+Data Science (+DS) is a Duke-wide program, operating in partnership with departments, schools, and institutes to enable faculty, students, and staff to employ data science at a level tailored to their needs, level of expertise, and interests. For more information, please visit our website at https://plus.datascience.duke.edu.
Registration now open for the Machine Learning Virtual Summer School
Registration is now open for the 2021 Duke Machine Learning Virtual Summer School (MLvSS), which will be held in a virtual format June 14-17, 2021.
The 3.5 day curriculum in the MLvSS is targeted to individuals interested in learning about machine learning, with a focus on recent deep learning methodology. The MLvSS will introduce the mathematics and statistics at the foundation of modern machine learning, and provide context for the methods that have formed the foundations of rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, the MLvSS will provide hands-on training in the latest machine learning software, using the widely used (and free) PyTorch framework. The MLvSS is particularly well-suited to members of academia and industry, including students and trainees, who seek a thorough introduction to the methods of machine learning, including interpretation and commentary by respected leaders in the field.
Learn more at https://plus.datascience.duke.edu/mlvss2021
Join us on Monday morning for the inaugural Proposal Studio vLE
Please join us this coming Monday for the first Proposal Studio virtual learning experience! This is the first in a new series for spring 2021. Anyone in the Duke community is welcome to attend, and we especially encourage Duke early-stage investigators, postdocs, and trainees to join us.
Proposal Studio on Structured Data Analyses, Part 1
Monday, March 29 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Register at https://training.oit.duke.edu/enroll/common/show/21/175410
Proposal concepts on Monday will include traumatic brain injury in Tanzania, claims analysis for Ghana/Nigeria, and hip fracture readmissions.
+DS student Harsha Srijay presents at AMIA scientific conference
Since it was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 upturned university and college campuses across the United States, causing major disruption to student life. As Duke’s campus went into a full lockdown following a steep uptick in COVID-19 infections in North Carolina last spring, Duke’s Harshavardhan (Harsha) Srijay, a 19-year-old second-year undergrad student majoring in math and data science, saw his plans for the 2020 summer crumble. As prior opportunities fell through the cracks, the Duke Plus Data Science (+DS) Advanced Projects summer program provided him a platform to not only be engaged and productive through a very difficult summer, but also come out of it with a successful project that he presented on Monday at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2021 Virtual Informatics Summit.
Read more about Harsha’s story at https://plus.datascience.duke.edu/2021-harsha-srijay-amia
