2022 DataSAI for Neuroscience Summer School
The inaugural Chen Institute Data Science and AI (DataSAI) for Neuroscience Summer School took place July 5 - 15, 2022 at the historic Seeley Mudd estate in San Marino. Over the nine days, Caltech neuroscience graduate students and postdocs learned cutting-edge computational methods in data science and machine learning. Links to lecture recordings and course materials are available for each day.
Day 1, Tuesday, July 5, 2022: Computational basics, including dimensionality reduction, overfitting, regularization and dataset engineering
Adi Nair and Sabera Talukder
Day 2, Wednesday, July 6, 2022: Dynamical time series analysis
Dr. Ann Kennedy and Dr. Xuan Ma
Day 3, Thursday, July 7, 2022: High dimensional data analysis
Dr. Ann Kennedy and Dr. Xuan Ma
Day 4, Friday, July 8, 2022: Autoencoders and machine learning introduction
Sabera Talukder
Day 5, Monday, July 11, 2022: Single-cell RNASeq, linear regression and hypothesis testing
Dr. Lior Pachter and Tara Chari
Day 6, Tuesday, July 12, 2022: Bring Your Own Data Day - data preprocessing and model engineering
Sabera Talukder, Sina Booeshaghi, Kristjan Eldjarn, Matthew Levine and Delany Sullivan
Day 7, Wednesday, July 13, 2022: Introduction to deep learning and LFADS
Dr. Chethan Pandarinath and Dr. Chris Versteeg
Day 8, Thursday, July 14, 2022: Generative modeling and MYOW
Dr. Eva Dyer and Dr. Mehdi Azabou
Day 9, Friday, July 15, 2022: RNNs and dynamical systems
Dr. Jonathan Kao and Brandon McMahan
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![DataSAI Summer School students working in a wood paneled classroom](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/DSC_9.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
![DataSAI Summer School Students sitting at a table next to a pool](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/Pool_party.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
![Davide Anderson (left), Adi Nair (center) and Ann Kennedy (right) sitting on a shaded patio](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/DSC_3.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
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![Thomas Henning (left) and Sabera Talukder (right) looking at a computer inside a classroom](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/DSC_5.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
![DataSAI Summer school students sitting at round tables in a garden next to a pool](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/Last_day_Party.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
![DataSAI Summer School Students sitting at desks working on laptops inside a classroom](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/DSC_4.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)
![DataSAI Summer School Students sitting on wicker furniture on a garden patio](https://caltechsites-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/neuroscience70/images/DSC_6.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.jpg)