Events

Workshops, Seminars, and other events

Past events

Data Science Week Spring 2025

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching and modelling, lunch workshops, inspiring speakers, and networking opportunities open to anyone affiliated with the UT interested in Data Science.
March 3rd – 10th
#data science week
#datathon
#workshop
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Generalizing Behavior Prediction Models from VR Experiences

Yue Li
and 
Funda Yildirim
You are warmly invited to the BDSI Extended Reality (XR) meeting on December 18th, in Capitool Room 307. During this meeting, Yue will give a presentation on “Generalizing Behavior Prediction Models from VR Experiences”, focusing on optimal method...
December 18th, 2024, 16:00 - 17:00
#xr community
#xr/extended reality
#vr/virtual reality
#behavior prediction models
#multi-modal data

Workshop Shiny for education and valorization

A picture says more than a thousand words. But can you have a conversation with a picture? With R and Shiny, you can! Overview BDSi is organizing a workshop on creating interactive visualizations with R and Shiny. In one afternoon, we’ll quickly ...
October 3rd, 2024, 13:00 - 17:00
#workshop
#r
#shiny
#interactive visualizations
#reactive programming
#visualizations
#research
#education
#interactive documents
#interactive reports

Women in Data Science Week

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
April 15th – April 22nd, 2024
#data science week
#women in data science
#wids
#equity in healthcare
#equity
#healthcare
#oncology
#datathon
#workshop
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Introduction to Data Visualization

A forty-five minute tour of creating visualizations in R.
September 29th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#visualization

Introduction to Machine Learning

A short introduction to the basics of machine learning.
September 27th – September 28th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#machine learning

Tidy Data Wrangling

A one hour introduction to the 'tidy' approach to preparing raw data for analysis.
September 26th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#tidyverse
#data wrangling

Data Science Week - Summer 2023

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
September 25th – October 2nd, 2023
#data science week
#workshop
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Data Science Drinks

Join us for an evening of connections and conversations at our Start of Year Drinks event
September 25th, 2023, 16:00 - 18:00

Women in Data Science Twente

Martina Ivich Jijon
An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
June 8th, 2023
#data science
#women
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning
#explainable ai
#health care

Introduction to Data Visualization

A forty-five minute tour of creating visualizations in R.
March 10th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#visualization

Introduction to Machine Learning

A short introduction to the basics of machine learning.
March 9th – March 10th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#machine learning

Tidy Data Wrangling

A one hour introduction to the 'tidy' approach to preparing raw data for analysis.
March 7th, 2023, 12:45 - 14:30
#beginner
#r
#tidyverse
#data wrangling

Data Science Week - Spring 2023

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
March 6th – March 13th, 2023
#data science week
#workshop
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

ChatGPT: chances and challenges in education

chatGPT is bringing massive disruption to the sector of education. It can write essays, answer exam questions or write code better than many students or educators, but it can generate misleading information.BDSi organises a short seminar about cha...
February 22nd, 2023, 15:30 - 17:00
#panel discussion
#chatgpt
#ai
#education
#cheating

Introduction to Data Visualization

A forty-five minute tour of creating visualizations in R.
September 22nd, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#visualization

Introduction to Machine Learning

A short introduction to the basics of machine learning.
September 21st, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#machine learning

Tidy Data Wrangling

A one hour introduction to the 'tidy' approach to preparing raw data for analysis.
September 20th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#tidyverse
#data wrangling

Data Science Week - Summer 2022

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
September 19th – September 27th, 2022
#data science week
#workshop
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Analysis of time-intensive longitudinal data

Data are increasingly collected in a continuous or semi-continuous fashion. Think of heart rates, blood sugar levels, all sorts of sensor data, wifi tracking, and self-report data. In collaboration with MST and ZGT hospitals, BDSi will organise tw...
June 23rd – July 7th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#workshop
#time-intensive
#longitudinal
#theory
#methods
#analysis
#r

Shiny - Interactive visualizations in R

A picture says more than a thousand words. But can you have a conversation with a picture? With R and Shiny, you can! BDSi is organizing a workshop on creating interactive visualizations with R and Shiny. In one afternoon, we’ll quickly introduce...
June 3rd, 2022, 13:00 - 17:00
#workshop
#r
#shiny
#interactive visualizations
#reactive programming
#visualizations
#research
#education
#interactive documents
#interactive reports

Causal Inference Paper Club

Following the large interest of our webinars on Causal Inference, BDSi is organizing a paper reading club on Causal Inference. We want to give a more extended insight into the field by organizing a paper club. Using the materials and reading list...
May 2nd, 2022 – ongoing, every other monday, 16:30 - 17:30
#reading club
#causality
#causal networks
#observational data

Introduction to Machine Learning

A short introduction to the basics of machine learning.
February 17th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#machine learning

Introduction to Data Visualization

A forty-five minute tour of creating visualizations in R.
February 16th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#visualization

Tidy Data Wrangling

A one hour introduction to the 'tidy' approach to preparing raw data for analysis.
February 15th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#tidyverse
#data wrangling

Data Science Week: Retake

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
February 14th – February 28th, 2022
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Causality and causal inference from observational data

Science is concerned with uncovering causal relationships. This can be done with randomized controlled trials. However, in particular in the social sciences, more often than not only observational data is available, as randomized controlled trials...
January 20th, 2022, 12:45 - 13:30
#causality
#causal networks
#observational data

Introduction to Data Visualization

A forty-five minute tour of creating visualizations in R.
September 24th, 2021, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#visualization

Introduction to Machine Learning

A short introduction to the basics of machine learning.
September 23rd, 2021, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#machine learning

Tidy Data Wrangling

A one hour introduction to the 'tidy' approach to preparing raw data for analysis.
September 21st, 2021, 12:45 - 13:30
#beginner
#r
#tidyverse
#data wrangling

BDSi Data Science Week

An interactive, educational and fun week of data crunching, modelling, (virtual) lunch workshops, and team work open to all BMS students and staff.
September 20th – September 27th, 2021
#beginner
#r
#python
#visualization
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Applied Statistical Learning Book Club

Eight one-hour courses on applied statistical learning, from beginner to expert levels with a focus on immediately applying the theory.
February 24th – June 28th, 2021
#beginner
#intermediate
#expert
#r
#python
#statistical learning
#machine learning

Data science for the behavioural sciences

Advances, advantages and challenges of using data science for the social sciences.
November 19th, 2020

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