ONLINE: Data Science Research Bazaar

Data are more indispensable than ever, and more and more of our everyday interactions are now a datum point collected somewhere. So understanding how to use such information is a valuable skill for both researchers and the general public. The Data Science Hub at UW-Madison is hosting its second "research bazaar," with an overall focus on using data for social good. Sessions take place through Feb. 25. Find the remaining schedule below and register here for the free livestreams.

media release: UW-Madison’s Data Science Hub is hosting its second annual Data Science Research Bazaar, focused on its theme of Data Science for the Social Good, virtually throughout February. The conference will feature lightning talks, posters, interactive discussions, and workshops that address how data science can augment equity along racial lines, in health and environmentally, and in cities. In addition, the Research Bazaar will feature an exhibit of art relating to science and technology, a session on wellness in our digital era, and a career panel. View the full schedule here. This event is open to researchers and data scientists from all disciplines, industries, and career stages, including students. While there is no cost to attend, pre-registration is required.

UW-Madison’s Data Science Research Bazaar is modeled off the international Research Bazaar, a worldwide festival that promotes digital literacy in research and aims to equip researchers with digital skills and tools to do their work more efficiently.

Still coming up:

FEBRUARY 17: DATA SCIENCE FOR HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Interactive Discussions – 1:00-2:30 p.m.; Workshops – 2:45-4:45 p.m.

Interactive Discussion – 1:00-2:30 p.m. CST: The Importance of Student Leadership in Public Health Crises, Scott Blender, Paul Pak, Carole Trone, Lucas Chu, Yogya Kalra

Workshops – 2:45-4:45 p.m. CST: Machine Learning for Health Care and Medical Data, Ryan Kather OR Visualizing Mapping Models, Kris Sankaran. These workshops occur concurrently, and attendees should only plan to attend one.

FEBRUARY 24: DATA SCIENCE FOR CITIES: Interactive Discussions – 1:00-2:30 p.m.; Workshops – 2:45-4:45 p.m.

Interactive Discussion – 1:00-2:30 p.m. CST: Madison’s Data Portal in the Classroom, Tyler Caraza-Harter

Workshops – 2:45-4:45 p.m.: Predicting COVID infection rates in municipalities, using R or Python, John Caskey OR Using a Cloud-Based Data Science Platform for Your Research, Tobin Magle. These workshops occur concurrently, and attendees should only plan to attend one.

FEBRUARY 25: CLOSING SESSION: Panel discussion – 1:00-2:15 p.m.

To close out this year’s Data Science Research Bazaar, we will have a panel discussion around putting our data science ideas into action within our communities and applying them to our research. The panelists are Alnisa Allgood, Sheriff Issaka, Corey Jackson, Iain McConnell, and Irene Ong. The panel moderator is Steve Wangen.