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Coffee and Data meet-ups

Every Friday

Every Friday, the Data Science Centre hosts a variety of data science-related activities and meet-ups at various UvA campuses. If you have questions about any of the activities below, please email dsc@uva.nl.

2023 Friday Coffee & Data meet-up programme
 

DATE & TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

Fri 10 February
11:15 - 12:00, followed by lunch

 

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

  • Speaker: Shuai Yuan, Assistant Professor, Amsterdam People Analytics Centre, Faculty of Economics & Business
  • Presentation description: The broad objective of the project is to understand the behavioral consequences of leaders' (politicians or business leaders) expressions on social media sites (e.g., Twitter). We applied text-mining techniques (e.g., sentiment analysis and dictionary-based analysis) to extract (1) emotional signals, (2) the level of certainty, and (3) the level of confidence conveyed in the Tweets.

    In this seminar, we would like to learn from the community how to better handle short texts and whether new tools like chatGPT can be useful for our research purposes.
  • How to register: Email l.yu@uva.nl (+ any dietary requirements) before end-of-day Wednesday 8 February 2023

C6.00 (Level 6), Building C, Roeterseiland Campus
 

 

 

Fri 17 February
15:30 - 17:00, followed by borrel until 18:30

 

DSC INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD EVENT + BORREL

  • About the event: Our DSC-affiliated PhD students and supervisors from the Interdisciplinary PhD programme have been invited to present on their respective projects and findings to-date. This is a great opportunity to learn about the different interdisciplinary data science projects that are happening at UvA, gain inspiration, and also a chance to meet with other like-minded colleagues!
  • How to register: All DSC members welcome. Email l.yu@uva.nl (+ any dietary requirements) before Monday 13 February 2023
 D1.16, Science Park 904
Fri 24 February
10:00 – 13:00, followed by lunch

FREE WORKSHOP

D3.00, Building D, Roeterseiland Campus

 

Tues 7 March - Fri 10 March
09:00 - 14:00 each day,

including lunch

CARPENTRIES WORKSHOP (VU COLLABORATION)

  • Topic: Software Carpentry Programming with Python, Unix Shell and Git
  • Most suitable for: UvA/VU researchers who do not have any experience with programming and Python yet
  • Registrations will open soon! Questions? Email dsc@uva.nl for more information.

 

TBC

Fri 17 March

13:00 - 16:00

FREE WORKSHOP

  • Topic: TBC
 TBC
Fri 24 March
10:00 - 12:30
 

THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF AI & DATA SCIENCE

  • About the event: The event programme will consist of 3 engaging presentations on a wide variety of current data science topics, ranging from the Data Science Ethos Lifecycle to how data science informs environmental policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be time at the end of the presentations for Q&A discussion with the audience. 
  • How to register: Click here for registration link & more information! 
    Everyone (both UvA and non-UvA) is welcome to register and join this event, and registration is free of charge. 

Het Trippenhuis,
Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam

Fri 31 March
11:15 - 12:00, followed by lunch

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

  • Speaker: Fred White, PhD candidate, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
  • Topic: Investigating plant microbe interactions in order to improve sustainability in agriculture
  • How to register: Email l.yu@uva.nl (+ any dietary requirements) before EOD 29 March 2023
 SP B0.206, Science Park 904
Fri 14 April
11:15 - 12:00, followed by lunch
 

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

  • Speaker: Tessa Blanken, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences 
  • Topic: NEMO project
 C6.00 (Level 6), Building C, Roeterseiland Campus
Fri 21 April
10:00 - 16:00, including lunch

 

FREE WORKSHOP

  • Topic: Deep Learning (Coding Bootcamp)
  • Instructor: Peter Bloem 
  • Registrations will open soon. Questions? Email dsc@uva.nl for more information.

Beta-lounge, Science Park 904
Fri 12 May
11:15 - 12:00, followed by lunch
 

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

  • Speaker: Paula Helm, Assistant Professor, Media Studies Department, Faculty of Humanities
  • Topic: Value Sensitive Design
  • How to register: Email l.yu@uva.nl (+ any dietary requirements) before EOD 10 May.
 C6.00 (Level 6), Building C, Roeterseiland Campus
Thurs 25 May
All day 

 

DSC AWAY DAY

  • For DSC Affiliate members only. Click here to find out how to be a DSC Affiliate Member!

TBC

Fri 2 June

11:15 - 12:00, followed by lunch

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

  • Speaker: TBC
  • Topic: TBC
 TBC

Thurs 29 June

DSC SUMMER BORREL 

 TBC

DSC Github

All educational materials from previous workshops are stored in the DSC GitHub, a collaborative public workspace where the DSC collaborates on data repositories, code, and other related materials.

For example, you can find materials from previous DSC activities and workshops on topics such as Dash, Shiny, Deep Learning, Conventional Machine Learning, and Data Visualisation.

The DSC supports open education and is committed to continuously updating the DSC GitHub.

Click here to access the DSC Github