UBC Data Science Institute
@dsi.ubc.ca
The UBC Data Science Institute is an initiative designed to incubate and accelerate research, innovation and training in data-intensive science in BC and beyond. https://dsi.ubc.ca/
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
REMINDER: Our “A Glimpse into the Work of a Mathematical Statistician” presentation takes place on Mon, Oct 20 at 11 AM.
If you ever wondered how mathematical statistics is used at Statistics Canada, this presentation is for you!
📍ANGU 254 (2053 Main Mall)
More info 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9nh8s6
If you ever wondered how mathematical statistics is used at Statistics Canada, this presentation is for you!
📍ANGU 254 (2053 Main Mall)
More info 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9nh8s6
October 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
REMINDER: Our “A Glimpse into the Work of a Mathematical Statistician” presentation takes place on Mon, Oct 20 at 11 AM.
If you ever wondered how mathematical statistics is used at Statistics Canada, this presentation is for you!
📍ANGU 254 (2053 Main Mall)
More info 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9nh8s6
If you ever wondered how mathematical statistics is used at Statistics Canada, this presentation is for you!
📍ANGU 254 (2053 Main Mall)
More info 👉 tinyurl.com/2p9nh8s6
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
⏰ Don’t miss the Early Bird rates (ends Oct 15)!
AI & the Future of Medicine
📅 Nov 15–16 | 📍 UBC Vancouver
Day 1: Free
Day 2: $15 (academics) / $150 (industry)
🎟️ Register now tinyurl.com/2ja3n5j8
ℹ️ More info tinyurl.com/44vayx4m
#DataHealthUBC #AIandMedicine #MITCriticalData
AI & the Future of Medicine
📅 Nov 15–16 | 📍 UBC Vancouver
Day 1: Free
Day 2: $15 (academics) / $150 (industry)
🎟️ Register now tinyurl.com/2ja3n5j8
ℹ️ More info tinyurl.com/44vayx4m
#DataHealthUBC #AIandMedicine #MITCriticalData
October 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
⏰ Don’t miss the Early Bird rates (ends Oct 15)!
AI & the Future of Medicine
📅 Nov 15–16 | 📍 UBC Vancouver
Day 1: Free
Day 2: $15 (academics) / $150 (industry)
🎟️ Register now tinyurl.com/2ja3n5j8
ℹ️ More info tinyurl.com/44vayx4m
#DataHealthUBC #AIandMedicine #MITCriticalData
AI & the Future of Medicine
📅 Nov 15–16 | 📍 UBC Vancouver
Day 1: Free
Day 2: $15 (academics) / $150 (industry)
🎟️ Register now tinyurl.com/2ja3n5j8
ℹ️ More info tinyurl.com/44vayx4m
#DataHealthUBC #AIandMedicine #MITCriticalData
DSSG Fellows wrapped up their 14-week program with final presentations last week! Throughout the summer, Fellows gained hands-on experience in data science, expanded their knowledge in new domains, and built strong team connections. tinyurl.com/4z2aa4fa Congratulations!! 🎉👏🥳 @science.ubc.ca
August 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
DSSG Fellows wrapped up their 14-week program with final presentations last week! Throughout the summer, Fellows gained hands-on experience in data science, expanded their knowledge in new domains, and built strong team connections. tinyurl.com/4z2aa4fa Congratulations!! 🎉👏🥳 @science.ubc.ca
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
🤖💙 Machine Learning & Health: Predict, Diagnose, Innovate for Better Care
📅 Thu, Aug 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | Online
JBCCHR & WHRI for a rapid-fire panel on ML in healthcare — from real-world use cases to ethical, scalable solutions.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2kk45wv3
📅 Thu, Aug 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | Online
JBCCHR & WHRI for a rapid-fire panel on ML in healthcare — from real-world use cases to ethical, scalable solutions.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2kk45wv3
Machine Learning & Health: Predict, Diagnose, Innovate for Better Care
Explore how machine learning is transforming healthcare through prediction, diagnosis, and innovation. Join us for this exciting session!
tinyurl.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🤖💙 Machine Learning & Health: Predict, Diagnose, Innovate for Better Care
📅 Thu, Aug 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | Online
JBCCHR & WHRI for a rapid-fire panel on ML in healthcare — from real-world use cases to ethical, scalable solutions.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2kk45wv3
📅 Thu, Aug 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | Online
JBCCHR & WHRI for a rapid-fire panel on ML in healthcare — from real-world use cases to ethical, scalable solutions.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2kk45wv3
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
📢 The UBC AI & Health Network Fellows Program is now accepting applications! $100K to support postdocs in AI & health, incl. a cancer-specific stream. Apply by Sept 8, 2025 at noon. Early career PIs encouraged!
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/funding-oppo...
#UBC #AIhealth #HealthData #DataHealthUBC
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/funding-oppo...
