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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · 1d

The fall session of our Deploying AI microcredential is full!
The next session begins January 2026. Learn more about this hands-on microcredential and get notified when applications open: datasciences.utoronto.ca/microcredent...

Deploying AI Microcredential - DSI

Deploying AI Microcredential Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword—it’s driving breakthrough innovations and transforming how we build value through technology. In this microcreden...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢Deadline approaching!

Learn data science fundamentals + deploying AI with LLM & gain in-demand skills that can enhance your career opportunities with the Data Science Certificate! No prior knowledge of data science required.

🗓️Apply: Aug 11
🔗https://uoft.me/DScert-doctoral

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U of T Black Research Network @uoftbrn.bsky.social · Jul 28

📢 The #UofT School of Graduate Studies & @uoftdsi.bsky.social are collaborating to offer an upskilling Data Science Certificate to doctoral students to support their success in their chosen field.

Attend tomorrow's online info session.

Black Research Network: Info session: Data Science Certificate for U of T Doctoral Students

The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) are collaborating to offer an upskilling Data Science Certificate to doctoral students to...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Jul 23

👋 @utoronto.ca Doctoral Students: Learn data science fundamentals + deploying AI with LLM & gain in-demand skills that can enhance your career opportunities with the Data Science Certificate!

No prior knowledge of data science required.

🗓️Apply: Aug 11
🔗https://uoft.me/DScert-doctoral

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Find out how data science makes AI possible and advance your career with top data science and ML training from the @utoronto.ca Data Sciences Institute.

🗓️Next cohort applications due: Aug 18

Apply now: certificates.datasciences.utoronto.ca
#DataScience #ML #CareerOpportunities

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Jul 10

👋 @utoronto.ca Doctoral Students: register for the Data Science Certificate!

Learn data science fundamentals + deploying AI with LLM and gain in-demand skills that can enhance career opportunities.
No prior knowledge of data science required.

🗓️ Apply: Aug 11
🔗https://uoft.me/DScert-doctoral

uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Jul 8

Are you a @utoronto.ca doctoral student looking to boost data science skills and expand career options?
The popular @uoftdsi.bsky.social and School of Graduate Studies’ Data Science Certificate for Doctoral Students will be continued next year—with more spots available!
🔗 uoft.me/bHw

In-Demand Data Science Certificate for Doctoral Students Returns - DSI

By: Cormac Rea If you’re a U of T doctoral student looking to boost your data science skills and expand your career options, good news: the popular Data Sciences Institute (DSI) and School of Graduate...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Are you a researcher looking for software development support? @uoftdsi.bsky.social research software program is designed to help researchers refine existing software tools or build new tools 🛠️
#DataScience
📅 Deadline October 17, 2025
🔗: bit.ly/3J3usnY

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · May 26

👋 #DataScience community, apply now for the Data Sciences Institute Catalyst grants.

These grants are a competitive seed funding program for multidisciplinary teams.

🗓️ Letter of intent deadline: July 11
🗓️ Full Application Deadline: October 31
🔗 bit.ly/44iJ1hR

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 23

Become a machine learning machine and advance your career with top data science and ML training from the
@uoft.bsky.social Data Sciences Institute.

🗓️Next cohort applications due: May 28

Apply now: certificates.datasciences.utoronto.ca

#DataScience #ML #CareerOpportunities

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 16

Tickets going fast!🔥

Get yours today for Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid): "Beyond the Realverse: AI Driven Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Human Communication."

Read more: uoft.me/Perez

Co-sponsored by @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Questioning Reality: Exploring the Future of Virtual Reality and Impact on Social Interactions - DSI

Photo courtesy of Pablo Perez, Nokia XR Labs, Madrid, Spain By: Cormac Rea The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at the University of Toronto hosts the annual Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual ...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 16

In a paper recently published in the journal, Environmental Research, a DSI funded research team demonstrated that EV sales in the US have had a positive and measurable impact on childhood asthma cases.

Learn more: datasciences.utoronto.ca/dsi-supporte...

DSI-Supported Research Team Links EV Sales to Childhood Asthma Reduction - DSI

Effect of EV sales on childhood asthma rates. Photo provided by Harshit Gujral, Meredith Franklin, Steve Easterbrook (no reuse) By: Cormac Rea As Electric Vehicles (EVs) have become a more familiar s...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 10

Learn about the complex interplay between social interactions and mediated environments with Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid) on April 24.

