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Future Events
Future Events
MAY 06, 9am-1pm
USB 1250 - University of Michigan
The BIDS-TP Hackathon is back for its third year, bringing together trainees in biomedical informatics and computational medicine to tackle real-world challenges. This event is a great opportunity to engage with peers, develop new technical skills, and collaborate on cutting-edge research problems.
Sponsored by the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Training Program (BIDS-TP) and the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB).
MAY 16, 9:30am-12pm
North Campus, Pierpont Commons
MORE Workshop: Getting Your Mentoring Relationship Off to a Good Start
This workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by guiding them in explicitly defining and documenting shared expectations. In the first half of the workshop, mentors and mentees work independently in separate workshop sessions to identify their objectives and work styles and to consider strategies for dealing with possible mentoring challenges. In the second half of the workshop, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs, goals, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship.
JUNE 16-20, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
2025 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab (BDSIL)
The goal of the 2025 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab (BDSIL) is to foster the formation of new interdisciplinary collaborations to generate creative strategies focused on the use of data science approaches in spatial multi-omics, particularly as applied to understanding cancer and rare diseases.
Past Events
Past Events
APRIL 24, 6pm-7:30pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room North/Central
"Generative AI and Sexual Harms"
Presented by Sarita Schoenebeck
Professor of Information, School of Information
APRIL 10, 6pm-7:30pm
East Hall, Room 1324, 530 Church St., Ann Arbor
"Labor, Machines, and Economic Growth: Will Workers Be Needed in our AI Future"
Presented by Betsey Stevenson
Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
APRIL 09, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
APRIL 03, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
MARCH 27, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
MARCH 26, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
MARCH 18-19, 2025
2nd Floor Ballroom, Michigan League
2025 AI in Science and Engineering Symposium
MIDAS organizes this event annually to enable the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve research breakthroughs that were previously unfathomable. In this symposium, we bring together world-class researchers to share their vision and work, share “AI Journeys” stories – how University of Michigan researchers have been incorporating AI in their research and the lessons they impart to the audience, and offer sessions for research brainstorming and skill building.
This event is made possible with the generous support of Schmidt Sciences.
This symposium is free to all members of the U-M community (faculty/staff, students, affiliates, alums) with registration.
MARCH 14, 4-6:30pm
OPGS Lounge
DCMB Multicultural Potluck Celebration
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
You and a family member/friend/partner are invited to DCMB’s Pi Day celebration and potluck!
This is a multi-cultural potluck event, where all are welcome. There will be great food, international music and games.
If you can, please bring a dish or drink (homemade or bought) from a culture of your choice. Students/post-docs will be provided $20 Kroger gift card to offset costs.
MARCH 13, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
MARCH 12, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
FEB 27, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
FEB 26, 4pm-6pm
DCMB Industry Day
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work in the biotechnology industry? Are you interested in hearing from industry insiders about how they got started and what skills employers are looking for today?
Please join us for the fifth annual DCMB Industry Day!
FEB 20, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
FEB 19, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
FEB 12, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
FEB 06, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
FEB 05, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
JAN 30, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
JAN 29, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
JAN 23, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
JAN 22, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
JAN 16, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
JAN 15, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
DEC 04, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
NOV 21, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
NOV 20, 11am-Noon
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
NOV 14, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
NOV 13, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
NOV 07, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
NOV 06, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
OCT 31, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
OCT 30, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
OCT 29-31, 2024
The Michigan League, 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor
U-M Annual Data Science & AI Summit 2024
The University of Michigan Annual Data Science and AI Summit is the largest data science and AI event at U-M, attracting attendees from more than 100 U-M departments and more than 80 industry, government and community organizations annually.
This year, MIDAS is hosting the Annual Summit in conjunction with the Academic Data Science Alliance Annual Conference. By partnering with the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) this year, we leverage the reach of this national organization for data science and AI institutes in academia, expand the scope of our Summit, and bring together data science and AI leadership, researchers and educators from around the country. Thus, this event offers a unique opportunity for local attendees to interact with hundreds of attendees from other universities, hear talks from leading experts, and participate in sessions on data science and AI research, education and societal impact.
