MIDAS Annual Symposium: “Big Data: Advancing Science, Changing the World” (Day 2)

Please join us the Michigan Institute for Data Science Annual Symposium, “Big Data: Advancing Science, Changing the World,” at the Michigan League. The symposium will feature preeminent data scientists from around the world, and will highlight U-M researchers whose work is on the leading edge of innovation and discovery in data-intensive science.

Registration is required.

Day 2 speakers :

• KEYNOTE: Sudip Bhattacharjee, Chief, Center for Big Data Research and Applications, US Census Bureau
• Deen Freelon, School of Communications, American University
• Chris Vargo, Communications, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Lynn Vavrek, Political Science, UCLA; contributor to The Upshot blog, New York Times
• Carol Flannagan, U-M Transportation Research Institute
• Pascal Van Hententryck, U-M College of Engineering
• Jipeng Yi, Didi Chuxing
• Michelle Aebersold, U-M School of Nursing
• Rada Mihalcea, U-M College of Engineering
• Stephanie Teasley, U-M School of Information

The symposium will also feature a student poster session, and opportunities for students to meet with potential employers interested in data scientists.

For a detailed schedule including talk titles and abstracts, and speaker bios, visit http://midas.umich.edu/2016-symposium/agenda/.