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With Andrew McLaughlin (Partner, Betaworks & CEO, Digg & Instapaper), Duncan Watts (Principal, Microsoft Research).
Tue, Mar 31, 2015 @ 08:00 AM   $395   Davis Auditorium @ Schapiro Center, 530 W 120th St, Rm 412
 
   
 
 
              

      
 
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Data Science Institute researchers present new work at the frontiers of computer science, engineering, medicine and more. Leaders at Microsoft and Betaworks will provide an industry perspective.

Registration for all DATA ON A MISSION events is required for admission. Seating is limited and registration for the events will proceed on a first-come basis.

The following registration fees include admission (with complimentary breakfast, lunch and evening receptions) to all DATA ON A MISSION events scheduled for March 31-April 1:

General Admission: $395
Columbia University Alumni: $200
Data Science Institute Industry Affiliate: FREE
Student and faculty registration for this event will open in late March - please check back again.

AGENDA
TIME SPEAKER
8:30AM - 9:25AM

Registration and Breakfast
9:25AM - 9:30AM

Welcome and Introduction of Opening Keynote
9:30AM - 10:05AM

Keynote Opening Address
Duncan Watts | Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
10:05AM - 10:45AM

Lightning Talks Session I
David Blei | Professor of Statistics and Computer Science
- "Data Science for Documents and Clicks"
Yaniv Erlich | Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- "Genetic Media"
Andrew Gelman | Professor of Statistics and Political Science
- "Stan: A Flexible, Open-Source Program for Bayesian Data Analysis"

10:45AM - 11:00AM

BREAK
11:00AM - 12:00PM

Panel Session: Data from Sensing
Maria Feng | Rewick Professor of Civil Engineering
- "Data-Smart Management of Civil Infrastructure"
Henning G. Schulzrinne | Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Mathematical Methods and Computer Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering
- " Sense Everything Control Everything or How to Tame the Internet of Things"
Ioannis (John) Kymissis | Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
- "Energy Harvesting for Wake-up, Sensing, and Networking"

12:00PM - 12:40PM

Lightning Talks Session II
Paul Glasserman | Jack R. Anderson Professor of Business
- "Financial Networks"
Garud Iyengar | Professor and Department Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Sanat Kumar | Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering
- "Materials Discovery"

12:40PM - 12:45PM

Pre-Lunch Introduction to Demos and Breakout Groups
12:45PM - 2:00PM

Networking Lunch
2:00PM - 4:30PM

Demos and Breakout Groups
4:30PM - 5:10PM

Lightning Talks Session III
Augustin Chaintreau | Assistant Professor of Computer Science and
Roxana Geambasu | Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- "XRay: New Tool to Increase Transparency in Data-Driven Systems"
Lance Weiler | Director of Experiential Learning and Applied Creativity
- "Balancing Story and Code"
Susan McGregor | Assistant Professor of Journalism

- "InfoScribe: Computation and Crowdsourcing for Investigative Journalism"

5:10PM - 5:15PM

Introduction of Closing Keynote
5:15PM - 5:45PM

Closing Keynote Address
5:45PM - 5:50PM

Closing Remarks
Andrew McLaughlin | Partner, Betaworks ~ CEO, Digg ~ CEO, Instapaper ~ Senior Fellow, School of International and Public Affairs
5:50PM - 7:00PM

Reception
 
 
 
 
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