CANSSI Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES)
Series Description
This speaker series from CANSSI Ontario, showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science.
Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more.
To ensure state-of-the-art, cutting edge Data Science content across many disciplines, the series employs two expert nominating committees with representatives from:
- CANSSI Ontario Partner Universities, and
- The Department of Statistical Sciences (DoSS) at the University of Toronto (U of T)
Seminars are generally held on Mondays, September to May.
See more details about the series here.
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Data Science ARES: Fernando Perez – Apr. 11, 2022
Date: April 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
Talk Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Speaker Profile: Fernando Pérez (@fperez_org) is an Associate Professor in Statistics at UC Berkeley and scientist at LBNL. He builds open source tools for humans to use computers as companions in thinking and collaboration, mostly in the scientific Python ecosystem (IPython, Jupyter & friends). A computational physicist by training, his…
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Data Science ARES: Bhramar Mukherjee – Apr. 4, 2022
Date: April 4, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
Talk Title: Using Electronic Health Records for Scientific Research: Promises and Perils Abstract: Electronic Health Records linked with other auxiliary data sources hold tremendous potential for conducting real time actionable research. However, one has to answer two fundamental questions before conducting inference: “Who is in my study?” and “What is the target population of Inference?”.…
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Data Science ARES: Marie Auger-Méthé – Mar. 28, 2022
Date: March 28, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
Talk Title: Understanding animal movement with state-space models Abstract: Movement data have become essential for our understanding of animal ecology. However, such data are associated with a broad range of challenges. For example, tracking the movement of many species (e.g. fish and small birds) is still limited to inaccurate technology, such as light-based geolocation. Making…
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Data Science ARES: Steven Ruggles – Mar. 14, 2022
Date: March 14, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
Talk Title: Privacy and Disclosure Control in the U.S. Census. Abstract: Ever since the first census in 1790, Americans have expressed concerns about the census’s invasion of privacy. In response, the U.S. census has implemented a series of measures to limit public disclosure of census responses. Recently, the Census Bureau has adopted a radical reinterpretation…
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Data Science ARES: Alicia Johnson – Mar. 7, 2022
Date: March 7, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
Talk Title: Demystifying Bayesian statistics Abstract: In a survey of high-ranking institutions, only 6 of 50 colleges and 45 of 102 universities offer an undergraduate course in Bayesian statistics (Dogucu and Hu, 2021). Given the rising popularity of Bayesian statistics, this absence from the common curriculum likely reflects an assumption that the topic can’t be…
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Data Science ARES: Michael Liut – Jan. 24, 2022
Date: January 24, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data Science…
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Data Science ARES: Ben Bolker – Jan. 31, 2022
Date: January 31, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data Science…
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Data Science ARES: Allison Horst – Feb. 7, 2022
Date: February 7, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data Science…
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Data Science ARES: Rebecca Hubbard – Feb. 14, 2022
Date: February 14, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data Science…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Yen-Chi Chen (Dec 13, 2021)
Date: December 13, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Cecilia Aragon (Dec 6, 2021)
Date: December 6, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Krista Gile (Nov 29, 2021)
Date: November 29, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Sarah Mayes-Tang (Nov 22, 2021)
Date: November 22, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Ryan Tibshirani (Nov 1, 2021)
Date: November 1, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Tiffany Timbers (Oct 25, 2021)
Date: October 25, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
Description:
The Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) is a speaker series that showcases opportunities in all realms of society for Data Science. Speakers are Data Scientists who span multiple disciplines, such as political science, health, ethics, humanities, global affairs, data science education, genomics, economics and many more. Join us at the Data…
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CANSSI Data Science ARES with Alison Hill (Apr 12, 2021)
Date: April 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
Description:
Join us at the Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with: Dr. Alison Hill Product Manager, Data Science Communication RStudio Free Event | Registration Required Talk Title: Crafting kind tools Abstract: We are all tool-makers. If you are an educator, your lessons are tools. You make them to be used…
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: CANSSI & CANSSI Ontario Town Hall Meeting (Apr 5, 2021)
Date: April 5, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
Description:
Join us! Free Event | Registration Required | Ontario Data Scientists Welcome Event Description The Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) and CANSSI Ontario will host a virtual Town Hall to update and engage the Ontario data science community on recently secured funding and its new programs, including emerging plans for an Equity, Diversity and…
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CANSSI Data Science ARES with John Aston: Functional Data in Constrained Spaces (Mar 29, 2021)
Date: March 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
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Join us at the Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with: John Aston Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life Statistical Laboratory, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics University of Cambridge Free Event | Registration Required Talk Title: Functional Data in Constrained Spaces Abstract: Functional Data Analysis is concerned…
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel – Nov. 2, 2020, 3pm
Date: November 2, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
Description:
Title TBD More details here: https://canssiontario.utoronto.ca/?mec-events=ares_cetinkaya-rundel_mine
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: Kristian Lum – Oct. 26, 2020, 3pm
Date: October 26, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
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Title TBD Dr. Kristian Lum Assistant Research Professor Department of Computer and Information Science School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Pennsylvania More details here: https://canssiontario.utoronto.ca/?mec-events=ares_lum_kristian
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: Indigenous Data and Research Sovereignty in Canada and Beyond – Oct 5, 2020, 3pm
Date: October 5, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
Description:
Indigenous Data and Research Sovereignty in Canada and Beyond Robyn Rowe Indigenous Scholar and PhD Candidate Laurentian University Abstract: Indigenous populations around the world have long been keepers of their own data. Traditional and cultural knowledges are often handed down, preserved, and communicated to future generations through storytelling, song, truth-telling, ceremonies, artistic expressions, totems, and…
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: Alexandra Chouldechova” – Sept 21, 2020, 3pm
Date: September 21, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
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For details see: https://canssiontario.utoronto.ca/?mec-events=ares-chouldechova_alexandra
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CANSSI Data Science ARES: Beyond sample-splitting: valid inference while “double-dipping” – Sept 14, 2020, 3pm
Date: September 14, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
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Talk title: Beyond sample-splitting: valid inference while “double-dipping” Dr. Daniela Witten Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair University of Washington Free Event | Registration Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-science-applied-research-and-education-seminar-daniela-witten-tickets-119647409623 Abstract: As datasets continue to grow in size, in many settings the focus of data collection has shifted away from testing pre-specified hypotheses, and towards hypothesis generation.…
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