• HDSI Seminar – Victor Minces – The Sound of Data

    Seminar Series
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Room 123, 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

    When Friday, February 21st Where: HDSI MPR 123 Title: The Sound of Data Speaker: Victor Minces Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Minces will give an overview of his career and how it led to the development of Listening to Waves, a program that creates playful activities and web applications that connect music with science through data visualization and sonification. He […]

  • Seminar: Deep Learning Theory in the Age of Generative AI – Sadhika Malladi

    CSE 1242

    Monday, March 17 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PST) CSE 1242  Title: Deep Learning Theory in the Age of Generative AI Abstract: Modern deep learning has achieved remarkable results, but the design of training methodologies largely relies on guess-and-check approaches. Thorough empirical studies of recent massive language models (LMs) is prohibitively expensive, underscoring the need for […]

  • Seminar – Jeremy Bernstein – Metrized Deep Learning

    Computer Science & Engineering Building (CSE), Room 1242 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA, United States

    Jeremy Bernstein MIT CSAIL Monday, March 31 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PST) CSE 1242 Title: Metrized Deep Learning Abstract: We build neural networks in a modular and programmatic way using software libraries like PyTorch and JAX. But optimization theory has not caught up to the flexibility of this paradigm, and practical advances in neural net […]

  • HDSI Seminar – Xiaofei Shi- Continuous-time Reinforcement Learning with Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equations

    Seminar Series
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), Room 123, 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States

    When Monday April 7th 1:00pm Where: HDSI 1st Floor Multipurpose Room 123 Title: Continuous-time Reinforcement Learning with Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equations Abstract: In this talk we introduce a mathematical formulation of reinforcement learning problem with a system of forward-backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs). With the Deep FBSDE Solver proposed by Han, Jentzen, and E (2018), […]

  • Seminar Series
    Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall (PFBH), FUNG Auditorium

    Seminar Information Seminar Date April 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM Location The FUNG Auditorium - PFBH     Abstract Personal and population health applications built on top of large-scale mobile sensor data and computing platforms have a great potential to impact the way we diagnose diseases, track, and manage our health. However, the existing sensing […]

  • LIVED EXPERIENCE RESEARCH SUMMIT

    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), Room 123 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA, United States

    Location: HDSI MPR To watch via zoom please contact: hdsiassistant@ucsd.edu Formerly Incarcerated professor speaking on his lived experience in research. Researchers from Smarr Lab and MOSAIC lab. Noel Vest, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. His research interests include mental health, substance use disorders, and addiction recovery. As […]

  • HDSI UG Scholarship Showcase

    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), Room 123, 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States

    HDSI UG Scholarship Showcase Registration The HDSI UG Scholarship at UC San Diego supports multidisciplinary student-led projects. Students choose their own research topics and lead the research process with guidance from a faculty or industry mentor. These opportunities allow students to deepen analytical skills, develop data science portfolios, and foster novel data-driven approaches to problem […]

  • Shuang Hao – Empowering and Strengthening Security in the AI Era

    Seminar Series
    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Room 123, 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

    When Wednesday May 28th, 1pm Where: HDSI 1st Floor Multipurpose Room 123 Title: Empowering and Strengthening Security in the AI Era   Abstract: Revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have led to promising applications and widespread deployment accessible to users. However, AI techniques are increasingly being abused by cybercriminals, such as creating synthetic content for scams or […]

  • HDSI Seminar – Dragan Radulović – A New Paradigm for the Analysis of Large Text Files

    Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Room 123, 3234 Matthews Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

    Speaker:Dragan Radulović Date & Time: Tuesday Oct 7th, 2pm Location: HDSI Multipurpose Room 123, 1st floor   Title:  A New Paradigm for the Analysis of Large Text Files   Talk Abstract: The problem is as follows: a large text file containing information on thousands of individuals serves as the input. The output is a simple yes-or-no prediction. For example, […]

  • Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop

    Simonyi Conference Center 389 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, United States

    Please note this event is only open to postdocs and graduate students and will be held in Stanford CA. For more information, including how to apply, and other registration links please visit: https://datascience.stanford.edu/events/workshop/rising-stars-data-science Workshop Overview The Rising Stars in Data Science workshop, hosted November 11-12 by Stanford University in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego, […]