OCT 23, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
OCT 17, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar Series
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
OCT 10, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Terra Sztain
“Weighted ensemble atomistic simulations at biological timescales”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
OCT 09, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD
"Learning Multiscale Genome and Cellular Organization"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
OCT 07 - OCT 08
Hussey Room, Michigan League
Mini-Symposium
Vesuvius Scrolls: From Ancient Manuscripts to Artificial Intelligence
OCT 02, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"Learning Multiscale Genome and Cellular Organization"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
SEP 26, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
SEP 25, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
"Instrumenting the Health Care Enterprise for Discovery in the Course of Clinical Care"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
SEP 19, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
SEP 18, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Euisik Yoon, PhD
"Linking phenotypic behavior to genotypic profile at single cell resolution."
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
SEP 12, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Kai Wang (Sartor Lab)
“Gene Target Prediction of Environmental Chemicals Using Coupled Matrix–Matrix Completion”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free pizza
SEP 11, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Mason Porter, PhD
“Topological Data Analysis of Spatial Systems”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
SEP 06, 2024
Forum Hall, Palmer Commons 100, Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI
Generative AI: From Theory to Scientific Applications (MIDAS mini-symposium)
Generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), generative diffusion models and etc., has emerged as a powerful family of foundation models with unprecedented data generation ability. It has shown exceptional performance in various applications, including image and language generation, audio synthesis, and solving general inverse problems. Despite their success, these models face significant challenges and limitations that hinder their practical use in many scientific disciplines. This MIDAS symposium will bring together experts and researchers from both theoretical and applied fields to discuss the latest advancements of generative AI, from theoretical study to practical application deployment. It aims to explore the application of these models in scientific domains, providing a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and fostering research collaborations in this emerging area.
AUG 12-16, 2024
Hybrid (Online or in-person, Central Campus Classroom Building (CCCB) at the University of Michigan)
MIDAS-ICPSR Social Data Science Summer Academy
The MIDAS-ICPSR Social Data Science Summer Academy is a week-long hybrid program hosted collaboratively by the Michigan Institute for Data & AI in Society (MIDAS) and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Designed for both ICPSR members and University of Michigan researchers, this intensive academy will provide a thorough and practical overview of essential data science techniques and how they can be applied to advance social science research.
JUNE 3-7, 2024
Central Campus Classroom Building (CCCB), 1225 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Introduction to Data Science and AI Summer Academy 2024
The Introduction to Data Science and AI Summer Academy introduces the basics of data science and AI methods to researchers (especially faculty). Our goal is to lower the barrier of entry for domain research scientists who plan to adopt data science and AI methods, and enable them to collaborate with data scientists and AI experts more effectively.
JUNE 17-21, 2024
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus
Introduction to Data Science and AI Camp
Overview: ChatGPT. Dall-E. Deep-fakes. Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are more prevalent in society than ever before—but what, exactly, is going on? Students will have the opportunity to answer these questions and learn more about the basics of data science and AI at our annual Introduction to Data Science and AI High School Summer Camp. In this day-camp, students will work with University of Michigan faculty, graduate students, and their peers to get a taste of data analysis, visualization, and AI through hands-on projects and instruction. Additional programming includes career explorations, presentations from the office of undergraduate admissions, and more.
MAY 29, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
MAY 14, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
MAY 13, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
APR 29, 9am-2pm
Palmer Commons Great Lakes Room
AI in Health Ethics and Policy
MIDAS, e-HAIL, LHS Collaboratory, and Inst. for Healthcare Policy & Innovation mini-symposium:
APR 22, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
APR 17, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Shawn N. Murphy, MD, PhD
"Instrumenting the Health Care Enterprise for Discovery in the Course of Clinical Care"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room & snacks at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
APR 10, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
“AI for Medical Imaging and Bioinformatics”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room & snacks at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
APR 08
Michigan League
Annual Ethical AI Symposium - MIDAS and Rocket Companies
With each passing day, AI technologies play a more and more prominent role in our lives. AI is transforming fields including healthcare, business, science, art, technology, transportation, and more. It is reaching into nearly every aspect of our broader society. Ensuring that we are developing, deploying, and evaluating AI applications ethically and responsibly is imperative — as is providing equal access to these tools.
