The Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub (MBDH) is a network of people from academia, industry, government, and nonprofits who are passionate about using data-driven approaches to address grand challenges facing science and society. Anyone is welcome to join these efforts. Find out how to get involved, watch our explainer video, read more on our 2-page handout, and contact us for more information. Community activities are listed below.
Upcoming Webinars:
- • Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub Data Science Student Groups webinars
April 26, 2024, 12:30–1:30 p.m. CT
Topic: Empowering Women in Data Science: A UIUC Chapter Spotlight
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- • Midwest Carpentries Community monthly call
April 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT
Topic: TBA
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- • COVID Information Commons Research Webinar: Lightning Talks series
May 1, 2024, 2:30–3:30 p.m. CT
Four speakers from across the country
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- • Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub, Illinois AgTech Accelerator, and IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) “Enabling a Smart and Equitable Agriculture Ecosystem” Working Group meeting
May 16, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m. CT
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- • Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub Collaboration Cafe webinars
May 22, 2024, 2:00–3:00 p.m. CT
Topic: Multidisciplinary Data Science in Health
Guest Presenters: Dr. Yanli Wang, NIH Program Director, Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS); and Dr. Dana Wolff-Hughes, NIH Program Director, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
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- • Big Data Innovation Hubs Data Science Education and Workforce Working Group quarterly meeting
June 6, 2024, 10:00–11:00 a.m. CT
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- • Water Data Forum webinar series
Summer 2024 (TBA)
Topic: Cybersecurity in Water
Moderator: TBA
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Upcoming Events:
- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Mini-Symposium Series
April 29, 2024
Topic: Health AI Ethics and Policy
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- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Transforming Your Research with Generative AI Tutorial Series
May 13, 2024
Topic: Putting it all together: Farm-to-table GenAI
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- • Water Environment Federation: Innovations in Treatment Technology Conference 2024
May 21–24, 2024
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- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Introduction to Data Science and AI Summer Academy 2024
June 3–7, 2024
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- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Data and AI Intensive Research with Rigor and Reproducibility (DAIR3) training program
Choose June 17–22 or July 28–August 2, 2024
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- • Water Environment Federation: Residuals and Biosolids Conference 2024
June 18–21, 2024
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- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Biomedical Data Science Summer Academy 2024
July 8–12, 2024
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- • Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), University of Michigan: Social Data Science Summer Academy
August 12–16, 2024
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