#UBC #AIhealth #HealthData #DataHealthUBC
Funding Opportunities - AI & Health Network
UBC AI & Health Network Fellows Program The UBC AI and Health Network Fellows Program aims to enhance the delivery of advanced training and mentorship to cultivate future leaders who will drive innova...
aihealth.med.ubc.ca
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📢 The UBC AI & Health Network Fellows Program is now accepting applications! $100K to support postdocs in AI & health, incl. a cancer-specific stream. Apply by Sept 8, 2025 at noon. Early career PIs encouraged!
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/funding-oppo...
#UBC #AIhealth #HealthData #DataHealthUBC
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/funding-oppo...
#UBC #AIhealth #HealthData #DataHealthUBC
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
Discover the power of health data analytics with UBC’s Micro-certificate!
3 online courses + live sessions designed for health pros & researchers.
Funding up to $3,500 via StrongerBC Future Skills Grant.
Join our info session to learn more! 👩🏫
tinyurl.com/33u8uvf3
#HealthDataAnalytics #UBCHealthData
3 online courses + live sessions designed for health pros & researchers.
Funding up to $3,500 via StrongerBC Future Skills Grant.
Join our info session to learn more! 👩🏫
tinyurl.com/33u8uvf3
#HealthDataAnalytics #UBCHealthData
UBC Health Data Analytics Micro-Certificate Program Information Session
tinyurl.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Discover the power of health data analytics with UBC’s Micro-certificate!
3 online courses + live sessions designed for health pros & researchers.
Funding up to $3,500 via StrongerBC Future Skills Grant.
Join our info session to learn more! 👩🏫
tinyurl.com/33u8uvf3
#HealthDataAnalytics #UBCHealthData
3 online courses + live sessions designed for health pros & researchers.
Funding up to $3,500 via StrongerBC Future Skills Grant.
Join our info session to learn more! 👩🏫
tinyurl.com/33u8uvf3
#HealthDataAnalytics #UBCHealthData
Our DSSG fellows returned from 2-week visit to University of Hong Kong (HKU), thanks to their generous support! This is the first time collaborating with a university outside North America in our 9-year history of DSSG and we look forward to welcoming HKU team to UBC in August!🤩 @science.ubc.ca
June 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our DSSG fellows returned from 2-week visit to University of Hong Kong (HKU), thanks to their generous support! This is the first time collaborating with a university outside North America in our 9-year history of DSSG and we look forward to welcoming HKU team to UBC in August!🤩 @science.ubc.ca
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
Led by Dr. Raymond Ng and Dr. Anita Palepu, Head of UBC Medicine, UBC’s new AI and Health Network unites top minds and partners to transform care across B.C. and Canada.
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/delivering-a...
#AIHealth #UBCMed #HealthInnovation #UBCDataHealth #HealthData
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/delivering-a...
#AIHealth #UBCMed #HealthInnovation #UBCDataHealth #HealthData
Delivering AI’s promise of better health care - AI & Health Network
Jump-started by a $22.5 million gift, UBC’s new AI and Health Network is deploying powerful artificial intelligence tools to drive health system innovation and improve patient care.
aihealth.med.ubc.ca
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Led by Dr. Raymond Ng and Dr. Anita Palepu, Head of UBC Medicine, UBC’s new AI and Health Network unites top minds and partners to transform care across B.C. and Canada.
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/delivering-a...
#AIHealth #UBCMed #HealthInnovation #UBCDataHealth #HealthData
🔗 aihealth.med.ubc.ca/delivering-a...
#AIHealth #UBCMed #HealthInnovation #UBCDataHealth #HealthData
Huge congrats to Data Science for Social Good team from 2019 presenting at Int'l Workshop on Data-Driven Smart Cities workshop held during the IEEE Int'l Conference on Data Engineering in Hong Kong last week! 👏More info: tinyurl.com/5f5aeje4 & tinyurl.com/3yeutume 🥳
May 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Huge congrats to Data Science for Social Good team from 2019 presenting at Int'l Workshop on Data-Driven Smart Cities workshop held during the IEEE Int'l Conference on Data Engineering in Hong Kong last week! 👏More info: tinyurl.com/5f5aeje4 & tinyurl.com/3yeutume 🥳
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
Considering a minor? #DataScience may be for you!
Visit datascience.ubc.ca/minor for more information.
Visit datascience.ubc.ca/minor for more information.
May 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Considering a minor? #DataScience may be for you!
Visit datascience.ubc.ca/minor for more information.
Visit datascience.ubc.ca/minor for more information.
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
📢 Stay in the loop with the latest in data science + health!
Subscribe to the DASH newsletter for news, events, and opportunities from UBC’s Data Science and Health Research Cluster.