Amid the current AI boom, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers need to work together to identify the best practices for studying, developing, and regulating AI in a responsible and ethical manner. MIDAS is excited to be partnering with Rocket Companies to host experts from academia, the private sector, and government, as well as U-M researchers and Future Leaders Summit attendees to showcase their research, discuss important research opportunities and identify gaps, and foster collaborations that will help inform a more responsible, ethical, and accessible future for AI in our society.
APR 4, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Sardar Ansari
“The Valley of Death between Healthcare AI/ML Model Development and Clinical Impact”
Free pizza
APR 3, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Christina Leslie, PhD
"Advances in predictive models for single-cell and regulatory genomics"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room & snacks at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
MAR 28, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Kinsey Van Deynze
“Enhanced Detection and Genotyping of Disease-Associated Tandem Repeats Using HMMSTR and Targeted Long-Read Sequencing.”
Free pizza
MAR 27, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Alexandre Marand, PhD
"An exploration of cis-regulatory diversity in plant single-cells"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room & snacks at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
MAR 25, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
MAR 21-22, 2024
Great Lakes Room, Palmer Commons
Climate change has led to unprecedented challenges in biodiversity, making it crucial to leverage innovative data science methods for deeper insights into the changing biodiversity. The mini-symposium will provide a unique platform for researchers from diverse backgrounds to come together and delve into the significant role that data science plays in understanding and conserving biodiversity during climate change.
Together we will (1) learn cutting-edge applications of data science methods in biodiversity data collection, processing, and analysis, (2) engage in thought-provoking interdisciplinary discussions, and (3) contribute to shaping the emerging field of biodiversity data science.
The event will span two days, featuring a day of inspiring talks, an evening networking event, and a second day dedicated to a synthesis working group.
MAR 18-19, 2024
Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor)
The Future of Discovery in the Age of Human-AI Collaboration
The intended audience are researchers and trainees regardless of the specific fields of their research and the focus of their intellectual pursuit, as well as the general public who are curious about AI and its impact on science and humanity.
MAR 14, 6pm-7pm
2813 Med Sci II
Bioinformatics Multi Cultural Pi Day Celebration
Pi Day Potluck Celebration - DCMB & BIDS-TP students, postdocs, faculty, and staff are all welcome.
MAR 14, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Jonathan Gould
"Streaming Dimensionality Reduction Tools for Neural and Behavioral Data"
Free pizza in person
MAR 13, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
“High-resolution mapping of the human regulatory genome structure and function”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room & snacks at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
MAR 11, 10am-12noon
10th Floor of Weiser Hall (500 Church St., Ann Arbor MI 48109)
Transforming Your Research with Generative AI - Tutorial Series
Generative AI is revolutionizing the landscape of research by enabling unprecedented levels of automation and innovation, and facilitating major breakthroughs across all research fields. To leverage this, MIDAS and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are co-hosting a series of tutorials on Generative AI during the Winter ’24 semester.
MAR 07, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Maggie Reuter
"Combating drug resistance using machine learning, multi-omics, and molecular docking."
Free pizza in person
MAR 06, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Jeff Vierstra, PhD
“High-resolution mapping of the human regulatory genome structure and function”
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Free snacks and beverages @ 3:30pm for social time
Remote viewing room at NCRC Bldg. 520, 1st floor
MAR 05, 8:30am-5pm
Second Floor, Michigan League
Technology Meets Creativity: Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for the Arts
How can A.I. expand our creative horizons? How are artists experimenting with artificial intelligence today? Can art help us define what it truly means to be human? How might research and creative practice at the University of Michigan help answer these questions and more?
The University of Michigan Arts Initiative, the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), Arts Research Incubation and Acceleration (ARIA), and the Michigan Center for Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics (MCAIM) jointly offer this symposium, bringing together writers, poets, visual artists and designers, and other creatives alongside scientists, engineers, humanists, philosophers, and other thinkers to investigate the process and products of the collaboration of AI and human artists, to showcase ongoing arts research efforts at the University of Michigan, and to explore research partnerships and other collaborative opportunities going forward.
MAR 04, 1:00pm-2:30pm
6th Floor, Weiser Hall 619, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor
Building Grant Proposal Ideas that Involve Using Generative AI in Research
Many faculty members are thinking about using Generative AI in their research projects. Maybe this is about using Generative AI to fill in missing data or link datasets, or to carry out data analysis. Or maybe it’s about using Generative AI to generative research hypotheses. But most of us aren’t successful yet at this. Let’s get together and share with each other what we are trying to do, find out who we can collaborate with, and learn from similar efforts.
