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SciML Summer School a Success with Students

Last week, members of the TAMIDS team and the Student Ambassador program hosted a week-long scientific machine learning summer school! Several expert guest speakers from universities across the state attended […]

Spring 2025 Semester Wrap-Up

With the spring semester behind us, we’re reflecting on an exciting and eventful few months. TAMIDS hosted multiple events, workshops, seminars, and our annual highlight — the Student Data Challenge. […]

Become a Student Ambassador for Data Science and AI!

TAMIDS is now accepting applications for the Student Ambassador Scholarship Program. This program aims to provide graduate students with the tools and skills necessary to promote the methods and technology […]

2025 Data Science Course Development Awardees

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) has announced six faculty awards that will support the creation of new courses and materials to expand AI, Data Science, and Machine […]

TAMIDS Travel Grant Program for Students

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Student Travel Grant Program supports undergraduate and graduate students to attend and talk at conferences in any domain of Data Science, AI, […]

Smart Livestock Farming: Towards Computer Vision Guided Cattle Disease Prediction

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS), the Department of Animal Science, and AgriLife Research have been working to bring advanced computer vision technologies for more innovative cattle management. The […]

2025 Cyber Wise Competition Winners

Each Spring semester, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) hosts a seven-week-long data science competition open to all Texas A&M undergraduate and graduate students. This year’s competition is focused […]

Dr. Sabit Ekin Joins TAMIDS as Research Coordination Fellow

Dr. Sabit Ekin has joined TAMIDS as a Research Coordination Fellow and will serve as Director of the TAMIDS Generative AI Literacy Initiative.

Welcome, De’Ambra Harmon!

TAMIDS is pleased to announce that De’Ambra Harmon has joined our team as a Program Coordinator. She previously served as a program coordinator at the Mays Business School, where she […]

Seminar Series Returns April 7th!

The TAMIDS Seminar Series is a great opportunity for students to hear from experts with a variety of educational backgrounds about how they use data science, artificial intelligence, and machine […]

TAMIDS is Soliciting Proposals for New Thematic Labs

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science is soliciting proposals to establish new Thematic Labs focusing on Artificial Intelligence (incorporating elements of Machine Learning and Data Science). Learn more about […]

Nexar Dashcam Crash Prediction Challenge

Nexar is a leader in the software development industry and a provider of the world’s first open vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) network for preventing road collisions and enabling autonomous mobility. With over […]

Texas A&M University Joins OpenAI’s NexGenAI Consortium, Expanding AI Research and Education

Texas A&M University has joined OpenAI’s NexGenAI consortium, a groundbreaking $50 million collaboration launched by 15 leading institutions in artificial intelligence (AI) research and education. As the only Texas-based university […]

TAMIDS MSDS Students Win TAMU Hackathon

A team of graduate students from the TAMIDS Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) Program competed at TAMUHack 2025 and took home awards for Best Devpost and the Amazon […]

Research Funding through Texas Sea Grant

The Texas Sea Grant program has released its 2026-2028 Request for Proposals (RFP) to support community-engaged and outcome-oriented research that spans broad areas of natural, physical, social, behavioral, engineering, and […]

Where Data Science and Nuclear Energy Meet

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and energy generation are inexorably linked through a reciprocal, cyclical, and iterative relationship. Maintaining our advances in AI technology requires greater and greater amounts of energy, but […]

Now Accepting Proposals for Course Development Program!

Since 2020, TAMIDS has held a competitive grant program to provide faculty support to develop new courses in Data Science (including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) or to revamp existing […]

Cyber Wise: 2025 Student Data Challenge

Each Spring semester, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) hosts a seven-week-long data science competition open to all Texas A&M undergraduate and graduate students. This year’s competition is focused […]

Congratulations to Our Fall 2024 MSDS Graduates!

