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March 4, 2025
MUIDSI GSO Hosts 2025 Generative AI for Social Good Hackathon
Congratulations to the MUIDSI Graduate Student Organization for hosting the 2025 Generative AI for Social Good Hackathon from February 24-28. A total of 17 teams, with 47 participants from diverse academic backgrounds, showcased their innovative AI-driven solutions, addressing real-world challenges through the power of Generative AI. This year’s competition fostered interdisciplinary collaboration, with students representing nine different departments, including Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, The Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology (BBME), Life Sciences, Statistics, and the Institute for Data Science and Informatics. Participants presented groundbreaking projects, competing in a highly engaging and…
Feb. 7, 2025
AMIA LEAD Fund Scholarship Awardees Announced
Congratulations to MUIDSI PhD student and MUIDSI Graduate Student Organization president Sonia Akter for being one of six 2025 AMIA LEAD Fund Scholarship recipients. The scholarship covers a portion of meeting registration for these selected presenters, many of whom are participating with AMIA for the first time. Be sure to check out their presentations at the AMIA 2025 Informatics Summit.
Dec. 4, 2024
Mizzou establishes IBM Quantum Innovation Center
Quantum information and computing open new horizons for innovation in data science and informatics. Over the past few years, MU IDSI’s Director, Chi-Ren Shyu, has collaborated with IBM to establish the Quantum Innovation Center (QIC) at Mizzou. We extend our gratitude to the MU leadership team for bringing this transformative vision to life. The QIC will provide the interdisciplinary research community with cutting-edge capabilities to advance science in fields such as healthcare, geospatial analytics, plant genomics, cybersecurity, material engineering, and beyond. Access to state-of-the-art quantum computing resources is critical for conducting serious quantum research and demonstrating quantum advantages. Most importantly,…
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5-Year Plan
MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics (MU IDSI) launched a 5-year plan for Data-Driven Discovery research in four areas using emerging data science and informatics methods and technologies:
- Data-Driven Precision Medicine
- Data-Driven Agriculture
- Data-Driven Social and Behavioral Science
- Data-Driven Precision Rural and Population Health
Activities include journal clubs, colloquium series, ideas labs, and team building.
