Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop
The Rising Stars in Data Science workshop at the University of Chicago 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 2021 workshop will showcase the exciting, innovative data science initiatives at UChicago as well as the research work of exceptional PhD students and postdocs from over 15 institutions nationwide and globally.
View the profiles of the Autumn 2021 cohort here, and read more about the program here.
Please note that this is a private workshop. If you are a current UChicago PhD student or postdoc who would like to virtually attend the two panels on November 11th, please register here.
Agenda
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Welcome Breakfast
The events on Thursday November 11th will take place in the David Rubenstein Forum building (1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637). Directions to the building and for transportation/parking nearby can be found here.
Upon arrival, please check in at the front desk and take the elevator to the 6th floor. Our team will have name tags and event agendas available.
Breakfast will be served in the Kapani Family Lounge.
Opening Remarks
Rubenstein Forum, Room 601
Panel: The Academic Job Search – Perspectives from Recent Hires
Rubenstein Forum, Room 601
Break
Rubenstein Forum, Kapani Family Lounge
Opportunities at the Data Science Institute
Rubenstein Forum, Room 601
Lunch
Rubenstein Forum, Dining Room
Break
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Sessions 1 & 2 (Concurrent)
Session 1: Machine Learning I –Rubenstein Forum, Room 601 | Chair: Lorenzo Orecchia
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Lingjiao Chen (PhD Candidate, Stanford University)
- Mengdi Huai (PhD Candidate, University of Virginia)
- Konstantin Mishchenko (PhD Candidate, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST))
- Wei Tang (PhD Candidate, Washington University in St. Louis)
Session 2: Natural Language Processing – Rubenstein Forum, Room 701 | Chair: Chenhao Tan
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Xiaoan Ding (PhD Candidate, The University of Chicago)
- Anjalie Field (PhD Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University)
- Shi Feng (Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Data and Computing)
- Abhilasha Ravichander (PhD Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University)
Break
Rubenstein Forum, Kapani Family Lounge
Panel: Faculty 101 – How to Make the Most of Your First Year
Rubenstein Forum, Room 601
Happy Hour & Poster Session
The happy hour and accompanying poster session will take place in the John Crerar Library, in room JCL 390.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Breakfast
The events on Friday November 12th will take place in the John Crerar Library. Directions to the building and for transportation/parking nearby can be found here.
Upon arrival, please take the stairs or elevator up to the third floor. Go through the third floor doors, make a left, and room 390 is on your right beyond the yellow doors.
Breakfast will be served in the John Crerar Library, outside of room 390.
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Sessions 3 & 4 (Concurrent)
Session 3: Privacy – John Crerar Library Room 390 | Chair: Heather Zheng
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Amrita Roy Chowdhury (PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin)
- Arjun Nitin Bhagoji (Postdoctoral Scholar, The University of Chicago)
- Haojian Jin (PhD Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University)
- Sainyam Galhotra (Computing Innovation Postdoc Fellow, The University of Chicago)
Session 4: Statistical Foundations of Data Science – John Crerar Library Room 298
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Rishabh Dudeja (Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University)
- Lihua Lei (Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University)
- Jeffrey Negrea (PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
- Tal Wagner (Postdoctoral Researcher, Microsoft Research Redmond)
Break
Overview of the Data Science Institute
John Crerar Library, Room 390
Keynote: Internet Equity & Access Research Initiative
John Crerar Library, Room 390
Break
John Crerar Library, Room 390
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Sessions 5 & 6 (Concurrent)
Session 5: AI for Society – John Crerar Library, Room 390 | Chair: David Uminsky
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Amanda Kube (PhD Candidate, Washington University in St. Louis)
- Faidra Monachou (PhD Candidate, Stanford University)
- Alexander Rodriguez (PhD Candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology
Session 6: AI & Science – John Crerar Library, Room 298 | Chair: David Miller
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Aditi Krishnapriyan (UC Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
- Liyue Shen (PhD Candidate, Stanford University)
- Tyler Skluzacek (PhD Candidate, The University of Chicago)
- Jennifer Sun (PhD Candidate, Caltech)
Lunch & Tour of the John Crerar Library
Meet outside John Crerar Library Room 390.
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Sessions 7 & 8 (Concurrent)
Session 7: Computational Social Science – John Crerar Library, Room 390
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Maria Antoniak (Cornell University)
- Neil Gaikwad (PhD Candidate, MIT)
- Martin Saveski (Postdoc, Stanford University)
Session 8: Machine Learning II – John Crerar Library, Room 298 | Chair: Yuehaw Khoo
Rising Stars Speakers:
- Julian Katz-Samuels (Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Wisconsin)
- Omar Montasser (Toyota Technological Institute of Chicago)
- Guanya Shi (PhD Candidate, Caltech)
Break
John Crerar Library, Room 390
Panel: Inside the Search Committee
John Crerar Library, Room 390
Closing Comments
John Crerar Library, Room 390
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Raul Castro Fernandez
Marshini Chetty
Ravi Chugh
Nick Feamster
Michael J. Franklin
Rana Hanocka
Julia Lane
Ningzi Li
Cong Ma
Nicole Marwell
Dan Nicolae
Samantha Riesenfeld
Jamie Saxon
Audrey Sedal
Chenhao Tan
David Uminsky (he/him)
Victor Veitch
Rebecca Willett
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