Alondra Flores is a student at the University of Illinois Chicago, class of 2026. She is majoring in computer science and linguistics, and she participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Atuwatse Okorodudu is a student at Howard University, class of 2026. He is majoring in political science, and he participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience 2024 where he contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Caitlin Hamer is a student of the University of Chicago, class of 2026. She is majoring in data science and participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the mBio project.

Caitie Lutz is a student at Truman College where is studying data science. She participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience and contributed to the mBio project.

Cielo Martinez Flores is a student at the University of Chicago, class of 2026. Cielo is currently majoring in data science and participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Diego Sarria is a student at North Carolina State University, class of 2025. Diego is pursuing a major in applied mathematics, and he participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where he contributed to the BankTrack project.

Jack Sanderson is a student at the University of Chicago, class of 2027. Jack is studying computer science and statistics, and he participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where he contributed to the BankTrack project.

Joanna John is a student at the North Carolina State University, class of 2025. She is majoring in business administration with a concentration in IT and a minor in data science. Joanna participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Jonathan Garcia is a student at California State University Fresno, class of 2025. He is majoring in applied mathematics, and he participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where he contributed to the BankTrack project.

Justin DeCambre is a student at Howard University, class of 2025. Justin is pursuing a major in computer information systems and participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience.

Malee Her is a student at California State University Fresno, class of 2025. She is studying mathematics and participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the mBio project.

Michelle Cobaxin is a former student from Truman College and is currently a junior at the University of Illinois Chicago. She participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience, where she contributed to the mBio project.

Perfect Sylvester is a student at the University of Texas San Antonio, class of 2025. She is studying computer science and participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where she contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Yannick Tanyi is a student at the University of Chicago, class of 2026. He is majoring in economics and data science, and he participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience where he contributed to the Center for Good Food Purchasing project.

Zaina Khalil is student of University of Illinois Chicago, class of 2027. She is majoring in data science with a concentration in computer science. Zaina participated in the 2024 Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience and contributed to the BankTrack project.

David Uminsky joined the University of Chicago in September 2020 as a senior research associate and Executive Director of Data Science. He was previously an associate professor of Mathematics and Executive Director of the Data Institute at University of San Francisco (USF). His research interests are in machine learning, signal processing, pattern formation, and dynamical systems.  David is an associate editor of the Harvard Data Science Review.  He was selected in 2015 by the National Academy of Sciences as a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow. He is also the founding Director of the BS in Data Science at USF and served as Director of the MS in Data Science program from 2014-2019. During the summer of 2018, David served as the Director of Research for the Mathematical Science Research Institute Undergrad Program on the topic of Mathematical Data Science.

Before joining USF he was a combined NSF and UC President’s Fellow at UCLA, where he was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for outstanding postdoctoral research. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Boston University and a BS in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.

Susan Paykin is the Associate Director, Community-Centered Data Science at the DSI, where she leads social impact and strategic partnership initiatives across the organization’s three pillars of research, education, and engagement. She is also the Program Lead of the Open Spatial Lab where she leads geospatial data science projects and partner engagement. Susan was previously the Research Manager at the Center for Spatial Data Science at UChicago and has served in leadership roles for environmental and social impact organizations. She holds a Master in Public Policy (M.P.P) with a concentration in policy analysis from the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago and a B.A. from Brandeis University.

Evelyn Campbell is the Program Manger for Community-Centered Data Science at the Data Science Institute. She oversees and implements the DSI’s educational outreach programs, such as Data4All and the Data Science for Social Impact Research Experience. She was previously a Data Science Preceptor where she taught data science curriculum for both the University of Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago. She obtained her PhD in Microbiology from the University of Chicago in 2022 and her BS in Biology from Rider University in 2016. She is an advocate for educational access and expanding representation in data science and other STEM fields.