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October 2020
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From SIAM HQ
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SIAM Council Approves New Activity Group on Data Science (SIAG/DATA)
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SIAM Task Force Issues Report on Future Research Directions for NSF in the Era of COVID-19
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The new SIAM Activity Group is a broader rescope of SIAG/DMA; it will advance the mathematics of data science and expand SIAG/DMA's focus. Read the full announcement.
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Organized into four categories, the report presents the recommendations of a newly-formed task force created under the SIAM Committee on Science Policy. Read more and download the full report.
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Industry Panel Discussion Will Feature Applied Mathematician Entrepreneurs
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Remember to Renew Your SIAM Membership
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SIAM will host a discussion on October 20 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm (ET) that will feature five panelists followed by a break-out room mixer with the speakers and other industry VIPs. Learn more and register.
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Members, including free student members, must renew their SIAM membership for 2021 to continue their benefits. Renewing is easy: just go to my.siam.org.
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Publishing News & Notes
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Mining Imperfect Data: With Examples
in R and Python by Ronald K. Pearson
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New Book: Location Estimation from the Ground Up by Sivan Toledo
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This new book from SIAM focuses on the identification and treatment of data anomalies and emphasizes the range of open-source tools available for identifying and treating them. Read more.
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Now available from SIAM, this book explains the mathematical formulation of location-estimation problems and the statistical properties of these mathematical models. Read more.
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Math in the News
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Conference Updates
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SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering Moves to 100% Virtual
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Northern States Section and Texas-Louisiana Section to Hold Virtual Meetings This Month
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All features, including sessions, panels, and career fair, will take place in an interactive and engaging online platform. Poster submissions are welcome through October 29. Dates remain March 1–5, 2021. Learn more.
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Upcoming Conferences & Deadlines |
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Featured SIAM Video
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What is Artificial Intelligence and How Are We Using It?
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Deep learning is driving the explosion of artificial intelligence. Watch this short video in which Yann LeCun of New York University and Facebook talks about deep learning’s impact on various disciplines ranging from artificial intelligence and imaging to biomedicine, drug discovery, and genomics. LeCun also speaks about Facebook’s projects that include deep learning and AI.
To see more of our content more easily, subscribe to SIAM's YouTube channel.
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Prizes & Awards
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Final Call: October 15 is Deadline to Nominate Colleagues for 2021 SIAM Prizes
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Two SIAM Paper Prizes Are Accepting Nominations Through February 15
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The 2021 SIAM Student Paper Prize and SIAG/FME Conference Paper Prize are for students and postdocs. Nominations are open until February 15, 2021. Learn more and make your nomination.
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