[Colloquium] 5/9: Data Science Institute Summit (@ Rubenstein Forum)

Rob Mitchum rmitchum at uchicago.edu
Fri Apr 29 11:24:19 CDT 2022


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Announcing the Agenda for the Inaugural Data Science Institute Summit!
On May 9th, the inaugural Data Science Institute Summit
<https://datascience.uchicago.edu/events/data-science-institute-summit/> will
feature the UChicago vision for data science, sessions on DSI research
programs AI + Science
<https://datascience.uchicago.edu/research/ai-science/>, Internet Access
and Equity
<https://datascience.uchicago.edu/research/internet-access-equity-initiative/>,
and Data and Democracy
<https://datascience.uchicago.edu/research/data-democracy-initiative/>, and
conversations about education and outreach partnerships with the City
Colleges of Chicago, minority-serving institutions, data.org, and the 11th
Hour Project.

The event will take place from 2:00 - 5:30 PM in Friedman Hall at the new David
Rubenstein Forum <https://davidrubensteinforum.uchicago.edu/>, 1201 E. 60th
Street, Chicago, IL 60637. A reception will follow the program from 5:30 to
6:30. The full agenda is listed below and on our event page
<https://datascience.uchicago.edu/events/data-science-institute-summit/>.

Register
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inaugural-data-science-institute-summit-tickets-314944727157>
Featured speakers include:

   - Paul Alivisatos <https://president.uchicago.edu/>, President of the
   University of Chicago
   - Ka Yee Lee <https://provost.uchicago.edu/directory/ka-yee-c-lee>,
   Provost, University of Chicago
   - Juan de Pablo
   <https://president.uchicago.edu/leadership/officers/juan-de-pablo>,
   Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories,
   and Global Initiatives, University of Chicago
   - Katherine Baicker
   <https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/katherine-baicker>, Dean, Harris
   School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
   - Angela Olinto
   <https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/people/profile/dean-of-the-physical-sciences-division/>,
   Dean, Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
   - Michael Franklin <https://cs.uchicago.edu/people/michael-franklin/>,
   DSI Faculty Co-Director, Liew Family Chair of Computer Science
   - Dan Nicolae <https://stat.uchicago.edu/people/profile/dan-nicolae/>,
   DSI Faculty Co-Director, Professor and Chair of Statistics
   - David Uminsky <https://cs.uchicago.edu/people/david-uminsky/>, DSI
   Executive Director
   - Nick Feamster <https://cs.uchicago.edu/people/nick-feamster/>, DSI
   Faculty Director of Research, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science
   - Rebecca Willett <https://cs.uchicago.edu/people/rebecca-willett/>, DSI
   Faculty Director of AI, Professor of Statistics and Computer Science
   - Speakers from UChicago and DSI industry, community, and academic
   partners. A full agenda will be posted soon.

For questions, please contact data-science at uchicago.edu.
Data Science Institute Summit AgendaMay 9th, 2022
*2:00-2:05* *Introductory Remarks*

*Ka Yee Lee, Provost & David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service
Professor, University of Chicago*

*2:05-2:15* *The UChicago Vision for Data Science *

   - *Michael J. Franklin, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute;
   Liew Family Chair of Computer Science; Senior Advisor to the Provost for
   Computation and Data Science*
   - *Dan Nicolae, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute; Chair and
   Professor, Statistics; Professor, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of
   Genetic Medicine and the College*

*2:15-2:20* *Execution of the UChicago Data Science Mission*

*David Uminsky, Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research
Associate, Department of Computer Science*

*2:20-2:30* *The DSI Approach to Research*

   - *Angela V. Olinto, Dean, Physical Sciences Division; Albert A.
   Michelson Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy and
   Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College*
   - *Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Research, Data Science Institute;
   Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and The College*
   - *Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute;
   Professor, Statistics, Computer Science, and the College*

