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Science Understanding through Data Science (SUDS)

The first SUDS Conference will be hosted at the California Institute of Technology from August 21st - 23rd, 2024.

The SUDS Conference is designed to be an opportunity for students, practitioners, and program managers to share experiences and outcomes from successful collaborations between physical scientists and data scientists, to share best-practices on the development of SUDS programs, and to build a network across organizations for future endeavors.

Submit your Abstract to be considered for the SUDS Conference.

Diagram titled Bringing Together Six Communities, with labels: Physical Science at the center; Uncertainty Quantification, Machine Learning, and Model-Based Inference forming the vertices of a triangle; and zones Earth, Space, Planetary within triangle.

The SUDS Initiative at JPL seeks to increase the speed, depth, and rigor of scientific return by revealing new connections through data science. We define data science to include recent innovations in machine learning, model-based inference, uncertainty quantification, and the connections between these factors.

SUDS focuses on science-driven collaborations between scientists and data scientists to explore, discover, characterize, and draw insights from mission data that can significantly advance our understanding of the Earth, the solar system, and the universe.

As NASA’s Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), we are specifically looking at infusing data science into the activities related to using space-based observations to understand physical processes. This infusion effort applies to a wide and diverse range of scientific questions, spanning from cosmology to planetary science and solid Earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences. The techniques and approaches involved are often cross-cutting, facilitating skill transfer between science domains. Those methods of greatest impact, as well as recognized areas of strongest need, may then inform strategic research investments both within JPL and jointly with our partners in other NASA centers, academia, and industry. SUDS centers on the creation of a thriving community of practice, both within JPL and hand-in-hand with our external partners. If you would like to be part of this community, please check out our Partners page and let us know your interest. We’re eager to meet you.

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