Past Events

2025

2024

October 24, 2024
BIDS-BIDMaP Seminar with Dr. Gerald Friedland

October 9, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Madelon Hulsebos, PhD

May 31, 2024
Inaugural Berkeley-Stanford Workshop on Veridical Data Science

May 14, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Cody Markelz, PhD: "Data Landscapes: Visual Storytelling of California’s Fiery and Frosty Extremes"

May 9, 2024
Understanding the XZ Security Breach and Open Source Security

May 7, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Stéfan van der Walt, PhD: "Scientific Python: Community, Tools, and Open Science"

April 30, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Antonia Winkler: "Open science at CERN: Infrastructure, policy and practice"

April 23, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Chanwut (Mick) Kittivorawong: "Spatialyze: A Geospatial Video Analytics System with Spatial-Aware Optimizations"

April 9, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Arash Ardakani: "A Differential and Inherently Parallel Sampling Method for Verification"

March 7, 2024
BIDS’ Center for Cultural Analytics Lecture with Professor Tina Eliassi-Rad: “The Complex Systems View of AI Ethics”

March 6, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Professor Heather Haveman: “Shades of Gender in Employee Discourse”

Feb. 29, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Meryem Essaidi, PhD: “Network-aware Methods for Measuring Economic Inequality”

Feb. 22, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Professor Sandrine Dudoit: “Single-Cell Transcriptomics: Questions and Learning from Data”

Jan. 30, 2024
BIDS Seminar with Dr. Kyla Bourne, BIDS-Accenture Data Science Research Scholar (Criminal Justice): "Towards a National Police Accountability Database"

2023

Dec. 7, 2023
Recent Trends in AI
Guest: Jan Jambon, Minister-President of Flanders
Speaker: Pieter Abbeel (Co-Founder Covariant, Prof UC Berkeley, Podcaster The Robot Brains, Investment Partner AIX Ventures), Shaun Johnson (Founding Partner at AIX Ventures, Han Vanholder, Director of Product Management, Compute at Google), Jan Rabaey (Prof UC Berkeley, CTO STCO at imec, Co-Founder Cortera Neurotechnologies)

Dec. 5, 2023
Data Science Discovery Symposium, Fall 2023

Nov. 30, 2023
The Data Science Toolbox with Collins Udanor, PhD - Hosted by George Obaido, PhD
Speaker: Collins N. Udanor (PhD, MNCS, MCPN), Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka
Moderator: George Obaido, BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar

Nov. 30, 2023
BIDS Seminar with Tristan Chambers
Speaker: Tristan Chambers, CLEAN Data Architect

Nov. 28, 2023
The digitization of ancient Egyptian coffins and their shareability in museum and academic environments
Presenters: Rita Lucarelli, Nicola Lercari, Bruno Sartini, Dario Calderone, Kea Johnston, Alexander Schütze, & Elaine Sullivan

Oct. 27, 2023
The Data Science Toolbox with Lily Xu - Hosted by George Obaido, PhD
Speaker: Lily Xu, PhD Student in Computer Science, Harvard University
Moderator: George Obaido, BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar

Oct. 26, 2023
BIDS Seminar with George Obaido, PhD
Speaker: George Obaido, BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar

Sept. 28, 2023
The Data Science Toolbox with Dr. Blessing Ogbuokiri - Hosted by George Obaido, PhD
Speaker: Blessing Ogbuokiri, Postdoctoral researcher and Instructor, York University
Moderator: George Obaido, BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar

Sept. 27, 2023
BIDS’ Center for Cultural Analytics Lecture with Professor David Blei, Center for Cultural Analytics
Speaker: David Blei, Professor of Statistics and Computer Science, Columbia University

Sept. 21, 2023
BIDS Seminar with Dr. Tim Thomas
Speaker: Timothy Thomas, Assistant Professional Researcher, Urban Displacement Project

April 20, 2023
Intelligence Augmentation through the Lens of Interactive Data Visualization
Speaker: Arvind Satyanarayan, Associate Professor of Computer Science, MIT

2022

Dec. 23, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Dec. 9, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Dec. 7, 2022
BIDS TextXD 2022: Text Analysis Across Domains

Dec. 6, 2022
BIDS TextXD 2022: Text Analysis Across Domains

Dec. 5, 2022
BIDS TextXD 2022: Text Analysis Across Domains
Social Sciences Data Lab, Berkeley Institute for Data Science, Data Sciences

Nov. 25, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Nov. 11, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Oct. 28, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Oct. 14, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Sept. 30, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Sept. 28, 2022
Disinformation and Deepfakes

Sept. 27, 2022
Cybersecurity Futures 2030: Looking Around the Corner
Panelist/Discussant: Ruby Booth, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Center of Computation and Analysis for National Security, Sandia National Laboratories
Panelist/Discussant: Juliana Friend, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco
Moderator: Andrew Reddie, Co-Faculty Director, UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity

Sept. 21, 2022
When Do Local Governments Use Tech To Improve Transparency? The Case of California Transit

Sept. 16, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Sept. 13, 2022
The Vision for the EU’s Digital Decade

Aug. 18, 2022
2022 PL+HCI School: (PL = programming languages, HCI = human-computer interaction)

Aug. 17, 2022
2022 PL+HCI School: (PL = programming languages, HCI = human-computer interaction)

