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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 1d

The new @uwmadisonls.bsky.social Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty will encourage research collaboration, reflecting efforts like @uwmadison.bsky.social RISE-AI. ls.wisc.edu/news/answeri...

Answering the Tough AI Questions

A new interdisciplinary L&S research center will grapple with the human consequences of artificial intelligence.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Satish E. Viswanath, Emory University, will discuss AI in precision medicine at next week's ML4MI seminar. Join us on Zoom, 10/14 at 10am. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-opp...

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Xuhui Huang @xuhuihuangchem.bsky.social · 13d

Big congratulations to Frank on receiving this year’s Hirschfelder Prize! Excited to welcome Frank and Cecilia to Madison in late Oct!

Frank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you UW–Madison for this great honor! In 2016 I changed my group to AI4Science and went all-in on deep learning solutions for the molecular sciences. Best decision of my career in hindsight. Amazing what's become of that field - now AI for Science is a @msftresearch.bsky.social lab.

Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations to Frank Noé, Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research AI for Science, who received the 2025–2026 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry for pioneering contributions at the interface of AI and chemistry. msft.it/6015sqq4R

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 21d

The Open Source Program Office at the Data Science Institute welcomes its fall 2025 interns. These undergrad students are working on open-source software and hardware projects across campus. ospo.wisc.edu/activities/i...

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 22d

In a @pbswisconsin.bsky.social interview, DSI Affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social discusses the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of WI high school students.

PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 22d

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social educational policy professor @taylorodle.bsky.social describes the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of high school students from the state.

Taylor Odle on UW's direct admission programs for students

Editor's note: PBS Wisconsin is a service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 22d

The Data Science Institute is assuming responsibility for a new, campus-wide effort—the RISE-AI Collaboration HQ—which will catalyze research communities centered on innovative focus areas and build connections among @uwmadison.bsky.social's AI community. news.wisc.edu/rise-ai-coll...

RISE AI Collaboration HQ to build connections and advance research, teaching and engagement

The group will catalyze research communities centered on innovative focus areas and build connections among UW–Madison’s AI community, which includes the more than 35 new RISE-AI hires and current fac...

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tomorrow's ML4MI seminar will begin at 11:15am. Dr. Ehsan Adeli will discuss how advances in computer vision and computational neuroscience contribute to discovering behavioral and neural phenotypes of healthy aging and neurological disorders. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-opp...

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Maria Jaen @mariaoros.bsky.social · Sep 8

Honored to have participated in this amazing event and meet great people and their work in the data science field.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Sep 4

That’s better! Got the George Box poster up at the DSI @uwdsi.bsky.social

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Sep 4

Things are hopping in Morgridge Hall! After you visit the Data Science Institute on the 5th floor, be sure to check out the terraces, classrooms, study spaces, plants, art, and the Ground Truth Cafe. www.wkow.com/news/educati...

Doors open for UW-Madison's new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences

MADISON (WKOW) — The new building for the School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has opened its doors.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Aug 28

The @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social Sound Forest Lab uses ecological soundscape recordings and machine learning to understand forest biodiversity. The Data Science Institute worked with project lead Zuzana Burivalova on a database for storing and sharing these recordings. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

Wisconsin researchers listen to forests to learn more about protecting them

Bioacoustics enable researchers to get a fuller picture of the forest, the species that inhabit it and how they change over time.

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · Aug 21

From building bridges with elementary schools to enabling scientific breakthroughs through statistical and computing expertise, UW–Madison's School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences is forging powerful partnerships that are transforming how work is done across campus and Wisconsin.

Catalysts of change: How CDIS partnerships are shaping what’s next

From building bridges with elementary schools to enabling scientific breakthroughs through statistical and computing expertise, CDIS is forging powerful partnerships that are transforming how work is

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Looking for the Data Science Institute? Starting today, you can find us on the 5th floor of Morgridge Hall.

Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Aug 18

move in day! The Data Science Institute moves into Morgridge Hall @uwdsi.bsky.social

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Aug 7

The next ML4MI Seminar features a talk from Dr. James Zou, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Join us on 8/18, 10am on Zoom.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Jul 22

A nice article by @anilananth.bsky.social on using AI to explore design spaces, find unexpected solutions, (re)discover symmetries, and propose new relationships featuring @yuqirose.bsky.social @mariokrenn.bsky.social & myself.
Note AI ≠ LLMs in this piece.
www.quantamagazine.org/ai-comes-up-...

AI Comes Up with Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work. | Quanta Magazine

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”

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Xuhui Huang @xuhuihuangchem.bsky.social · Jul 19

Super excited 3 days at the CECAM workshop co-organized with @drgregbowman.bsky.social @bettinagkeller.bsky.social! Protein dynamics is definitely shaping up to be the next big topic in AI for Science! Huge thanks to @cecamevents.bsky.social, @uwdsi.bsky.social, TCI, Chem, Emma and the DSI staff!

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Jul 16

DSI is thrilled to host this @cecamevents.bsky.social workshop with @uwmadisonchem.bsky.social!

Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Jul 15

This week @uwdsi.bsky.social is hosting the @cecamevents.bsky.social Flagship Workshop on
Biomolecular Dynamics in the Age of Machine Learning, organized by DSI affiliate @xuhuihuangchem.bsky.social @drgregbowman.bsky.social & Bettina Keller @uwmadisonchem.bsky.social
www.cecam.org/workshop-det...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yesterday, I was on the Larry Meiller Show with host Lee Rayburn to talk about AI for an hour! It is so important that we have public media like WPR to discuss the good and the bad of these important issues. @uwdsi.bsky.social
www.wpr.org/shows/larry-...

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Maria Jaen @mariaoros.bsky.social · Jul 11

In the past, I was actively involved in disclosure of science, committed to making scientific knowledge accessible to broader audiences.This article about my research with Professor Jingyi Huang reminds me of that mission and of the fundamental belief of open science badgerherald.com/news/science...

UW research partnership yields first-of-its-kind soil data algorithm

University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros worked over the summer on a new modeling tool for soil scientists. The pair used machine learning and publi...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎉 Great news: Our Machine Learning and Physical Sciences workshop will be back again this year! 🎉
Keep an eye out for updates on deadlines etc, we will be updating the website soon
ml4physicalsciences.github.io
#ML4PS2025

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Jul 9

Imon Banerjee's research addresses fairness in AI, multimodal deep learning, and AI translation for digital healthcare. She'll discuss her work at the July 14 ML4MI seminar, 10am CT on Zoom. ml4mi.wisc.edu/learning-opp...

UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Jul 8

Check out this project from DSI Affiliate @garyshiu.bsky.social!

Gary Shiu @garyshiu.bsky.social · Jul 8

Excited to share with you an exciting project with Jacky Yip @uwmadphysics.bsky.social and Charles Arnal and Francois Charton at Meta where we develop a transformer model to automate the generation of Calabi-Yau manifolds, extra dimensional spaces in string theory: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03732

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Jul 8

Sociological Methods & Research—housed at DSI—achieved a one-year impact factor of 6.5, ranking #3/210 among all sociology journals worldwide. Congrats to editor Felix Elwert,
@uwsoc.bsky.social, and the @uwmadison.bsky.social students who have worked on SMR. journals.sagepub.com/home/SMR

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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Maria Jaen @mariaoros.bsky.social · Jul 3

I enjoyed a lot working on hybrid modeling for the ROI tool for soybean white mold, now alive published on the Crop Protection Network web page cropprotectionnetwork.org/white-mold-r...

Crop Protection Network

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Jun 23

The @uwmadison.bsky.social Data Science Institute is proud to sponsor the 2025 Midwest Machine Learning Symposium!

Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · Jun 23

Welcome to the 2025 Midwest Machine Learning Symposium!

We’re proud to host this year’s convening at the University of Chicago. Explore today’s lineup of speakers and schedule of events at midwest-ml.org/2025/

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