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Info sessions on graduate studies in computational and data sciences — Sept. 21 and 25

Learn about graduate programs that will prepare you for success in computationally intensive fields — pizza and pop provided The Ph.D. in Scientific Computing is open to all Ph.D. students who will make extensive use of large-scale computation, computational methods, or algorithms for advanced computer architectures in their studies. It is a joint degree program, with students earning a Ph.D. ...

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Building a Community of Social Scientists with Big Data Skills: The ICOS Big Data Summer Camp

As the use of data science techniques continues to grow across disciplines, a group of University of Michigan researchers are working to build a community of social scientists with skills in Big Data through a week-long summer camp for faculty and graduate students. Having recently completed its fourth annual session, the Big Data Summer Camp ...

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New on-campus data-science and computational research services available

Researchers across campus now have access to several new services to help them navigate the new tools and methodologies emerging for data-intensive and computational research. As part of the U-M Data Science Initiative announced in fall 2015, Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research (CSCAR) is offering new and expanded services, including guidance on: Research ...

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Krishna Garikipati appointed Director of MICDE

Statement from S. Jack Hu, U-M Vice President for Research: I’m very pleased to announce that Prof. Krishna Garikipati (Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics) has been appointed the new Director of the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE). The Institute has grown significantly since its establishment in 2013 as the interdisciplinary home for the ...

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New graduate course offering: “Methods and Practice of Scientific Computing”

The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) is pleased to announce “Methods and Practice of Scientific Computing”, the first graduate course designed and organized by MICDE faculty. The course will be taught in Fall 2016, coordinated by Dr. Brendan Kochunas. This foundational course in scientific computing has been developed as a broad introduction to the ...