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Special Programs

The primary activities of the institute are thematically focused programs that coordinate graduate course work, visiting predoctoral fellows, workshops, and external visitors.

current special programs

past special programs

Winter/Spring Special Program on Networks and Inference

Winter/Spring Special Program on Networks and Inference

2024 Winter/SpringWinter/Spring Special Program on Networks and InferenceReal-world data, from social networks to protein-protein interactions to technological networks, often exhibit complex dependencies that can be modeled and represented through networks....

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Spring 2023 Special Program on Machine Learning and Logic

Spring 2023 Special Program on Machine Learning and Logic

Spring 2023IDEAL Special Program on Machine Learning and LogicMachine learning and mathematical logic have a rich and durable history, beginning with the early days of artificial intelligence. The intersection of these fields has seen a revitalization, with recent...

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Fall 2022 Special Program on Data Economics

Fall 2022 Special Program on Data Economics

Fall 2022 IDEAL Special Program on Data EconomicsAs data science transforms science and society, it is important to develop the economics of data. Collecting data is costly, possessing data gives market power, sharing data has risks and benefits, conclusions from data...

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Spring 2021 Special Program on Data Science and Law

Spring 2021 Special Program on Data Science and Law

Spring 2021Data Science and Law March 30 – June 6, 2021Synopsis Law, like many disciplines, finds itself grappling with the theoretical foundations of computation and data science. Algorithms, data analytics, and artificial intelligence are being used in...

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Fall 2020 Special Program on Theory of Deep Learning

Fall 2020 Special Program on Theory of Deep Learning

Fall 2020Theory of Deep Learning September 15 – December 12, 2020Synopsis Deep learning plays a central role in the recent revolution of artificial intelligence and data science. In a wide range of applications, such as computer vision, natural language processing,...

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The Phase II operations of the IDEAL is supported by the National Science Foundation through the TRIPODS HDR program (under the awards EECS 2216970, 2217023, 2216926, 2216912, 2216899). The IDEAL Phase II institute builds on the activities of two NSF TRIPODS Phase 1 institutes: IDEAL Phase 1 (supported by the NSF award CCF 1934931) and UIC TRIPODS Institute (supported by the NSF award CCF 1934915).