2024 Spring/Summer/Fall
Spring Schedule
| Date of Lab Meeting | Activity | Main Presentors | Title of Presentation/Topic of Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/2024 | Introduction to the Lab | Hector Garcia/Dr. Roman-Palacios | Welcome to the Data Diversity Lab |
| 01/30/2024 | Research Talk | Danielle Van Boxel | BARNstorm & Transform: Modeling with bayesian additive regression methods |
| 02/06/2024 | Research Talk | Evan McGinnis | Weed and crop discrimination in row crops |
| 02/13/2024 | Research Talk | Tanisha Lohchab | Species Distribution Models vs Resurvey |
| 02/20/2024 | Research Talk | Zeinab Alizadeh | Stochastic Quasi Variational Inequality and Nash Games |
| 02/27/2024 | Talk | Dr. Roman-Palacios | Lab grants and updates |
| 03/12/2024 | Research Talk | Tom Olla | Mobility, Census tracks, Air quality |
| 03/26/2024 | Research Talk | Ani Chitransh | Bayesian Regressions |
| 04/02/2024 | Research Talk | Jiayue He | Enhanced PPE |
| 04/09/2024 | Interest Presentation | Danielle Van Boxel | Queer Mathematicians in History |
| 04/16/2024 | Research Talk | HM Abdul | City 3D shapes |
| 04/23/2024 | Collaboration | Hector Garcia | iShowcase preparation |
| 04/29/2024 | Research Talk | Shih-Hsuan | RCNN Facades |
Summer Schedule
| Date of Lab Meeting | Activity | Title of Presentation/Topic of Discussion |
|---|---|---|
| 06/13/2024 | Paper Discussion | Detecting Hidden Diversification Shifts in Models of Trait-Dependent Speciation and Extinction |
| 07/03/2024 | Paper Discussion | Diatoms diversify and turn over faster in freshwater than marine environments |
| 07/24/2024 | Paper Discussion | Community through Culture: From Insects to Whales |
| 08/13/2024 | Lab member presentation | Michael led research tutorial |
| 08/13/2024 | Journal Club | A flexible method for estimating tip diversification rates across a range of speciation and extinction scenarios |
Fall Schedule
| Date of Lab Meeting | Activity | Led by | Header |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27th, 2024 | Introduction to the Lab | Dr. Roman-Palacios/Hector Garcia | Welcome to the Data Diversity Lab |
| September 3rd, 2024 | Lab meeting | Michael | BUSCO |
| September 5th, 2024 | Journal Club | Everyone | A flexible method for estimating tip diversification rates across a range of speciation and extinction scenarios |
| September 10th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | MSc Student/Lab member | General updates and meeting schedule |
| September 17th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Michael Nafis | Linear Mixed Models + GWAS |
| September 19, 2024 | Journal Club | Kristen Martinet | Hidden state models improve state-dependent diversification approaches, including biogeographical models |
| September 24th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Kristen Martinet | Summer project -Shep.Herd |
| October 1st, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Yichao Zeng | ABC + co-phylogenetics |
| October 8th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Paige Cherry | Relational databases |
| October 10th, 2024 | Journal Club | Kiran Basava | Pulotu: Database of Austronesian Supernatural Beliefs and Practice + D-PLACE: A Global Database of Cultural, Linguistic and Environmental Diversity |
| October 15th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Ian Estacio | Local Climate Zones for modeling air temperatures in cities: A worldwide parametrization and assessment |
| October 17th, 2024 | Journal Club | Kiran Basava | A biologist's guide to model selection and causal inference |
| October 22nd, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Kiran Basava | Austronesian headhunting |
| October 29th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Kristen Martinet | Kristen (prfb discussion or mystery activity) |
| October 31st, 2024 | Journal Club | Cristian Roman | Detecting the Dependence of Diversification on Multiple Traits from Phylogenetic Trees and Trait Data |
| November 5th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Paige Cherry | Testudines/databases |
| November 12th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Yichao Zeng | Results from ABC analyses |
| November 18th, 2024 | Lab Meeting | Cristian Roman | Recent proposals + tree thinking |