Expertise, data resources build CTSI informatics core’s infrastructure
Apr 17, 2023
One challenge researchers face is in accessing and analyzing big data, modern artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) methodologies to answer important clinical research questions necessary for larger studies. Up until recently, large sets of data from biomedical and health research…
Institute awards seed grants for computational, data science projects
May 11, 2022
Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has awarded eight new seed grants to bolster computational and data science research projects throughout the University. The support will benefit researchers from five Penn State campuses studying topics ranging from weather…
Institute accepting seed grant proposals for AI, computational science projects
Dec 1, 2021
Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) is accepting proposals for its seed grant program designed to help research groups get projects off the ground, and equip them with initial results needed to seek major external funding. Penn State faculty from any campus or college…
Researchers use mobile tech, forge partnerships to study home literacy efforts
Oct 26, 2021
Penn State scientists are combining their skills in data science and innovative approaches to mobile technology with their ability to forge community partnerships to find ways to support families in their home literacy efforts. The research team is currently partnering with The Shadow Project on a…
Interactive media reduce negative reactions to health messages, boost compliance
Jul 19, 2021
People often react negatively to health messages because they tend to dictate what we can and cannot do, but new research reveals that interactive media can soften negative reactions -- or reactance -- to health messages that are distributed online. In a study, Penn State and Stony Brook University…
Institute awards 14 computational and data sciences seed grants
Jun 3, 2021
From making our roads safer to paving the way to exoplanet discovery, the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) seed grants have funded 14 projects backed by researchers from across the disciplines and around the University. The 2021-22 ICDS seed grant program is designed to help…News Topics: Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
Data collection for human science, 2D materials focus of data science talks
Mar 28, 2021
The upcoming Data Science Community Research Talks will feature two researchers using data science approaches in their research, one studying ethical ways to conduct human science while maintaining data privacy, and another using techniques to accelerate the development of two-dimensional materials…
Data Science Community announces spring 2021 talks
Feb 12, 2021
The Penn State Data Science Community will host a slate of speakers during the spring 2021 semester. Each topic will focus on the use of data science techniques to investigate a particular subject. Topics for the spring include social media use, additive manufacturing, the exploration of genetics…
Protocols to make data on kids secure, shareable eventually may help families
Sep 30, 2020
Researchers in developmental psychology face a perplexing challenge: They know that collecting and sharing data about children can lead to real benefits for kids and their families, but they also recognize that some kinds of data like video or audio recordings risk violating the privacy of these…