and post-session…

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Philadelphia is an independent event that Vanguard organizes as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University. This year's event will be held at: Quorum at the University City Science Center 3675 Market Street…

During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.

You know what’s better than learning how to use R? Learning how to use R with other people! Bring your research, dream up a mini project, or learn how to think critically about relevant data with your peers. The R Penn Group (RPG) presented by the Research Data & Digital…