Overview
Though its Data Science Trainee Program, TAMIDS helps faculty and researchers develop Data Science projects, match interested students to work on them, and provide technical guidance and mentorship during the project.
With the rapid development of information technologies, the applications of data science has dramatically changed various aspects of our society and economy. In responding to this emerging trend, the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) was established to pursue new approaches to data science research, education, operations and partnership at Texas A&M University.
Among all the objectives of TAMIDS, the education of the new generation of researchers that combine their disciplinary competences with data science expertise is of paramount importance. Through collaboration with A&M colleges, research agencies, and industrial partners, the TAMIDS Data Science Trainee Program breaks college boundaries to bring together the expertise and skills from science, engineering, operations, business, health, education, etc. to solve challenging problems while preparing our students for their future career success.
Roles and Registration
We identify three roles – Project Leader, Trainee, and Consultant – in which people can be involved in the program with TAMIDS.
Project Leaders:
- Propose Data Science projects by submission here; the proposals are posted online
- Select and supervise one or more interested trainees to participate in the project
- Help trainee to acquire domain knowledge needed to conduct the project
- TAMU Role for Project Leaders: faculty, research staff, post-doc or operations staff
Trainees:
- Register to participate in the program here and indicate their interest in specific project proposals
- Participate in proposed project(s)
- Attend TAMIDS and HPRC training events on Data Science and computing if needed
- Learn background domain knowledge needed to conduct their project(s)
- TAMU Role for Trainees: undergraduate or graduate students
Consultants:
- Assist Project Leaders with development of project proposals and trainee selection if requested
- Provide trainee mentorship, project consultancy, and helps with evaluation
- Consultants can register here
- TAMU Role for Consultants: faculty, research staff, post-doc, operations staff or graduate students
TAMIDS will support and sustain the Data Science Traineeship Program by (1) managing the program organization; (2) assisting in matching leaders, projects and trainees; (3) organizing Data Science workshops and training programs; (4) helping with project computing and storage resources, and (5) helping develop Data Science courses and curriculum with domain emphases.
We invite A&M faculty, researchers, staff, and students to join this program to promote research, education, service, operations, and outreach in Data Science across Texas A&M. With your involvement and contribution, we will build a vibrant research and education environment for data science at Texas A&M.
Contact Information
For questions about the TAMIDS Data Science Traineeship Program, please contact Dr. Jian Tao, jtao@tamu.edu
Dr. Tao and his collaborator Dr. Fang Huang from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China contributed a chapter on Large-Scale Remote Sensing Image Processing in the Encyclopedia of Image Processing published by the CRC Press in Nov 2018.