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CSML graduates third cohort of graduate students
June 7, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

It was another year of growth for the graduate certificate program at the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML) which saw 16 graduate students completing the program, an increase from 13 in the previous year and eight for the first cohort in 2019.

Of this year’s graduates:…

CSML students use data science to tackle big questions from real estate to modern slavery
June 3, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

As COVID-19 stalked the streets of New York City last year and racked up increasing mortality rates, there were many anecdotal stories in the news media of people abandoning the city. But was it true throughout the Big Apple and what did real estate sales data actually show?

Hunter Sporn…

Deep learning gives cosmologists a clearer picture of the universe
May 26, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

The universe is a noisy place when it comes to radio transmissions. Cosmological objects from stars to black holes emit radio waves that can sound like eerie electronic ringing or high-pitched squeaks. 

Of particular interest to cosmologists are radio emissions outside the Milky Way…

Princeton Data Science Club: [email protected] (Part Three)
May 21, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

Data science affords many opportunities outside academia that can range from policy making in government and think tanks to industries such as finance, transportation and medical. The student-led organization Princeton Data Science (PDS), which is sponsored by the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML), has a…

Students Present Projects Sponsored by CSML and Princeton Data Science
May 12, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

On April 30, students in the Princeton Data Science club presented updates on research projects. The students and their ongoing projects are listed below:

Simeel Angdembe ’23 - Analyzing Data on 911 Calls Sara…
Data Teaching Fellows to develop humanistic modules for CSML's Introduction to Data Science, SML 201
May 7, 2021
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Written by Megan Armknecht

The Center for Digital Humanities announces the inaugural cohort of Humanities Data Teaching Fellows. The new initiative is supported by a Humanities Council 

Princeton Data Science Club: DataDev launches competition for all students (Part Two)
April 26, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

Students at Princeton University have a unique opportunity to learn about data science and win great prizes through a new competition overseen by the student-led organization Princeton Data Science (PDS) and sponsored by the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML).

The PDS Data…

Princeton Data Science Club: DataDebut (Part One)
April 26, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

With the rise of machine learning and data science as essential tools across the Princeton University campus, a group of students has gathered to revive the Princeton Data Science (PDS) club as a way to provide more opportunities to learn about this discipline.

The club, sponsored by the…

Princeton Researchers Tap Software Engineer Vineet Bansal to Build Complex Computing Tools
April 15, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

Since he arrived at Princeton University in late 2017, Vineet Bansal has been very busy. Bansal is a senior research software engineer jointly appointed in the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML) and the Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE).

DataX – Jose A. Garrido Torres: using machine learning to push innovation in chemistry
April 5, 2021
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Written by Sharon Adarlo

The mysteries and fun of chemistry lured Jose A. Garrido Torres to devote his academic career to the discipline. But as he pursued the subject, Garrido Torres still wanted to maintain his interest in computers, particularly the application of computing to data science. In his academic career, Garrido Torres combined…