Data Science & AI Lecture Series
Fridays 1:30 - 2:30, WEB 2250, Zoom
This weekly lecture series covers technical developments in data science & AI, as well as its applications to different domains, industry, and policy. It is intended for a wide audience. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Next Talk in Lecture Series
Urban Data Science for Smart, Sustainable, and Healthy Cities
| Who | Guang Tian |
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| When | Friday, October 30, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Where | WEB 2250 |
| Zoom | Join online |
Cities generate data about travel, land use, infrastructure, and human behavior, yet these data remain fragmented, sensitive, and difficult to translate into planning decisions. This talk presents an urban data science framework that connects data collection, management, visualization, spatial analysis, and computation. Drawing on household travel surveys and built-environment databases, it demonstrates how statistical models and machine learning reveal nonlinear... Read more
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Upcoming Talks
Urban Data Science for Smart, Sustainable, and Healthy Cities
| Who | Guang Tian |
|---|---|
| When | Friday, October 30, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Where | WEB 2250 |
| Zoom | Join online |
Cities generate data about travel, land use, infrastructure, and human behavior, yet these data remain fragmented, sensitive, and difficult to translate into planning decisions. This talk presents an urban data science framework that connects data collection, management, visualization, spatial analysis, and computation. Drawing on household travel surveys and built-environment databases, it demonstrates how statistical models and machine learning reveal nonlinear... Read more
The implications of AI on professional research in pure mathematics
| Who | Peter Bakic |
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| When | Friday, November 6, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM |
| Where | TBA |
The institution of authorship is what enables research in pure mathematics to be commodified. In this talk, we argue that the mere existence of advanced AI tools undermines this role of authorship and that this issue cannot be dodged by simply refusing to use AI. So, what happens if we accept the use of AI tools? As a thought experiment,... Read more
A Legal Perspective on AI / Ethics / IP
| Who | R. Whitney Johnson |
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| When | Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM |
| Where | TBA |
AI for Cancer Treatment
| Who | Aik Choon Tan |
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| When | Friday, November 13, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Where | WEB 2250 |
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40 Years of AI !
| Who | Tom Henderson |
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| When | Friday, December 4, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
| Where | WEB 2250 |
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