Past Events
Data Ethics and Data Sharing
This session will help the Penn research community assess the potential benefits and risks of collecting, analyzing, and sharing research data, including concerns about overburdening certain populations, potential reidentification, and possible intellectual property concerns. It…
Data Science Lunch: Josh Plotkin; Colin Twomey
Evolution of baby names and popularity of dog breeds; Computational principles and communicative needs that shape color naming systems in natural language
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
R Penn Group
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…
Data Science Lunch: Mark Whiting; Ivan Simpson-Kent; Andrew Connolly
Understanding the replication crisis in research, evaluating common sense; Multi-layer network analysis in relating brain structure to exposome in children
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
Computational Thinking & Board Games
Principles of computer science appear in unexpected places. Even if you have never touched a programming language, chances are that you have played board games. Come see how computer science concepts show up in games like Catan, Ticket to Ride, etc. (No coding or gaming…
PUG@Penn (Python Users Group)
PUG@Penn (Python Users Group) brings together members of the Penn community interested in or already working with the popular open-source programming language Python. This drop-in, informal, collaboratively-oriented group meets once per month to experiment and explore the many…
Make your code pretty!
Whether you are a brand-new programmer or an experienced developer, it's important to keep your code clean, readable, and user-friendly. Come join a discussion of best practices for coding. No experience is required, but a basic knowledge of programming will be helpful. November…
Data Science Lunch: Sherrie Xie; Sunghye Cho
Efficacy of bed bug infestation disclosure; Dementia prediction using speech features
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
Penn Mapping and GIS group
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 Goldestein Electronic Classroom…
Digital Projects with East Asian Data
The Penn Libraries’ Research Data & Digital Scholarship team is collaborating with the Center for Global Collections’ East Asian studies librarians to offer an introduction to East Asian digital humanities (DH) training and projects. In this context, we define DH broadly as the…