IFDS members involved in new AI institute
UChicago and UW-Madison are part of a new AI Institute for the SkAI that has foundational components stemming from IFDS research
PI Willett Receives SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize
IFDS PI Rebecca Willett was the recipient of the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize at the 2024 SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science (MDS24).
IFDS at University of Washington Welcomes New Postdoctoral Fellows for 2024-2025
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Washington Adds 5 New RAs
Introducing the current cohort of RAs at University of Washington. Click on their photos for more information.
IFDS affiliate faculty earn prestigious UWisc awards
IFDS affiliates Ilias Diakonikolas and Jerry Zhu received a Romnes Fellowship and Kellett Award respectively. Congratulations to both!
Wright elected to prestigious National Academy of Engineering
NAE membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature.”
Hanbaek Lyu paper featured in Nature Communications
Hanbaek Lyu, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Madison >
IFDS Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available at the University of Washington
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Full consideration will be given to applications received by January 30, 2024.
UChicago statistician Rina Foygel Barber awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Barber, who serves as the Louis Block Professor of Statistics at UChicago, is recognized for her work in designing ways to better handle large or imperfect datasets. This gives researchers in a range of fields—from healthcare to climate science to astronomical imaging—tools to improve their analysis.