Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 1
2024-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Explore how trends, plans, viewpoints, projects, materials, and sounds develop. Where we are and where we might be headed in the future.

All year, SoundWaves will explore the concept of Development. In our first event, we ask: How did the development of monotheism affect human society? How do plants evolve, and how do we help them evolve? What is all this about AI? How does research and creativity give birth to a novel? And what does development mean in the context of music? Find out on October 18, at 7:30pm in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building. This SoundWaves event is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival.
William Tracy, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Michael Bell, Community and Environmental Sociology
Jerry Zhu, Computer Science
Michelle Wildgen, WID Writer-in-Residence
This event will take place in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building. This is a free event, however registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

We value inclusion and access for all participants. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations to enhance your participation experience, please email idhub@wid.wisc.edu no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. This event is wheelchair accessible.

SoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. Each event revolves around a theme, exploring it first from many scientific angles and then through the lens of music. The program concludes with a live performance of music related to the evening’s theme.

MadPrompts: Creativity Unleashed
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, DeLuca Forum
MadPrompts is back! Join us at the Wisconsin Science Festival for an evening of creativity and innovation, where contestants race against the clock to create winning images using generative AI.
CONTACT: cecarusi@wisc.edu
URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/madprompts-creativity-unleashed-tickets-993842538787?aff=oddtdtcreator

Big Ideas for Busy People: Fields of Wonder
2024-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Majestic Theatre, 115 King Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
A celebration at the intersection of art and science. Nerdy talks, performances, Adult Swim crafts, prizes, and more!

Doors and bar open at 6:30pm, event takes place 7-9pm. Mark your calendars for a unique, interactive event!
Join the Wisconsin Science Festival and friends for an unforgettable night at the intersection of art and science. Hear flash talks from incredible scientists on an array of topics, enjoy dance performances supported by the UW-Madison Division of the Arts, take in the musical wonder of the fiddle, and get creative with crafts led by the Madison Children’s Museum Adult Swim team.
This event is free and in town for one-night-only. You won’t want to miss it!
Click here to view the full presenter information!

Emcee: Ben Rush, PhD, MPH
Science Presenters: Leah Elson, DJ LeClear, Ania Bialic, & Izzy Ross
Musical Interludes: Daithi Wolfe (fiddle)
Dance Performances: Guy Thorne and the MUKULA Indian Dance group

Crossroads of Ideas: Wisconsin's Role in Shaping the Future of Agriculture
2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Glenda Gillaspy (UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) moderates a lively panel discussion.

This engaging panel discussion will take a deeper look into the innovation and tradition of Wisconsin agriculture and the opportunities and challenges we face at the leading edge of sustainable systems. Moderated by Dr. Glenda Gillaspy, Dean of UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and featuring researchers who are helping establish Wisconsin as the leader in agricultural advancement and innovation.
Panelists:

Dr. Julie Dawson – Professor in the UW-Madison Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences and Extension Specialist for Regional Food Systems. Research and extension interests include plant breeding for organic systems and participatory research in regional food systems. She is an academic cooperator with the USDA on the Farmer Seed Liaison initiative, focused on promoting fair competition and innovation in the seed industry.
Dr. Randy Jackson – Joined the Department of Agronomy (now the Department of Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences) at UW-Madison in 2003. Jackson teaches Grassland Ecology and co-instructs Agroecology-An Introduction to the Ecology of Food and Agriculture. His grassland ecology group studies how carbon and nutrients flow into, within, and out of grassland ecosystems, including prairie, pasture, and row-crop communities.
Dr. Rebecca Smith – Assistant professor of plant and agroecosystem sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a researcher with the Wisconsin Energy Institute and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC). Smith’s research focuses on how to make alter the plant cell wall to improve plant digestibility, animal nutrition, and dairy sustainability.
Dr. Shawn Conley – Professor and the State Soybean and Small Grain Specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Conley leads the UW Soybean Research Program “a.k.a. The UW BeanTeam” and actively collaborates across all disciplines to generate science-based solutions to address real world problems in soybean and small grain production systems.

Link to full presenter bios.
This is a free event – registration is requested to ensure adequate seating.

We value inclusion and access for all participants. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations to enhance your participation experience, please email idhub@wid.wisc.edu no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. This event is wheelchair accessible.

Weaving Tradition: Menominee Basketry and the Legacy of Ash
2024-10-14 17:45 - 18:30 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Learn time-honored techniques at a workshop on traditional Menominee basket weaving led by Sherri LaChapelle-Corn (Pitapanukiw).

This hands-on experience delves into the cultural significance of basketry, highlighting its role in preserving Menominee heritage. Additionally, gain insight into the ecological challenges posed by the emerald ash borer insect, which threatens the very materials essential to this craft. Discover the importance of sustaining these practices and the efforts to protect and rejuvenate the resources vital to Menominee culture.
Before and after the workshop, stop by the interactive gallery at the Discovery Building featuring intricate woven works of art created by workshop host Sherri LaChapelle-Corn (Pitapanukiw).
REGISTRATION REQUIREDCapacity is limited so please contact event host to notify of any registration cancellations.