Read a Q&A w/ Pérez and get tickets: uoft.me/Perez

Co-sponsored by @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 8

Get your tickets and join us and co-sponsors @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to learn about the complex interplay btwn social interactions and mediated environments w/ Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid).

Learn more and read a Q&A w/ Pérez: uoft.me/Perez

Questioning Reality: Exploring the Future of Virtual Reality and Impact on Social Interactions - DSI

Photo courtesy of Pablo Perez, Nokia XR Labs, Madrid, Spain By: Cormac Rea The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at the University of Toronto hosts the annual Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual ...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Apr 7

Get your tickets and join us + @uoftmscac.bsky.social for an upcoming #DataSciencesSpeakerSeries talk: "Unpredictable Black Boxes are Terrible Interfaces" w/ Prof. @magrawala.bsky.social from @stanforduniversity.bsky.social

🗓️April 14
📷Info & reg: datasciences.utoronto.ca/event/prof-m...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 31

DSI and CARTE Toronto are offering Machine Learning Bootcamp for faculty members and scientists from June 9-13.

The training encompasses a combination of lectures and hands-on programming tutorials for faculty from all disciplines.

Register now: bit.ly/3m43be4

DSI-CARTE Machine Learning Bootcamp for Faculty - DSI

DSI-CARTE Machine Learning Bootcamp for Faculty Please note: the event has ended. The info is being left up for reference. Stay tuned for next year’s Bootcamp. In alignment with our goal to accelerate...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 27

Join us and co-sponsors @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to learn about the complex interplay between social interactions and mediated environments with Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid).

Learn more and register: uoft.me/Perez

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 27

Featuring distinguished researchers from computer science, economics and public health, join us for a one-day "Causal Inference Across Fields: Methods, Insights and Applications Workshop."

🗓️April 9
🔗https://uoft.me/brW

uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 26

Join DSI and @uoftmscac.bsky.social for an upcoming #DataSciencesSpeakerSeries talk: "Unpredictable Black Boxes are Terrible Interfaces" w/ Prof. @magrawala.bsky.social from @stanforduniversity.bsky.social
🗓️Friday, April 14

🔗Info & reg: datasciences.utoronto.ca/event/prof-m...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 18

Get your tickets and join us on March 27 for speaker, @pennmedicine.bsky.social Christos Davatzikos, part of our "AI & Aging" initiative.

To learn more about "AI & Aging" and read a Q & A with Davatzikos:

🔗https://uoft.me/biq

uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 13

Get your tickets today and join us for a enlightening #CausalInferenceSpeakerSeries talk on Wednesday March 19 with Professor Raissa Fabregas from @utaustin.bsky.social

🔗: lnkd.in/eaGSfZxR

#DataScience #UofT

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 11

Read about a DSI supported research project that uses data science tools, including Machine Learning (ML), to improve and speed up the development of biomedical implants for knee & hip replacements.

🔗: uoft.me/bo2

Drawing on AI and Other Data Sciences to Design Next-Gen Joint Replacements - DSI

Photo courtesy of Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering, University of Toronto (credit: Neil Ta) By: Cormac Rea A major challenge for the Canadian healthcare system involves creating biomedical ...

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 11

Get your tickets today to join DSI and @canssi-incass.bsky.social for a compelling #DataSciencesSpeakerSeries talk w/ Professor Francesca Dominici from @harvardchanerc.bsky.social
🗓️Monday, March 17
🔗Info & reg: uoft.me/bkk

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 7

📣👋 #DataScience community @uoftdsi.bsky.social
has Critical Investigation 🔍#Data Science Grants available.

Designed to provide seed funding for scholars engaged in analysis of specific data science projects and critical investigations.

🔗: bit.ly/3UfxCcG
🗓️: April 15

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uoftdsi.bsky.social @uoftdsi.bsky.social · Mar 7

📣👋 #DataScience community @uoftdsi.bsky.social has Computational and Quantitative Social Science Grants available.
These grants provide seed funding to cutting-edge, high-impact research in computational and/or quantitative social science.
🗓️ Deadline: April 17

🔗 bit.ly/3U7xEny

Computational & Quantitative Social Sciences Grant - DSI

Computational & Quantitative Social Sciences Grant *** Please note: The deadline for this call has now passed. Thank you to all the applicants and for your interest. The below information is being lef...

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