Nov
14–15
2022
Past EventNov 14, 2022
Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop – Autumn 2022
November 14, 2022 12:00 AM – 15, 2022 11:59 PM
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 2022 workshop will showcase the exciting, innovative data science initiatives at UChicago as well as the research work of exceptional PhD students and postdocs.
Please note that this is a private workshop. We will be opening up registration to current UChicago PhD students and postdocs to attend the day 1 panels virtually. Registration information is forthcoming.
Below is a high-level agenda for the workshop, as of October 2022. Please note that this is subject to change. Speaker information is forthcoming.
Agenda
Monday, November 14, 2022
9:00am–9:30am
Welcome Breakfast + Check-in
9:30am–10:00am
Opening Remarks + Overview of the Data Science Institute
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
10:00am–11:00am
Panel: The Data Science Job Search – Advice + Approaches
Alex Kale, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science
Rana Hanocka, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Molly Offer-Westort, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Aaron Schein, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Victor Veitch, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
11:00am–11:20am
Break
11:20am–12:00pm
Overview of Research at DSI
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
12:00pm–1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm–2:30pm
Afternoon Break – Mentor 1:1 Meetings
2:30pm–3:30pm
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Session 1
3:30pm–3:45pm
Break
3:45pm–4:45pm
Panel: Faculty 101 – How to Make the Most of Your First Year
Yuxin Chen, Assistant Professor, Computer Science; Member: Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)
Aaron J. Elmore, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Diana Franklin, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Karen Livescu, Professor, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Daniel Sanz-Alonso, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and the College, Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)
4:45pm–6:30pm
Poster Session + Reception
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
9:30am–10:00am
Breakfast
10:00am–11:00am
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Session 2
11:00am–11:15am
Break
11:15am–12:15pm
Panel: Inside the Search Committee
12:15pm–1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm–2:00pm
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Session 3
2:00pm–2:15pm
Break
2:15pm–3:15pm
Rising Stars Lightning Talks – Session 4
3:15pm–3:30pm
Break
3:30pm–4:30pm
Keynote
Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Director, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution; Associate Faculty, Department of Sociology
4:30pm–4:45pm
Break
4:45pm–6:15pm
Matchmaking Session – Opportunities at DSI
Speakers
Luís M. A. Bettencourt
Director, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution; Associate Faculty, Department of Sociology
Yuxin Chen
Assistant Professor, Computer Science; Member: Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)
Aaron J. Elmore
Associate Professor, 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
Diana Franklin
Associate Professor, Computer 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
Rana Hanocka
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Alex Kale
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science
Karen Livescu
Professor, Toyota Technological Institute at 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
Molly Offer-Westort
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Aaron Schein
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Daniel Sanz-Alonso
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and the College, Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)
David Uminsky (he/him)
Executive Director, Data Science Institute; Senior Research Associate, Department of Computer 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
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