Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop – Autumn 2023
The Rising Stars in Data Science workshop, hosted at the University of Chicago in collaboration with the University of California San Diego, focuses on celebrating and fast tracking the careers of exceptional data scientists at a critical inflection point in their career: the transition to postdoctoral scholar, research scientist, industry research position, or tenure track position. The Autumn 2023 workshop will showcase the exciting, innovative data science initiatives at UChicago and UC San Diego as well as the research work of exceptional PhD students and postdocs. Please note that this is a private workshop.
Agenda
Monday, November 13, 2023
Breakfast and Check-in
JCL 390
Opening Remarks & Overview of DSI, HDSI, and EnCORE
Learn about UChicago’s Data Science Institute, UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, and the EnCORE Institute.
JCL 390
Panel: The Data Science Job Search - Advice From New Faculty
JCL 390
Keynote Address
JCL 390
Lunch
Break/Mentor meetings
Lightning Talks: Natural Language Processing
JCL 180
Lightning Talks: Data-Driven Decision-Making
JCL 390
Lightning Talks: Fairness and Interpretability
JCL 180
Lightning Talks: Health and Medicine
JCL 390
Happy Hour and Poster Session
JCL third floor
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Breakfast
JCL 390
Panel: Inside the Search Committee
JCL 390
Panel: How to Make the Most of Your First Year
JCL 390
Panel: Rising Stars Alumni Panel
JCL 390
Lunch
JCL 390
Keynote Address
JCL 390
Lightning Talks: Data and Society
JCL 390
Lightning Talks: AI in Science and Technology
JCL 298
Lightning Talks: Machine Learning
JCL 390
Lightning Talks: Optimization
JCL 298
Happy Hour & Networking @ The Pub
The Pub is in Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St)