Please come and be prepared to discuss with the group your initial idea of using Generative AI in research, what grant opportunities you want to pursue, and what kind of collaboration would be meaningful.
FEB 22-23
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Rooms
Interdisciplinary Open Science in Social and Behavioral Research
MIDAS and ICPSR Mini-Symposium
FEB 21, 4pm-6pm
Pendleton Room, Michigan Union
Bioinformatics Industry Day is an annual event hosted by the Bioinformatics Master's Program and is open to all Bioinformatics and BIDS-TP students to attend.
FEB 16, 10:00am-12noon
10th Floor, Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor
An Introduction to Generative AI Tools for Research
This session will introduce you to some useful ways to incorporate Generative AI tools in your research, including a brief outline of tools and topics to be covered in depth in the subsequent sessions. It will also include an introduction to prompting with ChatGPT.
FEB 15, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Lise Wei
“Translating Voxels to Practice: Leveraging Machine Learning with Image Data in Radiation Oncology”
FEB 08, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Joshua Pickard
“Hypergraph Analysis Toolbox”
FEB 07, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
Title TBA
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
FEB 01, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Kevin Yang
"MSBooster: Peptide-Spectrum Match Rescoring for Improved Peptide Identification in Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics"
JAN 25, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Tim Dunn
"vcfdist: Accurately benchmarking phased variant calls in human genomes"
JAN 18, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Rucheng Diao
“A flexible modeling framework with zero-inflated negative binomial mixtures.”
DEC 06, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual Webinar
"Rewriting Conventional Societal Narratives with Data and AI"
MIDAS, Digital Studies Institute, Institute for Research on Women & Gender, and Women of Color Code mini-symposium
DEC 01, 10am-3pm
Robertson Auditorium - R1100, Robertson/Stewart Lobby, Robertson Upper Lobby
Join Business+Tech for a one-day crash course on GenAI and walk away with a deeper understanding of this cutting edge technology.
NOV 30, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Lulu Shang
"Spatially aware dimension reduction for spatial transcriptomics."
NOV 29, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"Towards foundational predictive spatiotemporal modeling of single cells"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
NOV 29, 2:30pm-4:30pm
10th Floor, Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor
"Making Generative AI Better for You: Fine-tuning and Experimentation for Custom Research Solutions" - REGISTRATION
MIDAS and the Michigan AI Laboratory will jointly offer a training series to researchers across research fields as they start incorporating Generative AI in their research. Each will consist of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials for using Generative AI in research.
NOV 16, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Yunhao Wang
“picoMeRIP-seq enables transcriptome-wide RNA m6A profiling in single mammalian early embryos”
NOV 15, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Xinjun Zhang
"The evolutionary history, selection, and machine learning-based detection of archaic introgressed variants"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
NOV 13-14, 2023
Rackham Building, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor
U-M Annual Data Science & AI Summit 2023
The U-M Data Science and AI Summit is the largest annual data science and AI event on campus. This event brings together the U-M data science and AI research community and their external collaborators to build research vision and collaboration. It also showcases the breadth and depth of U-M data science and AI research, from theory and methodology development to the transformative use of data and AI to address scientific and societal challenges in all domains. The event is free for all attendees (U-M faculty, staff, and trainees, as well as industry, government and community members).
NOV 09, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Yunhao Wang
“Computational Approaches to Analyzing Imaging-based Spatial Transcriptomics”
NOV 08, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Ritu Raman
"Mapping and modulating intercellular signaling in engineered neuromuscular tissues"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
NOV 02, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Hannah Steinberg
“Making good use of genomic, spatial, and exposure risk data in infectious disease models”
NOV 01, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"What Can Data-Driven Deep Learning Do for You?"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
OCT 27, 9:00am-11:30am
10th Floor, Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor
Integrating Generative Image AI into Your Research Workflow
MIDAS and the Michigan AI Laboratory will jointly offer a training series to researchers across research fields as they start incorporating Generative AI in their research. Each will consist of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials for using Generative AI in research.
