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Wajih Ul Hassan
October 1, 2024

Data Science Faculty Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Wajih Ul Hassan has received a CAREER Award from NSF to support his cybersecurity research.

Research
Aaron Martin is an assistant professor of data science and media studies at UVA.
September 30, 2024

Q&A: Aaron Martin on the Risks International Organizations Face With AI and Data Protection

Martin, an assistant professor of data science, recently took part in a panel discussion at the International Organisations Workshop on Data Protection.

Artificial Intelligence Research
Conceptual illustration of artificial intelligence with avatar head and data points
September 27, 2024

What Large Language Models Know

Generative applications built on large language models perform well at high-level question-answering, dialogue, and reasoning tasks, suggesting the possession of general intelligence. However, they frequently produce formally correct but factually or logically wrong statements.

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Postdocs at the School of Data Science
September 18, 2024

School of Data Science Celebrates 'Vital' Role of Postdocs

This year, the University of Virginia designated the entire month of September as National Postdoc Appreciation Month.

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MSDS students stand in a hallway, smiling for a photo together.
September 6, 2024

UVA Data Science Students Take On Tech Night Takeover

Data science students took on Tech Night Takeover when it was held in early September, connecting with employers at the UVA Career Center-hosted event.

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Matthias Zimmerman and Terence Johnson
September 4, 2024

Charlottesville High Student Receives Summer Mentoring from Data Science Faculty

A Charlottesville High School student made the most of his summer, learning critical data science skills from a UVA School of Data Science faculty.

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Nur-Chirag-Mai
August 22, 2024

School of Data Science Welcomes Three New Faculty in 2024

The University of Virginia’s School of Data Science welcomed three new faculty in 2024, experts in machine learning and AI.

Academics Research
Disha smiles at Courtney who is holding up a kitten. Disha holds one of the black and white kittens in her lap.
August 21, 2024

M.S. in Data Science Student Ambassadors Answer Questions (with Kittens!)

MSDS Residential Student Ambassadors were joined by two kittens as they answered questions about life as a student and more.

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A hospital scene
August 21, 2024

UVA’s Online Data Science Master’s Program Adds Health Care-Focused Course

A new data science health care class aims to strengthen students' technical skills and teach them how to apply that training in a medical setting.

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Mar Hicks
August 9, 2024

Q&A: Rethinking the Inevitability of AI with Mar Hicks

Hicks shared highlights and key takeaways from a recent online conference organized at UVA on artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Research
Data Justice Academy symposium participants
August 7, 2024

Data Justice Academy Alums Reunite and Look Toward Future

Fifteen alumni from the University of Virginia’s Data Justice Academy recently reconvened to reflect on their experiences and hone their data skills.

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Sheng Li and Heman Shakeri
August 6, 2024

Two Data Science Faculty Named UVA Research Communications Fellows

The six-month program, run by UVA's Office of the Vice President for Research, provides media training to participating faculty.

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