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
2:00 pm–2:05 pm
Introductory Remarks
Ka Yee Lee, Provost & David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
2:05 pm–2:15 pm
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; Professor of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine and the College
2:15 pm–2:20 pm
Execution of the UChicago Data Science Mission
David Uminsky, Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer Science
2:20 pm–2:30 pm
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 pm–2:40 pm
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; Professor of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine and the College
2:40 pm–2:55 pm
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 pm–3:10 pm
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 pm–3:15 pm
Advancing the Sociome for Social & Health Equity
Samuel L. Volchenboum, Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer, UChicago Medicine
3:15 pm–3:30 pm
The Data Science Education Network
Danil Mikhailov, Executive Director, data.org
David Uminsky, 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
3:30 pm–3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm–4:00 pm
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
Rebecca Willett, Faculty Director of AI, Data Science Institute; Professor, Statistics, Computer Science, and the College
4:00 pm–4:15 pm
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 pm–4:25 pm
The DSI Data Science Clinic & the DEBIT Project
Launa Greer, 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
4:25 pm–4:40 pm
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 at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Professor in the Department of Political Science and the College, and Director of the Center for Effective Government
4:40 pm–4:45 pm
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 pm–5:05 pm
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 pm–5:10 pm
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; Professor of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine and the College
5:15 pm–6:30 pm
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
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; Professor of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine and the College

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

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

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

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
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer, UChicago Medicine

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

Ethan Croitoru
Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago

Alex Hayward
Undergraduate Student, University of Chicago

Kjersten Moody
Chief Data Officer, Prudential Financial

Launa Greer
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

William Howell
Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Professor in the Department of Political Science and the College, and Director of the Center for Effective Government
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