Data Science Day Schedule
May 10, 2019
9:00: Welcome
9:05-10:30: Responsible Data Science Session
Moderated by Abel Rodriguez, Statistics Department, UC Santa Cruz
Responsible Data Visualization
Angus Forbes, Computational Media Department, UC Santa Cruz
The Professor and the Dashboard: A Cautious Approach to Classroom Data Analytics
Jody Greene, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Director, Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning; Professor of Literature, UC Santa Cruz
Melissa Viola Eitzel Solera, Science and Justice Research Center, UC Santa Cruz
Yang Liu, Computer Science and Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
Data Privacy: From Theory to Practice
Abhradeep Guha Thakurta, Computer Science and Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-11:45: Keynote
Ethical Considerations in Data Science
Mehran Sahami, Stanford University
11:30-12:00: Poster Highlights
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30: Data Science for Social Good Session
Moderated by Jim Whitehead, Computational Media Department, UC Santa Cruz
Data Dividends?: Rethinking work and the commons in the era of big data
Chris Benner, Dorothy E. Everett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship; Director, Everett Program for Technology and Social Change; Director, Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation; Professor, Environmental Studies and Sociology
Causal Inference Without an Experiment
Carlos Dobkin, Economics Department, UC Santa Cruz and National Bureau of Economic Research
Modeling for Seasonal Marked Point Processes: An Analysis of Evolving Hurricane Occurrences
Athanasios Kottas, Statistics Department, UC Santa Cruz
Using Big Data to Improve Students' Educational Outcomes in the Silicon Valley
Rebecca London, Sociology Department, UC Santa Cruz
Real-world benefits of Machine Learning in healthcare
Narges Norouzi, Computer Science and Engineering, UC Santa Cruz
2:30-2:40: Closing
2:45-4:00: Poster session