OCT 25, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"Bridging Tumor Genotypes and Phenotypes Through Proteogenomics"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
OCT 20, 8:45am-3pm
Weiser Hall, 10th floor, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
MIDAS and Dept. Robotics mini-symposium
The upcoming mini-symposium will feature a keynote by Dr. Ian Foster (Argonne National Lab), a pioneer and national leader in advanced computing and AI for scientific discovery.
OCT 19, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Paul Jensen
“Fixing metabolic models with on-demand experiments”
OCT 18, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"Insights into RNA Polymerase 2 movement in response to cancer therapy"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
OCT 18, 9:30am-12noon
10th Floor, Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor
Code Smarter, Not Harder: Harnessing Generative AI for Research Programming Efficiency
MIDAS and the Michigan AI Laboratory will jointly offer a training series to researchers across research fields as they start incorporating Generative AI in their research. Each will consist of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials for using Generative AI in research.
OCT 12, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Ford Hannum
“Computational Approaches to Analyzing Imaging-based Spatial Transcriptomics”
OCT 11, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Hatice Ulku Osmanbeyoglu
"Machine learning for single-cell regulatory program inference"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
OCT 02, 9am-12noon
Johnson Rooms (3rd Floor), Lurie Engineering Center, 1221 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor
Writing, Planning and Literature Review: Enhancing Professional Productivity with Generative AI
MIDAS and the Michigan AI Laboratory will jointly offer a training series to researchers across research fields as they start incorporating Generative AI in their research. Each will consist of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials for using Generative AI in research.
SEP 28, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Baharan Meghdadi
"Machine learning based method for metabolic flux analysis of patient tumors"
SEP 27, 11am-12noon
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc (hon)
"DNA Methylation and Cancer"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
SEP 26, 9am-4pm
Rackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
AI for Medical Imaging (MIDAS and Dept. Radiology mini-symposium)
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
SEP 22-23
Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, 1750 State Park Road #2, Oregon, OH 43616
2023 DCMB and Bioinformatics Graduate Program Annual Retreat
A two-day retreat of talks, activities, and workshops!
This years theme is "Bioinformatics: Riding the wave of new technologies"
SEP 20, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Joshua Welch, Ph.D.
Title TBA
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
SEP 15, 8:30am-5pm
Weiser Hall, 10th floor
Funding Trends Discussion Series
Recently, diffusion models have emerged as a powerful new family of deep generative models with record-breaking performance in many applications, including image generation, audio synthesis, inverse problem solving, and many scientific disciplines. However, despite their impressive results, they also encounter numerous challenges and constraints that inhibit their practical implementation in many scientific pursuits. Therefore, this MIDAS symposium will serve as a timely platform where experts and researchers from both methodology and application research fields will explore the latest progress and developments in generative AI and diffusion models, and delve into the application of these models in scientific and medical fields, which will become a prime venue for idea exchange and fostering research partnerships in this emerging field.
SEP 14, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Paramveer Dhillon
“Ranking & Reweighting Improves Out-of-distribution Robustness”
SEP 12, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Location TBA
Funding Trends Discussion Series
The MIDAS Funding Trends Discussion Series invites all U-M faculty and researchers to engage in discussion on the evolving landscape of data science and AI research funding, featuring presentations from experts in the field. Attendees can expect to gain perspective on the current trends and opportunities in research funding for data science across a variety of fields. These seminars also include ample time for attendees to network and build collaboration with their colleagues across campus.
SEP 06, 2:30pm-4pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room
MIDAS - Welcome-back social and faculty research pitch
Come and talk with MIDAS affiliate faculty members and others in the U-M data science and AI research community, hear research collaboration opportunities, find out upcoming research and training activities at MIDAS, and discuss how MIDAS can work with you!
AUG 25, 12:30pm-5pm
USB, Room 4151
Invite a friend to join you!
Fuel for Thought: We understand that great minds need great nourishment. Fear not; we'll keep your energy levels soaring with a lunch provided by Jimmy Johns. Please let me know if you have any dietary restrictions.
BYODevice: Bring your laptops, chargers, and any other tech tools you require to unleash your full potential during this exhilarating coding marathon!
