MacDATA will be hosting a reception where our 9 incoming fellows will each give a presentation to introduce their proposed research and our 4 outgoing fellows will present the research they achieved through their fellowship. This will take place in the West Room of the University Club on September 6th, with a continental buffet breakfast…

The advent of large collection of data and ensuing development in data analysis techniques has made collaboration between data scientists and content experts necessary for cutting-edge research. Furthermore, there is a need for trainees to be exposed to both aspects of such research, namely for data science trainees to learn about real life practical projects…

Good morning, Just a reminder about today MacDATA / CANSSI Special Lecture given by Dr. Nancy Reid. It will be held in HSC 1A1 at 3 pm. Title: In Praise of Small Data: Statistical and Data Science Abstract: Statistical science has a 200-year history of advances in theory and application. Data science is a relatively…

April 23rd 2019 L.R. Wilson Hall 1003 3:00pm to 4:30pm Bayesian model-based clustering provides a powerful and flexible tool that can be incorporated into regression models to explore several different questions related to the grouping of observations. In our application, we explore the effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure on childhood neurodevelopment. Rather than cluster individual…

MacDATA Summer School in Data Science May 27-31, 2019 Organizers: Antoine Deza and Paul McNicholas Location: HSC 1A1 Instructors: Antoine Deza, Claudia Emerson, Andrew McArthur, Paul McNicholas, Reza Samavi, Peter Tait, Yang Tang, Kara Tsang, Mike Veall, and Manaf Zargoush Important information: * For currently enrolled McMaster graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates only.…

March 23, 2018 Hamilton Hall Rm 305 3:30pm to 5:30pm "In the same way we use the 26 letters of the alphabet to write text, and the 2 bits zero and one to write computer code, the 4 basic DNA units (Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine) are used by Nature to encode information as DNA strands.…

October 22nd,2018 4:30pm to 6:30pm L.R. Wilson Hall (LRW) 1003 The inmate assignment project is a highly successful prescriptive analytics project. It was conducted in close collaboration with the PA Dept. of Corrections, took five years from start to successful implementation. Our novel Inmate Assignment Decision Support System (IADSS) is designed with the main goal…

February 28th, 2019 2:15pm to 3:45pm L. R. Wilson Hall (LRW) 1003 Within the field of spatial analysis, filtering has emerged as a powerful modeling technique to retrieve systematic patterns of geographical variation. In this work, spatial filtering is introduced in the context of modeling mortality for the first time in actuarial literature. Specifically, the…

Thursday November 22, 2018 3:30pm-5:30pm L.R. Wilson Hall 1003 An overview of clustering and classification, and where they fit within data science and statistics, will be presented. A statistical, model-based, framework for clustering and classification will be discussed. Several real data examples will be used to illustrate different approaches and/or subtleties, including high-dimensional data, three-way data,…

The MacDATA Institute will provide support funding for one Graduate Fellow to work on an 8-month multidisciplinary project involving two or more faculties. The proposal must fit the mission of the MacDATA Institute and the project must be related to data. Learn how to apply here.

The advent of large collection of data and ensuing development in data analysis techniques has made collaboration between data scientists and content experts necessary for cutting-edge research.  Furthermore, there is a need for trainees to be exposed to both aspects of such research, namely for data science trainees to learn about “real-life” practical projects and…

The advent of large collection of data and ensuing development in data analysis techniques has made collaboration between data scientists and content experts necessary for cutting-edge research. Furthermore, there is a need for trainees to be exposed to both aspects of such research, namely for data science trainees to learn about “real-life” practical projects and…

The advent of large collection of data and ensuing development in data analysis techniques has made collaboration between data scientists and content experts necessary for cutting-edge research. Furthermore, there is a need for trainees to be exposed to both aspects of such research, namely for data science trainees to learn about “real-life” practical projects and…

We are delighted to announce that Paul McNicholas has been appointed director for a 5-year term beginning July 1, 2017. Dr. McNicholas is the Canada Research Chair in Computational Statistics. He is a Professor and University Scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, where he leads a large research group that focuses on classification, clustering, data science,…

Congratulations to our inaugural MacDATA fellows: Akram Alyass, Hilary Caldwell, and Kara Tsang. Further details are available here.