👉 tinyurl.com/27byumks
#DataHealthUBC #DASH #HealthData #DASHnewsletter
Subscribe to the DASH newsletter for news, events, and opportunities from UBC’s Data Science and Health Research Cluster.
👉 tinyurl.com/27byumks
#DataHealthUBC #DASH #HealthData #DASHnewsletter
Newsletter Sign up
Subscribe for News and Updates!
tinyurl.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
📢 Stay in the loop with the latest in data science + health!
Subscribe to the DASH newsletter for news, events, and opportunities from UBC’s Data Science and Health Research Cluster.
👉 tinyurl.com/27byumks
#DataHealthUBC #DASH #HealthData #DASHnewsletter
Subscribe to the DASH newsletter for news, events, and opportunities from UBC’s Data Science and Health Research Cluster.
👉 tinyurl.com/27byumks
#DataHealthUBC #DASH #HealthData #DASHnewsletter
The deadline for Data Science Catalyst Program proposal submission has been extended to Sunday, June 1 at 11pm. Please reach out to us if you have any questions!
📣Attention FoS PIs: we are now accepting proposals for Round 3 of the Data Science Catalyst Program! Please submit by Sunday, May 18 at 11pm. Further details and info about selected projects from Rounds 1 & 2 are available here 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @science.ubc.ca
Data Science Catalyst Program
dsi.ubc.ca
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The deadline for Data Science Catalyst Program proposal submission has been extended to Sunday, June 1 at 11pm. Please reach out to us if you have any questions!
We are excited to share that 2025 Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program officially kicked off this week! ✨We are incredibly grateful to @science.ubc.ca, UBC Career Center, and CIFAR for their generous support for making this program possible 🤩 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science...
May 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We are excited to share that 2025 Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program officially kicked off this week! ✨We are incredibly grateful to @science.ubc.ca, UBC Career Center, and CIFAR for their generous support for making this program possible 🤩 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science...
Reposted by UBC Data Science Institute
📣 Join us May 15 @UBC for “AI & Digital Health in Rural Communities” – an interactive event exploring strategies for developing and integrating AI and digital health tools into rural and indigenous health system. Register now. Limited space! #RuralHealth #AIinHealth
🔗 tinyurl.com/yckbwccf
🔗 tinyurl.com/yckbwccf
May 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📣 Join us May 15 @UBC for “AI & Digital Health in Rural Communities” – an interactive event exploring strategies for developing and integrating AI and digital health tools into rural and indigenous health system. Register now. Limited space! #RuralHealth #AIinHealth
🔗 tinyurl.com/yckbwccf
🔗 tinyurl.com/yckbwccf
We participated in UBC Sports Day last Friday - what a beautiful, sunny day filled with fun and engaging activities! A huge thank you to UBC HR, UBC Rec, UBC Kinesiology, UBC Wellness Ctr, and all the volunteers for making it happen! 🤩
May 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We participated in UBC Sports Day last Friday - what a beautiful, sunny day filled with fun and engaging activities! A huge thank you to UBC HR, UBC Rec, UBC Kinesiology, UBC Wellness Ctr, and all the volunteers for making it happen! 🤩
📣Attention FoS PIs: we are now accepting proposals for Round 3 of the Data Science Catalyst Program! Please submit by Sunday, May 18 at 11pm. Further details and info about selected projects from Rounds 1 & 2 are available here 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @science.ubc.ca
Data Science Catalyst Program
dsi.ubc.ca
April 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
📣Attention FoS PIs: we are now accepting proposals for Round 3 of the Data Science Catalyst Program! Please submit by Sunday, May 18 at 11pm. Further details and info about selected projects from Rounds 1 & 2 are available here 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @science.ubc.ca
"There is no question that AI offers a lot of opportunities. There's also no question that AI can be used irresponsibly. But the technology is there and our job as leaders in this area is to put it to good use." - Dr. Raymond Ng, DSI Director
beyond.ubc.ca/forward-happ...
@science.ubc.ca
beyond.ubc.ca/forward-happ...
@science.ubc.ca
Developing AI responsibly to help patients get treatment sooner - Beyond
UBC researchers are using AI to identify crucial data in the health-care system for the benefit of both patients and staff
beyond.ubc.ca
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"There is no question that AI offers a lot of opportunities. There's also no question that AI can be used irresponsibly. But the technology is there and our job as leaders in this area is to put it to good use." - Dr. Raymond Ng, DSI Director
beyond.ubc.ca/forward-happ...
@science.ubc.ca
beyond.ubc.ca/forward-happ...
@science.ubc.ca
📣Great opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience, build their professional networks, and apply their academic knowledge to real-world problems: Join the Migration Data Challenge 2025! ✨ See below for further info 👇 @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
📊 Ready to turn raw data into powerful insights?
Join the @bridgdivides.bsky.social Migration Data Challenge, work with real Statistics Canada datasets, and compete for $10K in prizes. Open to all UBC students!
