Harvard Data Science Initiative

Join us on Zoom at 1:30pm Eastern on 11.14.24, for an HDSI Industry Seminar with Andrew Schroeder from Direct Relief! Dr. Andrew Schroeder is the Vice President of Research and Analysis for Direct Relief. He leads Direct Relief’s work in data science, GIS, and humanitarian innovation. His work has been?published or?featured?in?outlets including Science, The Lancet, PLoS Digital Health, American Journal of Public Health, New York Times, Washington Post, Fast Company, Wired, The New Humanitarian, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, and the International Journal of Cancer. He has previously worked in a consulting and advisory capacity for the United Nations Development Program and the World Food?Programme, and as a member of the health data experts committee for Meta (formerly Facebook). Register here: bit.ly/3CpjWIC

The Harvard Data Science Initiative has launched a Rock Band! You can follow them on Instagram (@project42.HDSI). Importantly, they will perform as a part of the Festival of Italian Creativity this Thursday, November 21, around 7 pm at the Federal Reserve building (600 Atlantic Avenue in Boston. Please note you must register for the event at https://italyinboston.org/ and is free.? We will see you there! Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

We are hiring a Senior Coordinator for Engagement and Events, whose role will focus on communication, outreach, and event coordination efforts. Come work with us! https://lnkd.in/eudaUM3m

Meet the winners of the first-ever HDSI Agri Datathon!

Our latest issue (6.4, Fall 2024) is out and filled with lots of great content covering a wide range of topics including: the #2024Elections, #Causalinference, #DataScienceEducation, #AIandCreativity and #ReproducibleResearchStandards. Read the issue now starting with the insightful editorial by Editor-in-Chief Xiao-Li MENG Harvard Data Science Initiative The MIT Press https://lnkd.in/esuYPNhN

??? Introducing Project42! ???? What happens when data science, music, and art collide? You get Project42, a collective where creativity meets reproducibility. Inspired by the number 42—the ultimate random seed—we’re creating a community where art and science are shared openly. Project42 began with a few Harvard Data Science Initiative scholars jamming together. Now it’s grown to 10+ members, each contributing with music, video, or art. ???? Our goal is to make this a lasting, inclusive project where everyone with passion can join. So what’s next? In 2025, we plan to host (at least) two events at Harvard Data Science Initiative. Picture it: after-work gatherings where interdisciplinary scholars give 5-min talks on their latest work, with live music & art filling the spaces between ideas. If you are around or you are just interested in taking part to this regardless of where you are located, reach out to us, the more the merrier!???? Follow us on IG: https://lnkd.in/dxGg_vWZ Linda Delacombaz Gianluca Guidi Alessandro Zito Federica Spoto Davide Viviano Veronica Ballerini francesca dominici Rebecca McLeod Nicolò Fraccaroli James K. Giacomo De Nicola

???New podcast! ???? The upcoming U.S. presidential race arrives at a time when many Americans are grappling with questions about #poll accuracy and #data reliability. For this month's episode, HDSR is joined by journalists Leland Vittert and Colby Hall for an-in-depth look at how the media uses data to report and analyze U.S. presidential races past and present. ?? Listen here: https://lnkd.in/earjYNTT or wherever you get your podcasts. The MIT Press Harvard Data Science Initiative Liberty Vittert Capito Arianwyn Frank Gavin Yang Bell Riley #ElectionPolls #2024PresidentialRace #Election2024 #Voting #ElectionForecast #DataAnalysis

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??New Podcast! ?? To mark the start of the National Football League (NFL)'s regular season, we talk to Mike Lopez, NFL's Senior Director of Football Data and Analytics who helps us explore how #DataScience & #AI are used in professional football to make the sport more entertaining, competitive, and safe. How has the way data is used to enhance the game advanced? What is the most underutilized piece of data that could offer teams a significant advantage? How do teams balance human instinct with AI-driven analysis when making decisions in games? For aspiring sports analysts, what technical or soft skills and experiences are most important to develop? ?? Listen to our fascinating discussion as we delve into the intersection of #SportsAnalytics and #DataScience https://lnkd.in/earjYNTT Liberty Vittert Harvard Data Science Initiative The MIT Press

Join us on Zoom at 1:30pm Eastern on October 3 for an HDSI Industry Seminar with Maria Bowman of the USDA Economic Research Service! Maria is an Economist in the Conservation and Environment Branch of the Rural and Resource Economics Division at USDA’s Economic Research Service. She studies the economic and environmental impacts of conservation and soil health management in U.S. agriculture, and co-leads a USDA Inflation Reduction Act Greenhouse Gas Quantification Action Area charged with improving the spatial and temporal coverage of national conservation activity data. Register here:?https://bit.ly/4egB4Oy