In the Fall 2024 semester, eighteen students completed our Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) Program. This program offers four unique tracks from the Texas A&M Departments of Computer […]

Recipients of the 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science

In 2024, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) created the Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science (SPAICD) to fund projects that enhance novel ideas, foster innovation, […]

HPRC Offering Cybersecurity Camp

The Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) group is hosting the GenCyber Cybersecurity Camp on January 6th! This virtual, one-day event is led by computer science professionals and is […]

Fall 2024 Wrap-Up

Today is the last day of classes for the Fall 2024 semester! This semester, TAMIDS hosted eight workshops and ten speakers in our Seminar Series and sponsored three data challenges […]

M.S. in Data Science Info Session & Fall 2025 Applications

Interested in pursuing a master’s in Data Science? The Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) is a 30-hour on-campus interdisciplinary degree program that combines statistics, computer science, mathematics, data […]

TAMIDS Post-Doc Receives Award from CYPSY Conference

Dr. Brittany Garcia is a post-doctoral research associate in the TAMIDS Data Justice Lab who received her Ph.D. from the School of Architecture at Texas A&M. Last month, she attended […]

iOS Developers Wanted for Part-Time Position in Urban AI LAB

The Urban AI Lab led by Dr. Xinyue Ye is seeking one to two motivated iOS Developers to join their team. This part-time position (20 hours per week) offers a […]

TAMIDS Supports Undergraduate Research with DAPI Certificate Program

The Data Analytics for Petroleum Industry (DAPI) Certificate is an interdisciplinary certificate program coordinated by TAMIDS and housed in Texas A&M’s Department of Petroleum Engineering. This certificate provides students with […]

Fall 2024 NVIDIA DLI Workshops

If you want to enhance your expertise in AI, accelerated data science, or accelerated computing, consider enrolling in these full-day, hands-on technical workshops provided by the Texas A&M Insitute of […]

2024 Spooky Data Visualization Challenge

This event has been canceled. Get ready for a chilling adventure in data analysis! The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science 2024 Spooky Data Visualization Challenge invites undergraduate and graduate […]

Generative AI Mastery: From Theory to Practice [Learning Workshop]

Register now for the FREE one-day learning workshop on Generative AI on October 12. Registration deadline is October 8.

The Digital Twin Lab Launches New Collaboration Initiative to Empower Researchers

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) is excited to announce a new initiative by the Digital Twin Lab (DTL) aimed at empowering Texas A&M researchers to harness the […]

Seminar Series Schedule for Fall 2024

The TAMIDS Seminar Series allows Texas A&M faculty to invite other data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning researchers and professionals to present their work and reach a broader audience. […]

TAMIDS Appoints Dr. Shuiwang Ji as Research Coordination Fellow to Advance AI Initiatives

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Shuiwang Ji as Research Coordination Fellow. His appointment spans a two-year term starting September […]

New Postdocs Join TAMIDS Thematic Labs

We are pleased to share that TAMIDS has hired two new postdoctoral research associates in two of our thematic labs! Dr. Brittany Garcia recently came to us after completing her […]

Welcome back, Data Science Ags!

We are so excited to see all of you Aggies back on campus! TAMIDS has lots of events this semester including more workshops, our Seminar Series, and conferences! You can […]

TAMIDS is a partner on TTI’s $19.2 million vehicle-to-everything (V2X) grant from USDOT

On Friday, August 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the $19.2 million grant to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to lead the “Texas […]

New Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science (SPAICD)

TAMIDS has created a new grant program called Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science, or SPAICD. This program invites proposals from teams of two or more to undertake […]

Fall 2024 Seminar Series

With the fall semester approaching, we will be resuming our seminar series starting August 26! Our seminar speakers are invited by a Texas A&M faculty host to present their work […]

Welcome Jennifer Cutler, TAMIDS’s Assistant Director for Industry Engagement!

We are excited to share that Jennifer Cutler has joined TAMIDS as the Assistant Director for Industry Engagement! Jennifer will lead the Industry Affiliates program to build partnerships with academia, […]

New NSF Research Trainee Program will prepare future leaders in AI

Texas A&M University has received a $3 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) program to transform artificial intelligence (AI) education and research.

TAMIDS Announces 2024-2025 Student Ambassador Cohort

Established in 2022, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Data Science Ambassador program provides Ph.D. students with training and guidance to develop and implement outreach activities. The competitive […]

W.A.T.E.R. Hydrology Data Workshop

Last week, one of our Student Ambassadors, Debasish Mishra, hosted a week-long workshop featuring presentations by experts in the field of hydrology to discuss their work from a data analysis […]

TAMIDS’s Year of Events

As we approach the Fall 2024 semester, we wanted to reflect on the last year of our events. TAMIDS hosted roughly 50 different seminars, workshops, and competitions, including our annual […]

Welcome Angela Guerra, TAMIDS’s Senior Administrative Coordinator!

