Colloquium Talk Robin Belton, Smith College Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 1PM Rocky 312 Title: Adaptive Algorithms in Geometric and Topological Visualization Abstract: Geometry and Topology have been increasingly used to visualize and summarize the "shape" of data. Mapper is … Continue reading
Data Science & Society (DSS) Colloquium Talk with Brenden Lake, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, on Wednesday February 7 at 5PM in Rocky 300. Title: Addressing two classic debates in cognitive science with deep … Continue reading
Join us on Thursday February 8 at 5PM in Rocky 300 for the first of two Asprey Lecturers delivered by Professor Laura DeMarco. Harvard University. Title: From the solar system to the Mandelbrot set Abstract: The field of dynamical systems has … Continue reading
Join us on Friday February 9 at 3PM in Rocky 300 for the second of two Asprey Lecturers delivered by Professor Laura DeMarco. Harvard University. Title: The Mandelbrot set today: what we know and what we don't know Abstract: One of … Continue reading
Join us for an integration bee on Friday February 21 at 3:15PM in Rocky 300. Both students and faculty are welcome to sign up to compete or simply come to watch. It'll be a fun, low-stakes event aimed at building … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Data Activism with Elijah Appelson (VC '23), ACLU. Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Elijah: Elijah is a data analyst at the ACLU of Louisiana. His work focuses on gathering, analyzing, and visualizing … Continue reading
Math Jam on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 6-8PM in the Aula/Ely Hall. Vassar Students - Sign-up with Dr. Lisa Lowrance to volunteer at this community outreach event!
The Hot Spots Problem Phanuel de Andrade Mariano Union College Tuesday, March 26th 3pm Rocky 312 Consider a perfectly insulated 1-dimensional rod, or a 2-dimensional plate, or better yet, a 3-dimensional room. Perfectly insulated means that heat cannot escape … Continue reading
Save the date for DataFest 2024 @ Vassar: April 5-7, 2024. This is our annual data competition open to all Vassar students, as well as neighboring schools by invitation. For more details about DataFest, including past DataFests at Vassar, visit: … Continue reading
Data Science & Society (DSS) Colloquium Talk with Thomas Schmickl, University of Graz, Austria, on Monday April 8 at 5PM in Rocky 300. Title: Can Robots Save Nature? Abstract: Our planet is on the brink of the 6th mass extinction, … Continue reading