Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

ML+Coffee
2024-09-11 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, 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

Indigenous Language Table
2024-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, 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/

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

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

Research Cyberinfrastructure Virtual Office Hours (FREE and Online)
2024-09-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-30 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=[REDACTED]

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

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

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=[REDACTED]

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

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/

Weaving Tradition: Menominee Basketry and the Legacy of Ash
2024-10-14 17:45 - 18:30 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, 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.

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, De Luca Forum, 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.

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

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

SoundWaves: Developing Ideas, Part 1
2024-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, 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.

WID Seminar Series: The Gradual Emergency of Complexity During Origins of Life
2024-10-22 13:00 - 14:15 | 3rd Floor Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
Presented by the David Baum Lab, with into by John Denu. The Gradual Emergency of Complexity During Origins of Life
Presented by the David Baum Lab, with introduction by John Denu
Discovering simplicity in complex systems at the intersection of digital and natural worlds. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served. Online also available.
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96326864622

Docker Workshop
2024-10-23 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-24 09:00 - 13:00
This session aims to introduce the use of Docker containers with the goal of using them to effect reproducible computational environments. Such environments are useful for ensuring reproducible research outputs, for example.
URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-09-25-uwmadison-mini/

AWS SageMaker Immersion Day
2024-10-23 09:30 - 11:30 | 1240 Computer Sciences
Train and Tune ML Models in the Cloud.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
URL: https://forms.gle/9FEQ2EXfqk334Mj76

Indigenous Art: Reclaiming Space, Reclaiming Stories Opening Reception
2024-11-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Join us for Native November Art Gallery Opening on Nov 1, 6:30-8 PM at Hub Central. Art, food, and music celebrating Indigenous voices!

You’re Invited: Native November Art Gallery Opening
Join us on November 1, 2024, for a groundbreaking celebration at Hub Central, First Floor of the Discovery Building, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM.

Meet the Artists
Enjoy Food and Non-Alcoholic Refreshments
Free Admission – RSVP Encouraged

This year, Native November kicks off with a public art gallery opening, featuring incredible student art, live music, and delicious food. Indigenous students across UW have created culturally informed art as part of their mental health and wellness journeys, and now they are ready to share it with the broader UW and public communities.

With the generous sponsorship of University Health Services, Native Nations UW, and the Illuminating Discovery Hub at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, we are honored to offer this unique experience. This event creates a space for reflection, healing, and celebration of the Indigenous experience on ancestral homelands. By turning land acknowledgments into tangible action, we proudly contribute to a deeper recognition of history, culture, and resilience, offering a place for voices to be heard and stories to be shared in the spirit of community and healing.
Featured artists include:
Wrigley BastianWould You Understand?2024Poetry
Jami BalickiSplit Ends2024Digital Photograph
Ava Belislethey love each other (teyutatnolúkwa’)2024Digital Art
Julia GnadtMusic as Medicine2024Gouache on Vinyl
Wylie KnightUntitled2024Acrylic on Canvas
Jada JamesUntitled2022Prisma Color Pencil on paper
Isabella Escobar-AvilesTBA
Ana Gabriela Escobar-AvilesWhat We Share2024Drawing on paper
Julien FrancourKunolúkwah2024Acrylic paint on canvas

Help us celebrate Indigenous students as they bravely share their heritage, stories, and mental health journeys through their artwork.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Reclaiming Space, Reclaiming Stories
2024-11-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Hub Central, Discovery Building
Native November Indigenous Art Gallery Opening. As part of Native November, this gallery opening features 11 student-created art pieces that explore how Indigenous students across UW–Madison have found grounding and purpose through culturally informed art to enhance their mental health practices. By sharing their work, these students are indigenizing space on campus, celebrating their heritage, and inviting the larger UW and public community to engage with the powerful connection between culture and mental well-being.
CONTACT: lredeagle@wisc.edu
URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-art-reclaiming-space-reclaiming-stories-opening-reception-tickets-1031338841237

