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Professor Sandrine Dudoit presents her work “Single-Cell Transcriptomics: Questions and Learning from Data”

February 26, 2024

During a recent BIDS seminar, Professor Sandrine Dudoit (BIDS Faculty Council Member and CDSS Associate Dean for Faculty and Research) provided a survey of statistical questions related to the analysis of single-cell RNA-Seq data to investigate the differentiation of stem cells in the brain, including, exploratory data analysis, dimensionality reduction, normalization, expression quantitation,...

This Month at BIDS - February 2024

February 15, 2024

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Kyla Bourne presents her work toward developing a national police accountability database

February 1, 2024

During a recent BIDS seminar, Dr. Kyla Bourne (BIDS-Accenture Data Science Research Scholar) discussed the absence of a centralized public database designed to track how prosecutors respond to alleged racially-biased misconduct by law enforcement colleagues on a large scale. She explained how her work will make a significant contribution by establishing the first national database of its kind.

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BIDS Community Celebrates Saul Perlmutter's Tenure as the Founding Faculty Director

December 12, 2023

On December 4, 2023, the BIDS community gathered at the Alumni House to celebrate the winter holidays and Saul Perlmutter's tenure as BIDS Founding Faculty Director. Professor Perlmutter spearheaded the effort to found the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) in 2013 and developed a vision for its future, creating a vital, new community where data science at UC Berkeley could flourish.

The appreciation and respect for him and his work were palpable, with tributes by BIDS Faculty Council...

Tristan Chambers presents his work on solving information extraction challenges using Large Language Models

December 11, 2023

During a recent BIDS seminar featuring Tristan Chambers -- CLEAN Data Architect -- the topic "Unpacking police violence and misconduct records: Solving information extraction challenges using Large Language Models (LLMs)" was addressed. Tristan gave attendees an introduction to LLMs, described some of the problems they can solve, and showed examples of how he uses them for his work on large documents.

He stressed that...

George Obaido welcomes Collins Udanor to his "Data Science Toolbox" series

December 1, 2023

Discussion about innovative research within the realm of data science is the focus of BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar George Obaido's new "Data Science Toolbox" series. Guest Collins Udanor PhD -- an Associate Professor of Intelligence & High Performance Computing at the University of Nigeria -- presented his research and findings on IoT sensors data for a smart aquaponics system yield prediction. He worked with catfish farmers in Nigeria to employ sensors that...

Professor Rita Lucarelli organizes workshop centered around digitization of ancient Egyptian coffins

November 28, 2023

On November 28, 2023, BIDS sponsored a special event at Sutardja Dai Hall. Professor Rita Lucarelli, a Center for Cultural Analytics faculty leader, brought together subject matter experts to present on the digitization of ancient Egyptian coffins and their shareability in museum and academic environments. Following are the presenters and their topics:

Rita Lucarelli (UCB): Tridimensional rendering of ancient Egyptian...

George Obaido welcomes Lily Xu to his "Data Science Toolbox" series

October 30, 2023

Discussion about innovative research within the realm of data science is the focus of BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar George Obaido's new "Data Science Toolbox" series. Guest Lily Xu, a PhD student at Harvard University in Computer Science, discussed her work which included an eye-opening description of the snares poachers use in Uganda and how her work is being applied to reduce the number of snares.

High-stakes decisions from...

George Obaido, PhD, presents his work on the "Development of an Open Data Platform for the Global South"

October 27, 2023

In the second BIDS seminar of the 2023 Fall semester, George Obaido, PhD -- BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar -- presented his work on creating an accessible, open data platform tailored to the specific needs and challenges of countries in the Global South. The platform seeks to promote transparency, facilitate data sharing, and empower local communities and governments by providing a centralized repository of relevant data. By addressing the unique requirements of the Global South, this project aims to bridge data gaps, promote open data sharing, and foster sustainable development...