⏳ Apply by April 4, 2025.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/migrati...
Join the @bridgdivides.bsky.social Migration Data Challenge, work with real Statistics Canada datasets, and compete for $10K in prizes. Open to all UBC students!
⏳ Apply by April 4, 2025.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/migrati...
March 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
📣Great opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience, build their professional networks, and apply their academic knowledge to real-world problems: Join the Migration Data Challenge 2025! ✨ See below for further info 👇 @science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
🥳Congratulations to Women in Data Science Club for the award! 👏
The Women in Data Science Club has won the 2025 "AMS Best Academic Club award", for showing outstanding dedication to nurturing intellectual development, encouraging scholarly exploration, and offering valuable educational experiences.
Congratulations on your achievement! 🎉
#WomenInDataScience
Congratulations on your achievement! 🎉
#WomenInDataScience
March 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🥳Congratulations to Women in Data Science Club for the award! 👏
Big kudos to all the organizers, speakers and participants who made the Women in AI panel discussion last weekend a huge success! Thank you to our Data Scientist Sarah Abdelazim for sharing her experiences, and great seeing familiar faces including Kim Tran, who participated in DSSG last summer! ✨
March 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Big kudos to all the organizers, speakers and participants who made the Women in AI panel discussion last weekend a huge success! Thank you to our Data Scientist Sarah Abdelazim for sharing her experiences, and great seeing familiar faces including Kim Tran, who participated in DSSG last summer! ✨
📣 Join Women in Data Science @UBC, UBC Women in Computer Science, and UBC AI Club for an inspiring Women in AI event on Saturday, March 15! To register 👉https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_egMizHZv608slz8
@science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
@science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
🚀✨Women in AI: Event Registration ✨🚀
Registration for the UBC Women in AI event hosted by UBC Women in Data Science, UBC AI Club, and UBC Women in Computer science.
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
📣 Join Women in Data Science @UBC, UBC Women in Computer Science, and UBC AI Club for an inspiring Women in AI event on Saturday, March 15! To register 👉https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_egMizHZv608slz8
@science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
@science.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca @stat.ubc.ca
🥳 Congratulations to our former co-op student, Damien Fung, on the publication of his first academic paper! Along with the team at DSI, he shows how Longformer Large Language Model can be used for cancer pathology report segmentation 🎉 @science.ubc.ca
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
Using a Longformer Large Language Model for Segmenting Unstructured Cancer Pathology Reports | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
PURPOSEMany Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods achieve greater performance when the
input text is preprocessed to remove extraneous or unnecessary text. A technique known
as text segmentation c...
ascopubs.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🥳 Congratulations to our former co-op student, Damien Fung, on the publication of his first academic paper! Along with the team at DSI, he shows how Longformer Large Language Model can be used for cancer pathology report segmentation 🎉 @science.ubc.ca
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
UBC DSI and collaborators at Provincial Health Services Authority are using AI to "expedite the process, ensuring critical cases are fast-tracked to treatment, saving time and potentially lives" for cancer patients. Learn more about how philanthropy can scale up research give.ubc.ca/impact-stori...
Saving time and saving lives with artificial intelligence - give UBC
For Dr. Raymond Ng, AI and donor support can revolutionize patient care.
give.ubc.ca
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
UBC DSI and collaborators at Provincial Health Services Authority are using AI to "expedite the process, ensuring critical cases are fast-tracked to treatment, saving time and potentially lives" for cancer patients. Learn more about how philanthropy can scale up research give.ubc.ca/impact-stori...
📣UBC Medicine Datathon brings together students and professionals from diverse health disciplines and data-related fields to tackle healthcare challenges through data-driven approaches. We invite you to participate! To register and for more info: datascienceandhealth.ubc.ca/events/ubc-m...
UBC Medicine Datathon
The UBC Medicine Datathon brings together students and professionals from dive
datascienceandhealth.ubc.ca
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
📣UBC Medicine Datathon brings together students and professionals from diverse health disciplines and data-related fields to tackle healthcare challenges through data-driven approaches. We invite you to participate! To register and for more info: datascienceandhealth.ubc.ca/events/ubc-m...
✨We are excited to announce that the project proposals from Drs. Kaitlyn Gaynor (@zoology.ubc.ca) and Liang Song ( @ubcbotany.bsky.social) have been selected for the Data Science Catalyst Program! 🎉🥳 For more info 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @science.ubc.ca
Data Science Catalyst Program
dsi.ubc.ca
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
✨We are excited to announce that the project proposals from Drs. Kaitlyn Gaynor (@zoology.ubc.ca) and Liang Song ( @ubcbotany.bsky.social) have been selected for the Data Science Catalyst Program! 🎉🥳 For more info 👉 dsi.ubc.ca/data-science... @science.ubc.ca