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Penny Atkins Named Associate Director of One Utah Data Science Hub

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Penny Atkins, PhD has been named associate director of the One Utah Data Science Hub, which connects the Data Exploration and Learning for Precision Health Intelligence (DELPHI) Initiative, the Data Science and Ethics of Technology (DATASET) Initiative, and the Utah Data Science Center to expand data science research, education, outreach, infrastructure, and datasets at the […]

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Dan Reed, Daniel Balouek-Thomert, and Manish Parashar Contribute Edge AI to Environmental Monitoring

Sage sensors monitor environment, support ‘edge AI’ Jesse Drake – University Information Technology Smokey Bear is mostly right—you can help prevent wildfires—but it’s not all on you. Using fire-resistant building materials, establishing vegetation-free “ignition zones,” and avoiding fire-related activities when it’s hot, dry and windy are actions that, ideally, we all can take. The scientific […]

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SCI Faculty Make Headlines at Vis 2022

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Congratulations are in order for several SCI faculty who took to the awards stage at the IEEE Visualization conference this year in Oklahoma City. Valerio Pascucci was not only awarded the IEEE VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award, but was also inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy. The Visualization Academy is a prestigious academy that highlights […]

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Valerio Pascucci Receives IEEE VGTC Technical Achievement Award

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The 2022 VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award goes to Valerio Pascucci for his seminal contribution in using topology for visualization and analysis of data. Valerio Pascucci is the John R. Parks Inaugural Endowed Chair of the University of Utah, a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Computing, a faculty member of the Scientific […]

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Jake Bergquist Presents Two Talks at CinC2022

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My name is Jake Bergquist. I am a biology graduate from Westminster College, and a 4th year PhD student under Dr. Rob MacLeod at the University of Utah department of Biomedical engineering. I was drawn to bioengineering for both my love and fascination with biology and medicine, and my passion to build and create things. […]

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Six New Projects Funded

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SCI is excited to announce six new projects that have been funded this past month. We look forward to sharing the research efforts from our amazing faculty and students. EAGER: Exploring intelligent services for managing uncertainty under constraints across the Computing Continuum: A case study using the SAGE platformDaniel Balouek-Thomert (NSF) Advanced cyberinfrastructures seek to […]

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Anna Busatto receives Pac-12 Scholarship

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Anna Busatto has been named a recipient of the 2022 Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is worth $9,000 and annually recognizes up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school. Established in 1999, the award honors and financially assists some of the Conference’s most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for […]

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