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December 1, 2022
Students explore the aesthetics of computing in new computer science course at SEAS. "CS73: Code, Data, and Art" is co-taught by Professor Martin Wattenberg and Professor Fernanda Viégas, and teaches students how to create abstract art and communicate data sets through visualizations. Learn more.
Dear Friends,
This week Harvard Data Science Review released its latest podcast episode, "I Want a Perfect Face (and Bra): Can Data Science Help?" with plastic surgeon Dr. Heather Levites and Nini Hu, art director and author of AI and Creativity for HDSR. Listen now to learn how data science is being integrated in the beauty and fashion industries.
Stay tuned for a new blog post going live next week with a photo gallery of the HDSI Annual Conference and the recording of the Day 1 tutorial on causal inference with Professor Zubizarreta!
The next HDSI Industry Seminar with Acentech takes place on Thursday, December 8 at 1:30 PM on Zoom! We are delighted to welcome Kelsey Rogers, Senior Consultant and Acoustician at Acentech, to discuss how acousticians use data to inform the design process in architecture. As a case study, Kelsey will focus on the design of the SEC at Harvard SEAS. Register now!
All the best,
The Harvard Data Science Initiative
Latest HDSR Podcast Episode
I Want a Perfect Face (and Bra): Can Data Science Help?
Harvard Data Science Review Podcast | Episode 23
In this the latest month’s episode, we dive into the glamorous side of data science by exploring the ways the field is being integrated in the beauty and fashion industries. We talk to two experts, a plastic surgeon and a fashion designer, about the tools and techniques they use.
Episode Guests:
Dr. Heather Levites, a fellowship-trained plastic surgeon with a special interest in advanced cosmetic surgery. She earned her undergraduate degree at MIT, her MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed her plastic surgery training at Duke University. She currently practices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Nini Hu, a designer and art director with over 20 years of experience working with global fashion lifestyle brands and author of AI and Creativity for HDSR. Nini is also the founder of &HER, building customizable bras using AI, eco-friendly fibers, and automated production technology. &HER uses machine learning models to bring body shape and measurements directly to production.
Thursday, December 8
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EST Virtual (Zoom)
Speaker Bio:
Kelsey Rogers is an acoustician at Acentech with consulting experience in architectural acoustics, mechanical systems noise and vibration control, and environmental noise for a broad range of educational, performing arts, commercial, and residential building types. Read more.
Abstract:
Acentech’s vision is to enhance human comfort, communication, artistic expression, and technical function through design and innovation in acoustics, engineering, and technology. An acoustician’s primary role on a building design team is to communicate complex acoustical information in an efficient and compelling way.
In this talk, Kelsey will discuss how acousticians measure, predict, and interpret acoustical data, and how it informs the building design process from early concept design through construction.
Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Virtual (Zoom)
Hosted by Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS)
How can development programs deliver benefits to marginalized citizens in ways that expand their rights and freedoms? Join the CRCS seminar on December 5 at 11:00 AM EST in the SEC to hear Rajesh Veeraraghavan of Georgetown University discuss this topic.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Virtual (Zoom)
Hosted by AI for Global Cooperation
As part of the AI for Global Climate Cooperation initiative, there will be a number of events with experts and researchers to learn more about how AI can help mitigate climate change. In the third invited talk with Dr. Richard Socher, CEO and Founder of you.com, Soccer will lead a live discussion and Q&A session on the future of AI for economics and climate modeling.
Programming + Pizza: Visualizing economic data with Metroverse + Viz Hub
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST
Library Commons
Hosted by Harvard Kennedy School
This session will feature the Development & Design Team at the HKS Growth Lab, speaking about Metroverse (their most recent economic visualization tool) and other digital tools in their Viz Hub, including the Atlas of Economic Complexity. The Development & Design Team is made up of Annie White (Senior Product Manager), Steven Geofrey (Front-End Software Developer), Brendan Leonard (Back-End Developer & Data Specialist), and Nil Tuzcu (UX/UI & Data Visualization Designer).
A multi-institutional team led by HDSI Faculty Affiliate Marinka Zitnik has launched a platform that aims to optimize AI-driven drug discovery by developing more realistic data sets and higher-fidelity algorithms.
A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital recently developed an artificial intelligence-based method to predict which patients are most likely to experience a recurrence and are therefore expected to benefit from aggressive treatment. The method was validated in a study published in npj Precision Oncology.
Showcasing a system Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Students define problems and present solutions during the Technology Showcase at the Science and Engineering Complex.
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