Workshop, lightning talks and virtual research speed dating
Machine Learning Workshop
How Machine Learning can be used to solve plant biology problems
Presenter: Dr. Shin-Han Shiu
More and more data are available in plant science that have fueled groundbreaking
discoveries. Beyond the original intents of the experiments, these data can be used
to discover even more. This is where machine learning comes in – using computers
to learn from data and generate models that can predict a biological phenomenon of
interest. Specifically, we will discuss the following in the workshop: What is machine
learning? How does machine learning work? How can we feed data into machine learning
tools to make discoveries? What are the best practices when doing machine learning?
Where to go to learn more? Following discussion, there will be a hand-on session where
you will form teams to run a machine learning workflow, make predictions, and interpret
the model.
If you'd like to get an idea of the kinds of things that we'll be covering in this
workshop, take a look at our GitHub page! Note that this is not the exact workshop
we'll be presenting.
Link to workshop repository: https://github.com/ShiuLab/ML_workshop
Lightning Talks
MSU graduate students will present their research in 3-minute lightning talks. Join
us on Tuesday, April 12th at 11:15 AM to hear about cutting-edge plant science work, or present your own! All talks will
be judged, and prizes will be awarded to the top presenters.
Research Speed Dating
Want to network with your fellow plant science graduate students, or just make some
new friends? Research Speed Dating will be happening virtually on Tuesday, April 12th at 5:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to share your work with other scientists in an informal
setting and build connections within the MSU plant science community. Hope to see
you there!