We are excited to announce that Angela Guerra has joined TAMIDS as our Senior Administrative Coordinator II. Before joining us, Guerra worked with the Division of Student Affairs for six […]

Data Science Summer Reading List

Books and Publications Related to Data Science We have created a list of books and publications related to data science for you to read this summer! This list covers how […]

Celebrating Jennifer South’s Retirement

Thank you, Jennifer! Last week, we honored Jennifer South, our Senior Administrative Coordinator, for her 35 years of service at Texas A&M University. She will be retiring at the end […]

TAMIDS Awards Funding to Faculty Collaboration Projects

TAMIDS’s Early Career Collaboration Program has selected seven faculty-led teams to receive funding for projects that aim to expand research collaboration with TAMIDS Thematic Labs and support individuals interested in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning.

TAMIDS Sea Level Rise Data Science Challenge Awards

The month-long 2024 TAMIDS Student Data Science Competition was concluded in the final event on April 18, 2024. This year’s topic was the Impact of Sea Level Rise. Eight teams […]

2024 Data Science Course Development Awardees

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) has announced seven (7) faculty awards that will support the creation of new courses and materials to expand Data Science, AI, and Machine […]

Data Science Ambassador Deadline Extended to May 12

PhD students interested in becoming Data Science Ambassadors have until the May 12 deadline to apply for the 2024–2025 Cohort.

PhD Research Development Workshop

This free five-day intensive workshop aims to provide students with valuable expertise in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning (DS/AI/ML) to enhance their research.

A Stellar Space Week!

Last week we hosted our first annual Space Week, a week-long event to introduce students to the roles of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in space exploration. We […]

Space Week starts April 1st!

Starting April 1st, we will be hosting Space Week, a week-long event that introduces students to the roles of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in space exploration. There […]

Workshop on Digital Twins in Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

The primary focus of this workshop is to assess both our internal capacities and external partnerships, with the aim of aligning them to meet the requirements of the NIST-CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute solicitation.

Position: Instructional Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Training (TAMIDS)

Academic Professional Track Faculty (Non-Tenure) The Department of Statistics (STAT) in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University seeks one Academic Professional Track (APT) faculty position for the appointment of Instructional Assistant Professor, which will begin on August 1, 2024. This position also includes an administrative appointment as Assistant Director of Training…

New Workshop on Machine Learning, AI, and Health Collaborations

This free workshop aims to promotes collaboration between Machine Learning/AI researchers and researchers in Public Health and Medicine.

TAMIDS Coordinates Texas A&M’s Participation in the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium

Texas A&M University is collaborating with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium to develop science-based and empirically backed guidelines and standards for AI measurement and policy, laying the foundation for AI safety across the world

Spring 2024 NVIDIA DLI Workshops

If you want to enhance your expertise in AI, accelerated data science, or accelerated computing, consider enrolling in these full-day, hands-on technical workshops provided by the Texas A&M Insitute of […]

Spring 2024 Data Science Student Ambassador Events

TAMIDS’s Data Science Ambassadors have organized several events throughout the Spring 2024 semester.

2024 Student Data Challenge Registration Open

TAMIDS’s annual data science competition for undergraduate and graduate students is back with the 2024 Challenge – Impact of Sea Level Rise. Learn about the competition, prizes, and how to register.

Feb 6 Collaborative Conversations with U.S. Census Bureau

TAMIDS is co-hosting the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Robert Santos, for a one-day event to strengthening data science and analytics opportunities at the institutions, and building relationships that will help connect students and community members to data, internships, and jobs at the Census Bureau.

TAMIDS is Launching the Early Career Collaboration Program

Announcing the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Early Career Collaboration Program. Providing funding for researchers and faculty to develop collaborative projects with TAMIDS’s Thematic Labs.