*2:30-2:40* *The Future of Data Science Education*

   - *Michael J. Franklin, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute;
   Liew Family Chair of Computer Science; Senior Advisor to the Provost for
   Computation and Data Science*
   - *Steve Levitt, William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in
   Economics and the College, University of Chicago*
   - *Dan Nicolae, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute; Chair and
   Professor, Statistics; Professor, Human Genetics, Medicin*e, Section of
   Genetic Medicine and the College

*2:40-2:55* *The Internet Equity Research Initiative*

   - *Dwayne Douglas, Chicago Area Broadband Initiative*
   - *Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Research, Data Science Institute;
   Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and The College*
   - *Julia Lane, Assistant Vice President for Science, University of
   Chicago*
   - *Nicole Marwell, Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social
   Work, Policy, and Practice*

*2:55-3:10* *The DSI-City Colleges of Chicago Partnership*

   - *Walter Massey, President Emeritus, School of the Art Institute of
   Chicago (SAIC) and Morehouse College; Trustee Chair, City Colleges of
   Chicago*
   - *Mark Potter, Provost and the Chief Academic Officer, City Colleges of
   Chicago*
   - *David Uminsky, Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior
   Research Associate, Department of Computer Science*

*3:10-3:15* *Advancing the Sociome for Social & Health Equity*

*Samuel L. Volchenboum, Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Associate Chief
Research Informatics Officer, UChicago Medicine*

*3:15-3:30* *The Data Science Education Network*

   - *Danil Mikhailov, Executive Director, data.org <http://data.org/>*
   - *David Uminsky, Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior
   Research Associate, Department of Computer Science*
   - *Panelists TBA*

*3:30-3:45* *Break*

*3:45-4:00* *The AI + Science Research Initiative*

   - *Juan de Pablo, Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation,
   National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives & Liew Family Professor of
   Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago*
   - *Aaron Dinner, Professor of Chemistry & Deputy Dean of the Physical
   Sciences Division, University of Chicago*
   - *David Miller, Associate Professor, Physics*
   - *Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute;
   Professor, Statistics, Computer Science, and the College*

*4:00-4:15* *DSI Industry Engagement*

   - *Michael J. Franklin, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute;
   Liew Family Chair of Computer Science; Senior Advisor to the Provost for
   Computation and Data Science*
   - *Ethan Croitoru, Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago*
   - *Alex Hayward, Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago*
   - *Kjersten Moody, Chief Data Officer, Prudential Financial*
   - *David Uminsky, Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior
   Research Associate, Department of Computer Science*

*4:15-4:25* *The DSI Data Science Clinic & DEBIT Project*

   - *Launa Greer, Software Engineer, Data Science Institute*
   - *Daniel Grzenda, Staff Data Scientist, Data Science Institute*
   - *Mindi Mysliwiec, Director of Operations & Outreach, Data Science
   Institute*
   - *Dustin Roasa, Research Director, Inclusive Development International.*

*4:25-4:40* *The Data & Democracy Research Initiative*

   - *Katherine Baicker, Dean and the Emmett Dedmon Professor, Harris
   School of Public Policy*
   - *Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Research, Data Science Institute;
   Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and The College*
   - *William Howell, Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics*

*4:40-4:45* *Introduction of President Paul Alivisatos*

*Angela V. Olinto, Dean, Physical Sciences Division; Albert A. Michelson
Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics;
Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College*

*4:45-5:05* *Presidential Remarks*

*Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago; John D. MacArthur
Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry, the
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and the College, University of
Chicago*

*5:05-5:10* *Concluding Remarks*

   - *Michael J. Franklin, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute;
   Liew Family Chair of Computer Science; Senior Advisor to the Provost for
   Computation and Data Science*
   - *Dan Nicolae, Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute; Chair and
   Professor, Statistics; Professor, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of
   Genetic Medicine and the College*

*5:15-6:30* *Reception*

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-- 
*Rob Mitchum*

*Associate Director of Communications for Data Science and Computing*
*University of Chicago*
*rmitchum at uchicago.edu <rmitchum at ci.uchicago.edu>*
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