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NASA Goddard Workshop on Artificial Intelligence
Oct. 27, 2024Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a collection of advanced technologies that allows machines to think and act, both humanly and rationally, through sensing, comprehending, acting and learning.
3rd SMD and ETD Workshop on A.I. and Data Science: Leaping Toward Our Future Goals
Oct. 21, 2024The overarching goal of the meeting is to roll out NASA’s AI/ML strategy for science and engage the science community for feedback on how they can embrace new technologies to implement AI/ML in their workflows to advance their analyses for new scientific discoveries.
Cancer Biomarkers AI and Bioinformatics Workshop
Aug. 13, 2024A three-day workshop is being planned at Caltech to gather researchers, practitioners, and experts in cancer science, informatics, and related fields. The workshop is especially relevant for those who are at the intersection of biomarkers and AI.
NASA SMD AI Workshop 2024
March 25, 2024This workshop is supported by the NASA Chief Science Data Office, emphasizing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for science.
SUDS Workshop
Aug. 19, 2023SUDS leaders across institutions are invited to participate in this first-of-kind workshop.
NASA Turns to the Cloud for Help With Next-Generation Earth Missions
Oct. 13, 2021Earth satellites soon to be launched will be generating enormous datasets on our planet's vital signs.
Explainable AI: A Caltech Virtual Workshop, a part of the AI4Science Series
Sept. 23, 2021 (No summary available.)
NASA JPL Building Models of Its Petabytes of Data with Artificial Intelligence
May 11, 2021Artificial intelligence and machine learning are critical to automating or extracting insight from the hundreds of petabytes of data generated by JPL.
A Machine-Learning Assist to Predicting Hurricane Intensity
Sept. 2, 2020NASA research could help to improve forecasts of whether a hurricane will suddenly intensify, which could give people in its path more time to prepare.
Virtual Reality for Scientists
Oct. 4, 2019Researchers are developing prototype VR tools for future generations of investigators.
Second AI and Data Science Workshop for Earth and Space Sciences
Oct. 1, 2019Hosted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.
JPL and National Cancer Institute Renew Big Data Partnership
Sept. 14, 2016Fighting Cancer with Space Research
Really, Really Big Data: NASA at the Forefront of Analytics
Oct. 1, 2015IT Professional Article by: Seth Earley
Information Technology and Bioinformatics Workshop for the Helmsley IBD Research Network
Sept. 29, 2015A two-day workshop focusing on bioinformatics resources and capabilities, needs and challenges, and future priorities for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) research, sponsored by the Helmsley Charitable Trust, was held at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on September 29, 2015 – September 30, 2015.
Big data and tools primary topics at 2nd Planetary Data Workshop in June in Flagstaff, Arizona
Aug. 11, 20152nd Planetary Data Workshop; Flagstaff, Arizona, 8–11 June 2015
Data and Computational Science Technologies for Earth Science Research - IEEE Big Data Conference
Aug. 8, 2015October 29, 2015 – November 1, 2015 Santa Clara, CA
New online tool, Mars Trek, brings the planet to a new generation
Aug. 5, 2015Mars Trek, a free online application, provides an exciting way for students, citizen scientists, and the public to explore some of Mars’ most spectacular landforms as well as NASA areas of operation on Mars’ surface.
$4.5 million NASA grant on big data given to University of California, Riverside to partner with NASA/JPL
July 1, 2015UC Riverside has received a five-year grant to train underrepresented minority students to develop research, education, training and collaborative opportunities in big data and visualization in partnership with JPL's Center for Data Science and Technology.
Caltech's Center for Data-Driven Discovery (CD3) and JPL's Center for Data Science and Technology (CDST) combine forces.
June 17, 2015The two centers have formally teamed up to create the Joint Initiative on Data Science and Technology.
DAWN
June 15, 2015Distributed Architecture, Workflow and Numerics
2015 Planetary Data Workshop
June 8, 2015The Second Planetary Data Workshop will be conducted June 8–11, 2015, in the main building of the High Country Conference Center at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Memex initiative aides 'Deep Web Search' that may help scientists in the future
May 22, 2015JPL is one of the institutions collaborating on a DARPA initiative called Memex that accesses and catalogs information buried deep in the Web.
$5 million NASA grant given to Cal State L.A. to partner with NASA/JPL
May 4, 2015The five-year grant will allow Cal State L.A. to establish a new center in partnership with JPL's Center for Data Science and Technology to train minority and low-income students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields to address a critical shortfall in the workforce essential for future NASA missions.
JPL Team builds Data Science Visualization for Vesta
March 31, 2015Vesta Trek, a free, online visualization tool, has been released by NASA/JPL. This tool provides detailed visualizations of the asteroid Vesta.
NASA Scientist Tells CIOs to Set Realistic Expectations for Big Data
Feb. 3, 2015Amy Braverman, principal statistician at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talked with the WSJ’s Scott Thurm at the WSJ CIO Network event in San Diego, Feb. 3, 2015.
SURF - Summer 2015 Announcement Posted
Feb. 2, 2015Student-Faculty Programs Office - Caltech Summer 2015 Announcement of Opportunity
Machines Teach Astronomers About Stars
Jan. 8, 2015Astronomers have turned to a method called "machine learning" to help them understand the properties of large numbers of stars.
New — Center for Data-Driven Discovery (CD3)
Jan. 1, 2015The new Center for Data-Driven Discovery (CD3) supports data driven research at Caltech.
2014 Big Data from Space
Nov. 14, 20142014 Conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS '14)
IEEE BigData 2014
Oct. 27, 2014IEEE International Conference on Big Data 2014 (IEEE BigData 2014)
NIST Megacities Carbon Project Named 'Project to Watch' by United Nations
Sept. 15, 2014A greenhouse gas field measurement research program developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several collaborating institutions has been named a “Project to Watch” by a United Nations organization that focuses on harnessing big data for worldwide benefit.
JPL-Caltech Virtual Summer School
Sept. 2, 2014JPL-Caltech Virtual Summer School Big Data Analytics Sept 2–12, 2014
BiDS'14 Conference Proceedings
July 7, 2014European Space Agency (esa) 2014 Conference on Big Data from Space conference proceedings.
NSF EarthCube Conceptual Design Award
June 6, 2014NSF awards two year project for EarthCube
LOPS 2014: Workshop on Long Term Preservation for Big Scientific Data
April 1, 2014Workshop on Long Term Preservation for Big Scientific Data (April 4, 2014)
Megacities selected as a big data project to watch by the UN Big Data Climate Challenge
March 3, 2014The Megacities Carbon Project has been selected by the UN Big Data climate Challenge as a "Project to Watch".
BRDI Announces Data and Information Challenge
Dec. 1, 2013The National Academy of Sciences Board on Research Data and announces an open challenge.
Frontiers in Massive Data Analysis
Nov. 15, 2013The National Research Committee has published a report highlighting the needs and investments required to address massive data analysis across several industries.
Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone
Nov. 8, 2013NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned over 200 terabits of science data via the NASA Deep Space Network.
Big Data is Too Big for Scientists to Handle Alone
Aug. 3, 2013As science dives into an ocean of data, the demands of large-scale interdisciplinary collaborations are growing increasingly acute.
Congratulations to Lew Allen Award winner David Thompson
Jan. 15, 2013David Thompson wins the 2013 Lew Allen Award for Excellence