Challenge Thrust RFP Townhall – Data Science for Transportation

This is the second townhall meeting on the Data Science for Transportation Challenge Thrust. This MIDAS Challenge Thrust solicitation will fund up to two projects in Data Science for Learning Analytics and two projects in Data Science for Transportation at a level of approximately $1.25 million per project. More details are at http://midas.umich.edu/rfp/. Please consider attending this event if you have questions or want to connect with with potential partners to respond to this solicitation. A Google Group accessible at http://myumi.ch/aMneW has been established as a virtual teaming resource where you can find potential collaborators, pose questions or make comments regarding the MIDAS Challenge Thrust RFPs. Important Reminder: Whitepapers are due November 30, 2015 and must be submitted at http://myumi.ch/JdQpX. Questions regarding the Challenge Thrust Program may be sent to midas-rfp@umich.edu. Your participation will help frame projects that are responsive to this funding opportunity and research in data science that is a fundamental goal for MIDAS.