Dear Colleagues,
Students in my Introduction to Data Science (STAT3255/5255) will present their work in a virtual workshop at the NYC Open Data Week. The workshop, entitled "Landscape of Rodent Sightings in New York City: A Data Science Showcase" is scheduled for 3:00-4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. It's a free event and here is the registration link:
https://2024.open-data.nyc/event/landscape-of-rodent-sightings-in-new-york-city-a-data-science-showcase/The course's class-notes, co-developed by the professor and the students, are publicly available at
https://statds.github.io/ids-s24/.
A related virtual workshop by me and David Tussey, former Executive Director of NYC DoITT, 'Is your data really that dirty? An in-depth look at NYC 311 data to determine its "cleanliness"', is scheduled for Monday, March 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Here is the registration link:
https://2024.open-data.nyc/event/is-your-data-really-that-dirty-an-in-depth-look-at-nyc-311-data-to-determine-its-cleanliness/
I'd appreciate it if you can pass this information to anyone who may be interested, especially those in data science education.
Jun Yan
University of Connecticut