This page collects data science-related events at Illinois (and beyond) of interest to researchers, teaching faculty, students, and administrators. Unless otherwise noted, ODSR is not the host of these activities, so please reach out to the sponsoring organization with questions. Contact us with suggestions for Illinois data science events to post here.
Upcoming Campus Events
NCSA Colloquium Series: Kyle Cranmer, UW-Madison Data Science Institute
February 11, 2026 | 2:00 pm (hybrid)
Topic: Emerging Patterns in AI for Science
Host: NCSA / ODSR
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Getting Started on NCSA’s DeltaAI Supercomputer
February 17, 2026 | 1:00-3:00 pm (online)
Host: NCSA
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Workshop on Quantum Supercomputing with CUDA-Q
February 20, 2026 | 10:00-11:30 am (online)
Host: NCSA and NVIDIA
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NCSA Colloquium Series: Salman Habib, Argonne National Laboratory
February 27, 2026 | 3:00 pm (hybrid)
Topic: Supercomputing at the Crossroads
Host: NCSA
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Precision & Digital Agriculture Hackathon
March 6-8, 2026
Host: Center for Digital Agriculture
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Data Science Research Collaboration Community
March 26, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data transfer and use agreements and software licensing agreements
Host: ODSR
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Ongoing series
NIH Grant Writing Series
January-March 2026 | Thursdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm (online)
Host: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI)
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CIRSS Speaker Series: The AI Disruption
Wednesdays 9:00 – 10:00 am (online)
Host: iSchool / Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship
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Data Explorers webinar series
Host: Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS)
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Champaign-Urbana Data + AI User Group (monthly)
Host: EnterpriseWorks @ University of Illinois Research Park, Champaign, IL
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Responsible Conduct of Research speaker series
Host: Illinois Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (OVCRI)
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Prior Events
Data Science Research Collaboration Community
February 5, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data science and human health
Host: ODSR
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Research Opportunities for Data Science Education workshop
December 12, 2025 | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm | 104 Illini Union
Host: ODSR and the Data Science Education Council
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Data Science Research Collaboration Community
October 31, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data science for social sciences
Host: ODSR
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Fall Into AI series
Host: Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL)
Online/In-person
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“Summer of AI” series
Host: Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) and other campus partners
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“Generative AI and the Future of Research” speaker series
Host: Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) – iSchool
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Using AI/ML in Data Driven Research
June 4, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm (online)
Host: Midwest Carpentries Community
Guest: Chris Endemann, Data Science Facilitator at the UW-Madison Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
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Data Explorers webinar series: A Conversation about the Illinois Office of Data Science Research
April 29, 2025
Presenter: John MacMullen, Executive Director, Office of Data Science Research
Host: Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS)
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UIUC Mini Carpentries Workshop
April 25, 2025
Host: Elizabeth Wickes, iSchool
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Illinois Statistics Datathon
March 28, 2025
Host: Department of Statistics
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Love Data Week
February 10-14, 2025
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Campuswide AI for Basic Science initiative initial workshop
January 17, 2025 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hosts: IGB and Beckman Institute
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CSBS & NCSA Data Science Kickoff Event
April 5, 2024
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