Celebrating Latinx voices in STEAM
2024-10-09 16:00 - 19:00 | H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
Viva Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us for the “Celebrating Latinx voices in STEAM” symposium on Wednesday October 9 2024 (4-7pm CT) in the DeLuca forum in the Discovery Building. Featuring keynote speaker Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist and educator Christie Tirado and music with DJ Papi. Light refreshments will be served.
CONTACT: 316-4511, lredeagle@wisc.edu
URL: https://solislemuslab.github.io/latinx-uwmadison/

ML+Coffee: LLM Paper Discussion and ML Project Discussions
2024-10-09 09:00 - 11:00 | 1145 Discovery Building
Machine Learning Community Event.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
URL: https://forms.gle/ASoH4eNM1DEPXNww7

ML+X Forum: Applied Machine Learning
2024-10-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Machine Learning Beyond Traditional CS Fields.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92639425571?pwd=Z0tCaWZxK0dDcWs2dm51dXZpcy9mQT09

Research Cyberinfrastructure Virtual Office Hours (FREE and Online)
2024-09-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-08-26 13:00 - 14:00 | (Online)
Learn about ResearchDrive, Research Object Storage (S3), Electronic Lab Notebooks, Data Science Platform, Cloud Services. Come learn and ask questions about various tools and services offered to campus researchers, including:
– Cloud Computing
– Data Science Platform
– Electronic Lab Notebooks (LabArchives)
– Globus
– ResearchDrive
– Research Object Storage (S3)
URL: https://it.wisc.edu/about/division-of-information-technology/research-cyberinfrastructure-2/
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92738512877?pwd=m49qusq4QVrtBHLpq2D7XjO3R1NyRu.1

Monthly Meeting : National Microbiome Data Collaborative
2024-09-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
Computational Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (ComBEE). Are you interested in learning about concepts and new data tools to streamline your microbiome research? Join us for the Monthly Thematic ComBEE Meeting! This month, we will have Shane Roesemann, UW-Madison graduate student and local Ambassador for the NMDC present.
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) has created tools to enable researchers to upload, process, access, and reuse multi-omics microbiome data.
CONTACT: sroesemann@wisc.edu

WID Seminar Series: Ashton Group, with Introduction by Michelle Wildgen
2024-09-24 13:00 - 14:15 | 3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Discovering simplicity in complex systems at the intersection of digital and natural worlds. The ‘Simplicity’ of Bioengineering and Commercializing In Vitro CNS Morphogenesis
Featuring an introduction by the Illuminating Discovery Hub Writer in Residence and celebrated author, Michelle Wildgen will introduce members from the Randolph Ashton research group. Ashton is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Principle Investigator of the Stem Cell Bioprocessing and Regenerative Biomaterials laboratory at the WID.
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622

2024 Machine Learning Marathon
2024-09-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
https://hub.datascience.wisc.edu/2024-machine-learning-marathon/

To learn more, visit the 2024 Machine Learning Marathon webpage.

Indigenous Language Table
2024-09-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Open Language Table for Indigenous Languages. Most Wednesdays on the first floor of the Discovery Building and hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery ID Hub in Room 1145. An Indigenous Language Table is designed to enable language learners to develop spoken language skills outside of the classroom setting, build community, strengthen language purpose, and normalize indigenous language with representation. All learners are welcome to attend!
CONTACT: lredeagle@wisc.edu
URL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-table/

ML+Coffee
2024-09-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Machine Learning Community Event. ML+Coffee offers a casual and social atmosphere where machine learning practitioners of all skill-levels can problem-solve with one another.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
URL: https://forms.gle/7DjF8zxHKXCWzvCZ8

Introducing ML+X Nexus – Your Gateway to Collaborative Machine Learning and AI Resources!
2024-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)

Computational Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (ComBEE) Social/Kick-off
2024-09-04 16:00 - 17:30 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
Social event to kick off the Computational Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (ComBEE) Community. Meet other computational biologists and discuss the data analysis tools you use or need to use for your research!
CONTACT: ptran5@wisc.edu

Programming with Julia
2024-08-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-08-22-uwmadison-julia/

Genomics Data Carpentry
2024-08-05 09:00 - 2024-08-13 12:30
Genomics workshop to teach intro unix shell and R to researchers working with genomics data.

See the workshop website for more details

SIAM/ACMS Seminar
2024-07-03 16:00 - 17:00 | TITU, Memorial Union
Sebastien Reich (Potsdam University): The Mathematics of Nurturing a Digital Twin. Mathematically speaking, a DT can often be described as a partially observed Markov decision process (POMDP). Solving POMDPs computationally constitutes one of the most challenging problems around. Still, tremendous progress has been made in closely related fields such as data assimilation, uncertainty quantification, control and optimisation, and model reduction. A key emerging question is thus how we can successfully synthesise these advances into a tool broadly applicable to DT.

Intro to Deep Learning with Keras
2024-05-31 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-05-30 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-05-29 08:30 - 12:30 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
This is an hands-on introduction to deep learning and its implementation in Keras, intended for anyone familiar with machine learning.. The use of deep learning has seen a sharp increase of popularity and applicability over the last decade. While deep learning can be a useful tool for researchers from a wide range of domains, taking the first steps in the world of deep learning can be somewhat intimidating. This introduction aims to cover the basics of deep learning in a practical and hands-on manner, so that upon completion, you will be able to train your first neural network and understand what next steps to take to improve th
CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu
URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-deep-learning-with-keras-tickets-887885337947?aff=oddtdtcreator

WID Seminar Series
2024-05-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Orchard View Room 3280, Discovery Building
Resilience, Robustness and Adaptability. Wisconsin Institute for Discovery's second year exploring resilience, robustness and adaptability in complex systems through faculty and guest seminars.

EVIL Reading Group
2024-05-10 12:00 - 13:00 | (Online)
The Ethics, Values, Information, and Law (EVIL) reading group pursues scholarship in the intersections of ethics, law, and data and information technologies. The EVIL Reading group meets every three weeks (roughly), Fridays, online, and is hosted in collaboration with the iSchool and ML+X.
CONTACT: facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu
URL: https://go.wisc.edu/7319a8
ONLINE: https://go.wisc.edu/7319a8
