Data Digest Events by the Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 14:01

The Data Sciences Institute is a central hub and incubator for data science research, training, and partnerships at the University of Toronto. Its goal is to accelerate the impact of data sciences across disciplines to address pressing societal questions and to drive positive social change. As part of the DSI@UTM’s focus on Responsible Data Science, the Data and the Metaverse event seeks to imagine future possibilities, challenges, and implications of data creation, collection, analysis, and deployment in the metaverse. 

There are two upcoming public events open to anyone!

Data in Our Community (January, 18, 2023)

Teaching students to (accessibly) visualize the city of Mississauga's tree inventory

Prof. Sonya Allin - Mathematical & Computational Sciences

The Black Box of Mobility Data: Cities, Covid and Counting

Data and the Metaverse (February 24, 2023)

Join the Data Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto for an in-depth exploration of the future of Data and the Metaverse. This can’t-miss event will feature a diverse panel of leading researchers and practitioners. Gain exclusive insights and learn from varying perspectives including information practices, social interaction, public policy, as well as computer science and design. This in-person event will also include breakout discussions and the chance to experience virtual reality.