AI for Music and the Humanities: Insights and Impacts
2024-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Orchard View Room, Discovery Building (Also offered online)
ML+X: Machine Learning Beyond Traditional CS Fields.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu
URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/RPM3fNhz98RzVaq3A__;!!Mak6IKo!LxsjxXXtgFEgc_E5u9evQwc7rsRhD9oqC4kpCcw7tYLIoyLWzUZTnRbqyT4I1kUZZRV_Q27gIc5KdNCZLv46nmIZzYvmL3IPA0k_Yw$
ONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92639425571?pwd=[REDACTED]

ML+Coffee
2024-11-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Machine Learning Community Event.
CONTACT: endemann@wisc.edu

Interactive Data Visualizations in Python
2024-11-06 09:00 - 13:00
Creating Data Dashboards with Streamlit. This workshop lesson is an introduction to making interactive data visualizations in Python. Learners will create a new environment using conda, wrangle data into the proper format using pandas library, create visualizations using the Plotly Python library, and display these visualizations and create widgets using Streamlit.
URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-09-25-uwmadison-mini/

2024 WID Symposium
2024-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
Annual Symposium for Wisconsin Institute for Discovery resident working groups and affiliates. Portions open to the public.

The WID 2024 Symposium, scheduled for November 13th at the Discovery Building, is a day-long event dedicated to the exploration of change in complex systems in digital and natural environments. This gathering serves as an opportunity for researchers at every career stage, to showcase their ongoing work, foster relationships, strengthen WID’s internal network, and promote collaboration in pursuit of our interdisciplinary research goals.
The event will include breakfast, lightning talks, Wiley Award ceremony, lunch/workshop, poster session, music, and a celebratory reception to acknowledge our collective achievements. Furthermore, we will continue to support WID’s focus on embodying our outward-facing direction and core values: Interdisciplinary Research, Inclusive Engagement, Global Impact, and Grand Challenges.
With participation from our entire 200-member WID team, this event offers an excellent platform to highlight our partnerships.

SCHEDULE
8:00 – 8:30 AM – Breakfast (Open Court Central)
8:25 – 8:30 AM – Introduction by MC’s Martel DenHartog and Natalia Rosario-Meléndez
8:30 – 9:00 AM – Jo Handelsman, Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
9:00 – 9:05 AM – MC introduction of lightning talks
9:05 – 10:10 AM – Lightning talks
10:10-10:20 AM – Em Craft, Generative Artificial Intelligence @ UW–Madison
10:20 – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 – 11:20 AM – Climate Change, Fire, and the Uncertain Future of Yellowstone’s ForestsKeynote Speaker: Monica Turner, Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology and Vilas Research Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
11:20 – 11:30 AM – Break
11:30-11:35 AM – Group Photo
11:35AM-12 PM – MC introduction of Wiley Awards, Andrew Hanus, Director of Illuminating Discovery Hub
12-12:55 PM – Lunch (Open Main Court, Open Wall 5)
1:00 -2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1: VR/AR demos up can only do 1:00 – 1:50 with CAAV, Orchard View
Breakout Session 2: AI and Art Facilitated by Bryce Spencer, DeLuca Forum
Breakout Session 3: Working with an Editor, Michelle Wildgen, Room 1145

2:10 – 2:30 PM – Musical Performance: The Lab Notes (a WID ensemble)
2:30 – 2:35 PM – MC ending remarks and introduction of afternoon Poster Sessions and Reception
2:35 – 2:45 PM – Break/Poster Session A (Odd) set-up
2:45 – 3:30 PM – Poster A session
3:30 PM – Reception begins
3:45-4:30 PM -Poster B (Even) session begins
4:30 – 5:00 PM- Clean up

WID Symposium Public Expo
2024-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Discovery Building, 330 North Orchard Street, De Luca Forum, Madison, WI, 53715, United States

Data Science Hub Fall 2024 Mini-workshop series
2024-11-20 09:00 - 13:00
A series of 4 computational workshops on various topics

Intro to Machine Learning
2024-11-20 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-21 09:00 - 13:00
An introduction to machine learning in python using sklearn
URL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2024-09-25-uwmadison-mini/
