Congrats to Dr. Brian Smith, Asst. Prof of Computer Science Columbia University and Director of the Computer-Enabled Abilities Laboratory (CEAL), on receiving the high honor of an NSF Early CAREER Award! Brian A. Smith Columbia Engineering Center for Smart Streetscapes #HCI #MachineLearning

2 of the 5 Columbia University 2024 Presidential Awards for Outstanding Teaching went to DSI faculty! Congrats to @Jeff_Goldsmith (ColumbiaPublicHealth) and David D. Yao (Columbia Engineering). Your excellence in teaching inspires us all! bit.ly/3wXyxbL

At yesterday's celebration, Garud Iyengar, Incoming DSI Avanessians Director, thanked Clifford Stein for his achievements overseeing data science research and education. Many Columbia leaders also joined to honor Stein for his innovation and commitment. Thank you, Cliff!

ICYMI: Associate Research Scientist, Savannah Thais, discovered AI's ethical issues back in 2017. Now, she focuses on addressing biases in AI and emphasizes that physicists must engage in these conversations. “We don’t get to escape the conversation. Read: bit.ly/3Rh0eDq

Project-based learning drives the DSI mission! Our M.S. Capstone Program lets students apply data science to real-world projects with Industry Affiliates or Columbia faculty. Faculty can now submit a capstone project proposal through July 15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#Summer2024 approaches with talks on climate change. Did you know that data centers use 2% of U.S. energy, with AI increasing the demand? IBM and DSI have partnered to make data centers more efficient, reducing energy use and carbon footprints. Read more: bit.ly/3y2fs8C

NYC teachers from the COSMOS-NewLAW-CS3 Summer Program (Columbia & NYU) were honored at the ERN Conference in #STEM! Our educators inspire the next gen in STEM with hands-on wireless tech labs! #PAWRCOSMOS @nyscschools Gil Zussman #Dataforgood #Columbia bit.ly/3VFiRlF

Garud Iyengar starts his new role today as the Avanessians Director of DSI. Garud has played a central role at DSI since its founding and has been on the Columbia Engineering faculty since 1998. Welcome, Garud! #Innovation #DataScience #AI Columbia University Read: bit.ly/3SXS3fm

“Academic institutions are scrambling to get access to compute,” CU MechEngineering chair Hod Lipson tells Isabelle Bousquette in The Wall Street Journal story on the costs of generative AI. wsj.com/articles/unive… @columbia Columbia UniversityScience The Data Science Institute at Columbia University

From privacy in location sharing to using LLMs to combat phishing emails, students spent the summer focused on #cybersecurity. Thanks to @rebeccanwright for shaping the inaugural Cyber NYC REU program across NYC universities!

#ParterNews Professor Gita Johar of Columbia Business School discusses the rise of AI-fueled misinformation, how it can be prevented, and what exactly is at stake for businesses caught in the mix. Read more: bit.ly/3YAYqcM #ArtificialIntelligence #DataScience #TechNews #AI

Researchers at Columbia Climate School & Columbia Engineering are harnessing the power of #AI in a project awarded by the NOAA Sea Grant Program to combat microplastic pollution in our oceans with real-time #AI monitoring systems. Read the article: bit.ly/3WQlJgg #Sustainability #ClimateAction

As the demand for #AI continues to grow, so does the environmental impact of cloud computing. Join us, @datascicolumbia + IBM, during #ClimateWeekNYC for the event "Sustainable Cloud Computing and AI" to explore ways to cut the carbon footprint of AI infrastructure. Register

Florence D Hudson PEX Network HIMSS Northeast Big Data Hub U.S. National Science Foundation NIH IEEE Standards Association | IEEE SA The Data Science Institute at Columbia University Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition! Your commitment to driving innovation in big data, healthcare, and IOT trust and security is truly inspiring.

How we are approaching things Columbia University with regards to LLMs and education - from a The Wall Street Journal article linked below

In this week’s episode of “Beyond Unprecedented,” Xuan “Sharon” Di, associate professor at Columbia Engineering, discusses the current capabilities of, market for, and regulatory frameworks around electric and autonomous vehicles. 📢 Listen to episode 2: bit.ly/3ApHImM Columbia Law School

It’s been an exciting week full of activities and meeting new faces during #OrientationWeek. The Class of 2026 learned more about their journey ahead at Columbia University, bonded through scavenger hunts, a trip to the MET Cloisters, and more. See photos 📸: bit.ly/4dQ6w6k

On Sept 19, DSI’s Rebecca Wright joins the Wrong Answers Only panel as the official science expert! This science-meets-comedy show will bring @Ziwe and other comedians together to chat about new research discoveries: bit.ly/4dSFE5J

#DSINews: Last Week, 195 new students from 16+ countries began their journey at Columbia’s Data Science. DSI invited them to share their interests, goals, and what they are most excited about at Columbia. Read more about the incoming cohort bit.ly/3MHlzDa #DataScience

Bolun Xu Columbia Engineering is using #AI to accelerate the switch to renewable energy with seed funding from DSI. Discover how his research could transform renewable energy markets and build a greener future here: bit.ly/4elkZXs #RenewableEnergy #AI #SustainableFuture #Research