Tomorrow: Join us for "Forecasting Disease Outbreaks: Data Science for Epidemiology" and Win a Free Copy of "Machine Learning for Drug Discovery"
Learn about the evolving methods, data sources, and technical infrastructure shaping how we predict and respond to future epidemics
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for Forecasting Disease Outbreaks: Data Science for Epidemiology, Charlottesville Data Science’s December event! In this double-feature, Aniruddha Adiga, a Research Assistant Professor at the UVA Biocomplexity Institute, and VP Nagraj, a practicing data scientist and Ph.D. candidate at the UVA School of Data Science, will explore the role of data science in how we predict and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. We’ll be gathering in person at 6pm at the UVA School of Data Science.
Win a Free Copy of Machine Learning for Drug Discovery
Manning Publications, purveyor of fine technology books, has graciously offered us several free copies of Machine Learning for Drug Discovery by Noah Flynn to give away to members of the Charlottesville Data Science community. Join us at tomorrow’s event for your chance to win!
More upcoming events around Charlottesville
Friday, December 5: The UVA Conference on Ethical AI in Business will explore the opportunities and challenges presented by the rapid adoption of AI in many types of businesses across the economy. Hosted at The Forum Hotel by the UVA Darden School of Business and organized by the LaCross AI Institute, this event brings together leading researchers and business experts to share research-grounded insights, real-world case studies, and ethical frameworks for AI adoption. One of the featured speakers is Peter McCrory, currently the Head of Economics at Anthropic.
Tuesday, December 9: Cville AI Explorers will host their December meeting, featuring the talk Tuning the Tuners: Building a Multi-Agent System for Search Relevance Optimization from Eric Pugh. Eric is a co-founder of OpenSource Connections, a Charlottesville-based search & AI consulting firm, and shapes the technical direction of the OpenSearch project.
Friday, December 12: The Center for Open Science is hosting a colloquium on research integrity at the CODE Building on the Downtown Mall. At a Crossroads: Charting a Path for Research Integrity will examine this year’s significant shift in U.S. federal science policy and its implications for the trustworthiness of science and scholarship. The program will feature speakers from the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Center for Open Data Enterprise, and other organizations, as well as multiple former officials from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The event is free to attend, but advance registration is required.