Aug. 16, 2022
2022 PL+HCI School: (PL = programming languages, HCI = human-computer interaction)

Aug. 15, 2022
2022 PL+HCI School: (PL = programming languages, HCI = human-computer interaction)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), Berkeley Institute for Data Science, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Brown University, Technion, Haifa
Sarah Chasins, UC Berkeley
Elena, Harvard SEAS

Aug. 2, 2022
AudioXD: Audio Across Domains

Aug. 1, 2022
AudioXD: Audio Across Domains

July 1, 2022
National Workshop on Data Science Education

June 30, 2022
National Workshop on Data Science Education

June 29, 2022
National Workshop on Data Science Education

June 28, 2022
National Workshop on Data Science Education

June 27, 2022
National Workshop on Data Science Education
Public Affairs

May 23, 2022
2022 American Causal Inference Conference: May 23-25, 2022

May 16, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

May 5, 2022
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public Launch Event
Public Affairs

May 2, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

April 29, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

April 18, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

April 15, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

April 12, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

April 12, 2022
Blockchain and Crypto Assets : the European Union’s Policy and Regulation
Moderator: Jeroen Dewulf, Director, Institute of European Studies
Moderator: Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of Unit, EU Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, visiting EU fellow at Institute of European Studies

April 5, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

April 5, 2022
The computer says no. But can I believe him?: Thoughts on auditing artificial intelligence with Anni Hellman

April 4, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

April 1, 2022
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

March 29, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

March 22, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

March 21, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

March 18, 2022
Art, Data and Life in the Metaverse

March 15, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

March 8, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

March 7, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

March 7, 2022
WiDS Berkeley: Women in Data Science at UC Berkeley
Information, School of

March 1, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 22, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 21, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Feb. 15, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 8, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 7, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Feb. 1, 2022
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Jan. 24, 2022
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

2021

Dec. 17, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Dec. 13, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Dec. 6, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Dec. 3, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Dec. 3, 2021
The Banks Did It: An Anatomy of the Financial Crisis”: An “Authors Meet Critics” discussion with Neil Fligstein and Adam Tooze
Panelist/Discussant: Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History, Columbia University Department of History

Nov. 30, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Nov. 29, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Nov. 23, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Nov. 22, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Nov. 19, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Nov. 16, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Nov. 15, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Nov. 9, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Nov. 8, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Nov. 5, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Nov. 2, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Nov. 1, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Oct. 26, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Oct. 25, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Oct. 22, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Oct. 19, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Oct. 18, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Oct. 16, 2021
InfoCamp 2021: Our Data / Our Selves

Oct. 12, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Oct. 11, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Oct. 8, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Oct. 7, 2021
Fostering Foresight: 2021 Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity Research Exchange

Oct. 5, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Oct. 5, 2021
First ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization: (EAAMO ’21) Virtual, October 5-9, 2021
Public Affairs

Oct. 4, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Sept. 28, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Sept. 27, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Sept. 24, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Sept. 21, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Sept. 21, 2021
Berkeley Conversation: Defending Against DisinformationPanelist/Discussant: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, UC Berkeley School of Law
Panelist/Discussant: Hany Farid, associate dean, UC Berkeley School of Information
Panelist/Discussant: Susan D. Hyde, Chair, UC Berkeley Department of Political Science
Panelist/Discussant: john powell, Director, Othering & Belonging Institute
Moderator: Henry Brady, Former dean, Goldman School of Public Policy

Sept. 20, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Sept. 14, 2021
Berkeley Computational Social Science Forum

Sept. 13, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Sept. 10, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Aug. 13, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

July 30, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

July 16, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

July 2, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

June 28, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

June 18, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

June 14, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

June 4, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

May 31, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

May 28, 2021
DSxD Creator Conference: Data Science by Design

May 27, 2021
DSxD Creator Conference: Data Science by Design

May 21, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

May 18, 2021
BIDS ImageXD 2021: Image Analysis Across Domains

May 17, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

May 17, 2021
BIDS ImageXD 2021: Image Analysis Across Domains

May 7, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

May 5, 2021
csv,conf,v6

May 4, 2021
csv,conf,v6

May 3, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

April 26, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

April 23, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

April 19, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

April 19, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

April 12, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

April 9, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

April 8, 2021
Data Science Coast to Coast

April 5, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

April 5, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

March 29, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

March 26, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

March 23, 2021
BIDS GraphXD 2021: Graphs Across Domains

March 22, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

March 22, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

March 17, 2021
Data Science Coast to Coast

March 15, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

March 12, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

March 8, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

March 8, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

March 8, 2021
WiDS Berkeley: Women in Data Science at UC Berkeley

March 1, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 26, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Feb. 22, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 22, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Feb. 15, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 12, 2021
BIDS ‘Information and Uncertainty in Data Science’ Discussion Forum

Feb. 8, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

Feb. 8, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Feb. 4, 2021
Homeland Security in a Post-Trump Era: Bipartisan Insights for the Coming Years

Feb. 3, 2021
Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century

Feb. 1, 2021
Computational Social Science Forum

Jan. 31, 2021
Fact or Fiction: Disinformation and Freedom of SpeechPanelist/Discussant: Henry Brady, Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy
Panelist/Discussant: Geeta Anand, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism
Moderator: Janet Napolitano

Jan. 25, 2021
BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum

Please note: The list above only represents a partial history. BIDS began hosting events shortly after it was established in 2013.