May
9
2022
Past EventMay 09, 2022
Data Science Institute Summit
May 9, 2022 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Friedman Hall, David Rubenstein Forum
Read about the inaugural Data Science Institute Summit, held in May 2022, or watch one of the videos below:
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Our inaugural Data Science Institute Summit featured the UChicago vision for data science and sessions on DSI research programs, such as AI + Science, Internet Access and Equity, and Data and Democracy, as well as education and outreach partnerships with the City Colleges of Chicago, minority-serving institutions, data.org, and the 11th Hour Project.
Featured speakers included:
- Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago
- Ka Yee Lee, Provost, University of Chicago
- Juan de Pablo, Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives, University of Chicago
- Katherine Baicker, Dean, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Angela Olinto, Dean, Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
- Michael Franklin, DSI Faculty Co-Director, Liew Family Chair of Computer Science
- Dan Nicolae, DSI Faculty Co-Director, Professor and Chair of Statistics
- David Uminsky, DSI Executive Director
- Nick Feamster, DSI Faculty Director of Research, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science
- Rebecca Willett, DSI Faculty Director of AI, Professor of Statistics and Computer Science
- Additional speakers from UChicago and DSI industry, community, and academic partners.
Agenda
Monday, May 9, 2022
2:00pm–2:05pm
Introductory Remarks
Ka Yee Lee, Provost & David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
2:05pm–2:15pm
The UChicago Vision for Data Science
Michael J. Franklin, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
Dan Nicolae, Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College Section of Genetic Medicine; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
2:15pm–2:20pm
Execution of the UChicago Data Science Mission
David Uminsky (he/him), Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
2:20pm–2:30pm
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 Tech Policy, Data Science Institute; Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and the College; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute; Worah Family Professor in the Wallman Society of Fellows, Department of Statistics, Computer Science, and the College
2:30pm–2:40pm
The Future of Data Science Education
Michael J. Franklin, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
Steve Levitt, William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, University of Chicago
Dan Nicolae, Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College Section of Genetic Medicine; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
2:40pm–2:55pm
The Internet Equity Research Initiative
Dwayne Douglas, Chicago Area Broadband Initiative
Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Tech Policy, Data Science Institute; Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and the College; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
Julia Lane, Assistant Vice President for Science, University of Chicago
Nicole Marwell, Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
2:55pm–3:10pm
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 (he/him), Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
3:10pm–3:15pm
Advancing the Sociome for Social & Health Equity
Samuel L. Volchenboum, Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Master's Education
3:15pm–3:30pm
The Data Science Education Network
Danil Mikhailov, Executive Director, data.org
David Uminsky (he/him), Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
Nathan Alexander, Assistant Professor of Data Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, Morehouse College
Mario Bañuelos, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Mathematics, California State University, Fresno
Amy Yeboah Quarkume, Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Department of Afro-American Studies, Howard University
3:30pm–3:45pm
Break
3:45pm–4:00pm
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, Dept. of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College; Faculty Co-Director, AI + Science
Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute; Worah Family Professor in the Wallman Society of Fellows, Department of Statistics, Computer Science, and the College
4:00pm–4:15pm
DSI Industry Engagement
Michael J. Franklin, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
Ethan Croitoru, Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
Alex Hayward, Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
Kjersten Moody, Chief Data Officer, Prudential Financial
David Uminsky (he/him), Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
4:15pm–4:25pm
The DSI Data Science Clinic & the DEBIT Project
Launa Greer (she/her), Software Engineer II, Data Science Institute
Daniel Grzenda, Staff Data Scientist, Data Science Institute
Mindi Mysliwiec (she/her), Senior Director of Outreach & Chief of Staff, Data Science Institute
4:25pm–4:40pm
The Data & Democracy Research Initiative
Katherine Baicker, Dean and the Emmett Dedmon Professor, Harris School of Public Policy
Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Tech Policy, Data Science Institute; Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and the College; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
Nick Feamster, Faculty Director of Tech Policy, Data Science Institute; Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and the College; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
4:40pm–4:45pm
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
4:45pm–5:05pm
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
5:05pm–5:10pm
Concluding Remarks
Michael J. Franklin, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
Dan Nicolae, Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College Section of Genetic Medicine; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
5:15pm–6:30pm
Reception
Speakers
Paul Alivisatos
President of the University of Chicago
Ka Yee Lee
Provost & David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
Juan de Pablo
Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives & Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Katherine Baicker
Dean and the Emmett Dedmon Professor, Harris School of Public Policy
Angela V. Olinto
Dean, Physical Sciences Division; Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College
Michael J. Franklin
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor; Senior Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
Dan Nicolae
Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College Section of Genetic Medicine; Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
David Uminsky (he/him)
Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
Nick Feamster
Faculty Director of Tech Policy, Data Science Institute; Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and the College; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
Rebecca Willett
Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute; Worah Family Professor in the Wallman Society of Fellows, Department of Statistics, Computer Science, and the College
Steven Levitt
William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, University of Chicago
Dwayne Douglas
Executive Officer, Quilt Corporation, Chicago Area Broadband Initiative
Julia Lane
Assistant Vice President for Science, University of Chicago
Nicole Marwell
Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; Faculty Co-Director, Internet Equity
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
Samuel L. Volchenboum
Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Master's Education
Danil Mikhailov
Executive Director, data.org
Nathan Alexander
Assistant Professor of Data Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, Morehouse College
Mario Bañuelos
Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Mathematics, California State University, Fresno
Amy Yeboah Quarkume
Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Department of Afro-American Studies, Howard University
Aaron Dinner
Professor of Chemistry & Deputy Dean of the Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
David Miller
Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College; Faculty Co-Director, AI + Science
Ethan Croitoru
Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
Alex Hayward
Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago
Kjersten Moody
Chief Data Officer, Prudential Financial
Launa Greer (she/her)
Software Engineer II, Data Science Institute
Daniel Grzenda
Staff Data Scientist, Data Science Institute
Mindi Mysliwiec (she/her)
Senior Director of Outreach & Chief of Staff, Data Science Institute
Mindi Mysliwiec (she/her)
Senior Director of Outreach & Chief of Staff, Data Science Institute
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