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2023 DCADS Fellowships for AI Research announcement featuring two recipients. Mona Sloane, PhD, discusses AI and recruiting. Tom Hartvigsen, PhD, focuses on detecting implicit bias in natural language. Both portraits are against an orange background with a professional tone.
December 5, 2023

Two Data Science Faculty Members Awarded DCADS Research Fellowships

Tom Hartvigsen and Mona Sloane of the School of Data Science will each receive up to $100,000 for a period of 12 to 24 months to support their research efforts.

Artificial Intelligence Collaboratory Research
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December 5, 2023

How to Transform Ecology with Artificial Intelligence

Learn more about an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey and UVA's School of Data Science to track and identify brook trout using AI.

Artificial Intelligence Biology Environment Research
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November 20, 2023

New Research Demonstrates More Effective Method for Measuring Impact of Scientific Publications

This new method will allow the scientific community to more fairly measure the impact of interdisciplinary scientific discoveries.

Open Access Research
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November 16, 2023

LMI and UVA’s School of Data Science Challenge Student Teams to Tackle Health Equity

LMI and UVA's School of Data Science hosted a competition aimed at developing innovative, practical solutions that use AI to address health equity.

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning
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November 2, 2023

Data Science Symposium Highlights UVA Professor's Work in Quantum Computing

Stefan Bekiranov, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Virginia, discussed his research on quantum computing.

Guest Speaker Research
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October 20, 2023

NSF Official Highlights Agency’s Efforts to Support Emerging Technologies

Chaitan Baru discussed his work at the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.

Research
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October 17, 2023

Scholars at iTHRIV Symposium Emphasize Collaboration, Community Engagement

The importance of team science, data quality, and community engagement were among the themes that emerged during the iTHRIV Scholars Symposium.

Artificial Intelligence Research
Navigating AI Ethics and Data Activism with Renée Cummings
October 9, 2023

Navigating AI Ethics and Data Activism with Renée Cummings

Data activist and ethicist Renée Cummings discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on data and society.

Data Ethics Research
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October 6, 2023

Is the Peer Review Process for Research Broken? A UVA Professor Argues for New Model

Brian Nosek, a UVA psychology professor and co-founder of three nonprofits, advocates for a new model of peer review of scholarly research.

Research
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October 6, 2023

NASA Imaging Could Help Predict Food Scarcity

Data science doctoral student Jade Preston is using hyperspectral imaging and combining it with world agricultural data to predict food scarcity in Africa.

Admissions Research
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September 29, 2023

Doctoral Candidate Kevin Lin Honored at ICBRA 2023

Lin presented a paper -- titled "Uncertainty Quantification for Eosinophil Segmentation" -- at the conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Admissions Research
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September 25, 2023

Fish-ial Recognition Software Aims to Protect Trout

In a groundbreaking use of AI, UVA data scientists and researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey are developing a more efficient, accurate way to track trout.

Artificial Intelligence Biology Environment