Schedule

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Voices of data science welcome
Pracheta and Cecilia, Co-chairs

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Opening Address

9:30 am – 10:05 am

Technical Talk
Amy McGovern, Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor, School of Computer Science and School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
Talk: Creating Trustworthy AI for High-Impact Weather (Link to slides)

10:05 am – 10:40 am

Technical Talk
Susan Dumais, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal
Talk: The Importance of Context in Search (Link to slides)

10:40 am – 10:50 am

Morning break

10:50 am – 11:35 am

Panel Discussion
Theme: Data Science for the Common Good
Panelists: Kasthuri Jayarajah, Simone Nsutezo Fobi, Priya Donti, Laure Thompson, Su Lin Blodgett

11:35 am – 12:10 pm

Technical Talk
Rumman Chowdhury, Founder and CEO, Parity AI
Talk: Cancelled

12:10 pm – 12:40 pm

Lunch

12:40 pm – 1:15pm

Networking with Speakers and Industry Mentors

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

Virtual Poster Session by Students

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Announcements

9:30 am – 10:05 am

Technical Talk
Amy Prager, STEM Education Researcher and Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
Talk: Democratizing Access to STEM Education In the United States

10:05 am – 10:40 am

Technical Talk
Hima Lakkaraju, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School and Department of Computer Science at Harvard University
Talk: Cancelled

10:40 am – 10:50 am

Morning Break

10:50 am – 11:35 am

Panel Discussion
Theme: Navigating the World of Data Science
Panelists: Ivana Williams, Jigyasa Grover, Katie House, Maryclare Griffin

11:35 am – 12:10 pm

Technical Talk
Laura Balzer, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Talk: Missing Data in Infectious Disease Research & Response (Link to slides)

12:10 pm – 12:20 pm

Closing Remarks

12:20 pm – 12:40 pm

Lunch

12:40 pm– 1:30 pm

Networking with Speakers and Industry Mentors