Welcome Back Mini Data Challenge

January 8, 2024 to January 19, 2024 This two-week data science competition aims to give participants a fun, short challenge to start the new semester. The competition supports a Texas […]

Data Science Space Week

A week-long event centered around the unique opportunities for data science in space exploration, engineering, education, and research.

2024 Data Science Course Development Grant Program

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS), in association with the Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence, solicits proposals for enhancing data science education at Texas A&M. The aim of the TAMIDS Course Development Grant Program is to support faculty to develop new courses in Data Science (including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning within…

MSDS Student uses Data Science to help First Responders

Harikrishnan (Hari) Raghukumar is a graduate researcher and M.S. in Data Science student who led the development of a system to improve situational awareness of public safety leaders and first responders during emergencies by integrating multiple sensor data sources to solve complex problems.

The Fall 2024 MS Data Science Program is Currently Accepting Applications

The application period for TAMIDS MSDS is now open and will continue to accept applications until February 1st.

TAMIDS Announces The 2023 Data Science Student Ambassadors

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) is proud to announce the 2023 Data Science Student Ambassadors. The Sixteen Texas A&M University PhD students will serve as representatives for […]

TAMIDS Project Broadens Access to NASA’s Earth Information System Through AI-based Query Translation

TAMIDS and the Texas A&M University School of Architecture are collaborating with Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University in a $1.5M project using AI to make Earth Science information discoverable by a wide audience.

New Course on Physics-based and Data-Driven Reduced-Order Modeling for Engineering Systems

Members of the TAMIDS Scientific Machine Learning Lab and TAMIDS Digital Twin Lab have developed a new graduate course “Physics-based and Data-Driven Reduced-Order Modeling for Engineering Systems” with a focus on methods to speed up engineering workflows by mitigating the need for expensive computations in multiphysics and other engineering contexts.

TAMIDS Wildfire Data Science Challenge Awards

The month-long 2023 TAMIDS Student Data Science Competition, the Wildfire Data Science Challenge culminated in the final event on April 18, 2023. From an initial registration of 150 participants, 8 teams were selected for presentation to the judges at the final event where prizes totaling $9,500 were awarded to the winning teams. The competition received…

Research Partnerships in Artificial Intelligence between Pacific Northwest National Lab and the Texas A&M University System

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE PNNL) and the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS), in association with the Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office (TAMUS NLO), are cultivating partnerships between PNNL researchers and TAMUS faculty to address problems germane to PNNL’s internal investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Texas A&M…

Data Science Ambassador Scholarship Program

The TAMIDS Data Science Ambassador Scholarship Program solicits applications from Texas A&M PhD students who wish to serve as representatives for TAMIDS and champions for Data Science literacy in their departments. The competitive program will provide ambassadors with leadership, technical and training skills which they will practice through engagement in their home departments. Applications are…

Monograph on Precision Agriculture by Haoyu Niu

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) is pleased to announce that Haoyu Niu, TEES Research Engineer at TAMIDS, along with co-author, YangQuan Chen, Professor, University of California, Merced, recently published a new monograph: Towards Tree-level Evapotranspiration Estimation with Small UAVs in Precision Agriculture.

Bring-Your-Own-Data (BYOD) Online Consultancy

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) and Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) invite you to sign up for Bring-Your-Own-Data (BYOD) online consultancy, offered in dedicated sessions with a TAMIDS Data Scientist on Thursdays 2:00pm-3:00pm during Spring 2023.

TAMIDS Visiting Researcher Program

The Visiting Researcher Program of the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) solicits nominations by prospective TAMU hosts for external researchers to engage with activities in TAMIDS and the wider TAMU Data Science community during long-term full-time visits.

Data Science Coffee Connections

The Data Science Coffee Connections program aims to facilitate cross-departmental interaction among researchers and university personnel with an interest in Data Science. Through this program, TAMIDS provides a platform that each month randomly pairs participants, who can then arrange a 30-min meeting to exchange ideas. While we expect people connecting through Data Science Coffee Connections…

NSF-Funded Project to Develop Probabilistic Scientific Machine Learning

The activities at the SciML Lab have received the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), through a 3-year CISE/CCF research grant, as part of an international collaboration with the Academy of Finland. Co-PIs on the project are Ming Zhong, former SciML Lab Research Associate and now an Assistant Professor at the Illinois Institute of…

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