SUMMER 2023 (Now accepting applicants)
BDSIL Data Science and the Public Health Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
JULY 10-14
LSA Building, Room 1040 – 500 State St. Ann Arbor MI 48109
JUN 07
Island Park, Ann Arbor, MI
JUN 01, 1pm-2:30pm
West Hall 340
MIDAS Seminar: Alfred Hero - NSF Priorities and Opportunities for Data Science and AI
MAY 16, 9am-5pm
Johnson Rooms, 3rd Floor, Lurie Engineering Center
2023 Ethical AI Forum
From Theory to Practice: Building Ethical and Trustworthy AI
MAY 05, 2pm-3:30pm
Institute For Social Research - ISR 6050
APR 17, 8:30am-4pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room
All are welcome to attend this free public event. Registration in advance is strongly recommended.
MIDAS / LHS Collaboratory Colloquium: Implementing AI in Health
APR 12-14
Rackham Amphitheatre
APR 12, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Tomer Stern, Ph.D.
"The causes and consequences of somatic genome rearrangements in human cancer"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
APR 05, 11am ET
ZOOM
BIDS-TP and National NIHMS Predoc-T32 PI leadership meeting
APR 05, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Lixing Yang, Ph.D.
"The causes and consequences of somatic genome rearrangements in human cancer"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
APR 03, ALL DAY
Forum Hall and Great Lakes Room, Palmer Commons
Mar 31, 2pm3:30pm
6050 ISR (Institute for Social Research)
Mar 30, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Piyush Ranjan
“SNIKT: a Wolverine's approach to fast, sequence-independent adapter trimming for long-read WGS.”
Mar 29, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D.
"Principles of Epigenetics and Chromatin in Development and Human Disease"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Mar 23, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar
Mar 22, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Lakmal Jayasinghe, Ph.D.
"Democratising Sequencing: Technology and Applications of Oxford Nanopore"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
MAR 14, 6-8pm
BSRB A/B/C
Mar 10, 2pm3:30pm
6050 ISR (Institute for Social Research)
Mar 09, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Elisa Warner
“Understanding Backpropagation in PyTorch”
Feb 23, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Satwik Acharyya
“SpaceX: Gene Co-expression Network Estimation for Spatial Transcriptomics”
Feb 16, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Cheng Jiang
“OpenSRH: optimizing brain tumor surgery using intraoperative stimulated Raman histology”
Feb 08, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Michael A. Beer, Ph.D., M.A.
"Sequence-based Machine Learning for Modeling Cell State Transitions"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Feb 02, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Meera Krishnamoorthy
"AMAISE: a machine learning approach to index-free sequence enrichment"
January 26-27, 2023
Weiser Hall 10th Floor Event Space
500 Church St., Ann Arbor
MIDAS January Colloquium
Jan 26, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Jeff Okamoto
“Probabilistic integration of transcriptome-wide association studies and colocalization analysis prioritizes key molecular pathways of complex traits.”
Jan 12, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Fan Feng
“GenomicKB: a knowledge graph for the human genome”
January 4-6, 2023
jmm 2023 - Boston, MA
2023 JMM/AMS Special Session on Tensor Representation, Completion, Modeling and Analytics of Complex Data
2023 JMM/AMS Special Session on Tensor Representation, Completion, Modeling and Analytics of Complex Data
Date/Time:
Venue: Hynes Convention Center, Room 206.
Registration: Meeting Registration is required.
Conference: 2023 Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM), session 2270:SS19 (A, B, C).
Session Format: Three half-day sessions, each 5-hours with 10 20+5+5 minute talks.
Equipment: Computer projector and screen with HDMI connection. Session room does not include overhead transparency projectors, computers/laptops, blackboards or whiteboards.
AMS Special Session Manual: AMS/JMM Session Manual.
Paper Abstract Submission, click on the AMS (American Mathematical Society) “BEGIN A SUBMISSION” button. Deadline for abstract submission is September 13, 2022.
December 17-19, 2022
King's College, London
15th International Computational and Methodological Statistics Conference (CMStatistics)
Nov 30, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Luca Pinello, Ph.D.
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Nov 14-15
University of Michigan Union and Rackham Graduate School
U-M data science and AI Summit 2022
This annual summit (previously known as the annual symposium) is the largest annual data science and AI event on campus. The event brings together the U-M data science and AI research community and their external collaborators to build research vision and collaboration. It also showcases the breadth and depth of U-M data science and AI research, from theory and methodology development to the transformative use of data and AI to address scientific and societal challenges in all domains. The event is free for all attendees (U-M faculty, staff, and trainees, as well as industry, government and community members).
