Data Scientists Unite Research and Policy in New Project
A new data science project, “WEREWOLF”, puts powerful modeling tools into the hands of Wisconsin policymakers to create the energy systems of tomorrow.
Tag: software
Software tools are a critical component or product of many WID projects and initiatives, especially within WID’s Data Science Hub.
WID Researchers Showcase “Virtual Dairy Farm Brain” at American Dairy Science Association Meeting
By combining information from many farms, predictive models and analytic tools can be developed to help producers and consultants navigate, visualize. and analyze the data they are getting from an increasing number of sources to support better management decisions.
WID Researchers Looking to the Future with UW2020 Awards
Investigators from WID are among the recipients of the latest round of UW2020 awards.
Building Better Tools for the Big Data Boom
WID researchers are engaging in fundamental mathematical and statistical research to support the development, testing, and fine-tuning of tools for the future, finding new ways to make sense of the mountains of data that are available in the 21st century and bringing into view important applications on the horizon.
App Helps Farmers Make the Most of their Corn Harvest
A new tool developed at UW-Madison could save farmers time and money during the fall feed-corn harvest and make for more content, productive cows year-round.
Connecting the Dots: a New Method to Understand Cell Type Transitions
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) researchers Rupa Sridharan and Sushmita Roy are combining their expertise in regenerative biology and computational biology to better understand how cells transition from one type to another through gene regulation.
Immersed in the Ethics of Virtual Reality
The Living Environments Laboratory will host the Ethics in Investigational & Interventional Uses of Virtual Reality (e3iVR) conference beginning with public talks on the afternoon of April 26. More information and registration are at go.wisc.edu/e3iVR.
Tools for Discovery: Karen Schloss
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
Tools for Discovery: Philip Poon
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
NEOS Optimizes Itself: New Solvers and Authentication Services Added
Within the past year NEOS has made its services more resilient, sophisticated and diverse.
The Science of Funny: Active Machine Learning & Cartoons
The New Yorker is using a machine learning system developed by WID Optimization researchers to sort through captions for their weekly cartoon caption contest.
Tools for Discovery: Carrie Roy 2.0
Tools for Discovery is a monthly profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
RPRG Expands Campus-wide
The Research Project Resource Guide has been enhanced with valuable tools to help researchers campus-wide accomplish their goals.
High-throughput computing, HIV and the mystery of ‘elite controllers’
Every year, high-throughput computing (HTC) technologies pioneered by computer scientist Miron Livny power the scientific discovery of researchers at UW-Madison and around the globe.
Tools for Discovery: Laurent Lessard
Tools for Discovery is a monthly profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
Celebrate Summer and Raise Your App…Um…Glass!
With the aid of entrepreneur Joe Sheahan ’04, Discovery Fellow Rob Nowak, ’90, MS’91, PhD’95 and Kevin Jamieson, PhD ’15 poured their thought experiment into the iPhone marketplace.
RPRG Rollout Connecting the Dots in the Research Project Roadmap
The Research Project Resource Guide is an elegant new roadmap for researchers on the UW-Madison campus, connecting them to the materials, information, contacts, and assets available for every stage of the research process.
Tools for Discovery: Kevin Ponto
Tools for Discovery is a monthly profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
UW-Madison Researchers Sift and Winnow Data Faster with Advanced Computing Initiative
The Advanced Computing Initiative (ACI) links researchers and computing resources to maximize productivity.
Going With the Flow: Optimizing Ecology
WID Optimization teams with local wildlife agencies to improve Great Lakes basin habitat.
Students Power Up in Classroom with Biofuels Video Game
Students wrestle with the sustainability challenges of making real-world decisions about biofuel agriculture while playing an educational video game developed by WID researchers.
Optimizing the World, One Problem at a Time
What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Tools for Discovery: Anthony Gray
Distinguished Scholar Anthony Gray believes ethics are to be learned and practiced like other skill sets. Learn what’s in Gray’s professional toolkit and how curiosity drives his work in our monthly Q&A series.
National Computing Collaboration: WID and UW Expand Advanced Computing in Research
Learn about WID and UW–Madison’s role in a national effort to enhance research computing.