Nov 09, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Jesse Engreitz, Ph.D.
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Nov 03, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Chen Li
“Single-cell multi-omic velocity infers dynamic and decoupled gene regulation”
Nov 02, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Rm.
CCMB Seminar: Marinka Zitnik, Ph.D.
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Oct 27, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Gen Li
“New Amalgamation-Based Methods for Microbiome Compositional Data Analysis”
October 21-22, 2022
Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Statistics and Machine Learning in the Big Data Era Conference
Registration: Required by Sept 12, 2022!
At this two-day conference co-hosted by the University of Michigan Department of Biostatistics and Department of Statistics, we aim to bring together researchers to disseminate and discuss their recent work on statistical machine learning theory, methods, and applications for analyzing large-scale data.
BIDS-TP Students are encouraged to prepare, submit and present posters at this event!
“Workshop on Modern Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Big Data”, organized by the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics, to be held October 21st at 6:30pm-8:30pm
Oct 20, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Xin An
"Packages and Developments in Molecular Representation Methods for Drugs"
Oct 19, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar: Hyejung Won, Ph.D.
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Oct 14, 1pm-2pm
426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor MI
Oct 13, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Anthony Huffman
"A Comprehensive Update on CIDO: The Community-based Coronavirus Infectious Disease Ontology"
Oct 12, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South Rm.
CCMB Seminer: Jeorg Lahann, PhD
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Oct 6, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Oct 5, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South Rm.
CCMB Seminar: Muneesh Tewari, PhD
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Sep 29, 12:30pm-5:15pm
Wolverine Room, Michigan Union
Datatopia: The Future of Scientific Discovery Through a Data Lens Colloquium
In this colloquium we will explore the promises data science has for scientific inquiry while also taking a critical view on the processes of science-making and data extraction, analysis and implementation. .
Sep 29, 1pm-6:30pm
U-M, Basic Science Research Building (BSRB)
DCMB 10th Anniversary Symposium & Celebration
Faculty Science and Distinguished Alumni Career talks and 8th Annual Gilbert S. Omenn Lecture with Poster Session and Reception.
Sep 22, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Kendrick Li
"Proximal causal inference under confounded outcome-dependent sampling designs, with application to test negative designs for flu and COVID-19 monitoring"
Sep 21, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South Rm.
CCMB Seminer: Jeorg Lahann, PhD
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Sep 19, 3pm-5pm
340 West Hall
Natural Language Processing Workshop Series
In the first workshop of the series, we will provide a broad overview of NLP and introduce basic concepts used in NLP, including keyword counting, sentiment classification, and topic modeling.
Sep 15, 12noon-1pm
Palmer Commons, Room 2036
Tools & Technology Seminar: Tim Dunn
“nPoRe: n-Polymer Realigner for improved pileup variant calling”
Sep 14, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminer: Andre White, PhD
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Sep 07, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
CCMB Seminar - Precision Medicine Student Lightening Talks
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Sep 06, 2pm-4pm
Weiser Hall 10th Floor (500 Church Street, Ann Arbor)
MIDAS Research Pitches and Welcome Social
Start the fall semester with this social event for the U-M data science and AI research community!
Aug 25, 1pm-5pm
Aug 25, 1pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South & Central
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South & Central
This annual event attended by faculty and Bioinformatics students welcomes the incoming students and provides an opportunity for them to hear updates about the program, and socialize.
July 26-30 (Virtual)
2022 MIDAS Data Science for Biomedical Scientists Bootcamp
Virtual week-long immersive workshop.
June 3-4 (Maumee, OH)
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Annual Retreat
#DCMB10 - Help us celebrate 10 years of DCMB!
This year's retreat will focus on the theme of "Unity and Reconnection" and will also feature the 7th Annual Omenn Lecture - "Biomedical Data Science: The Hope, Hype and Promise" given by Dr. Bradley Malin.
Sep 30, 9:00am-3:00pm
Hatcher Graduate Library
Datatopia: The Future of Scientific Discovery Through a Data Lens Colloquium
In this colloquium we will explore the promises data science has for scientific inquiry while also taking a critical view on the processes of science-making and data extraction, analysis and implementation. .
NOV 01, 4pm-5pm
Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
"What Can Data-Driven Deep Learning Do for You?"
Sponsored by The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
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