
The UD Data Science Institute is excited to announce the upcoming two day Data Science & DARWIN Computing Symposium. The topic is: How data science and AI tools can be used across disciplinary boundaries to tackle challenging problems at the forefront of research and practice. The event will be held on February 12 & April 7, 2025, in person at the Tower at STAR Audion (UD Star Campus).
The 2025 Data Science & DARWIN Computing Symposium will feature keynote talks, a panel on “Advancing Data Science and AI for Grand Challenges”, poster presentations, research computing tutorials, and networking opportunities. The symposium will also feature presentations of results from the DSI Competition “Mapping DSI Faculty Networks and Expertise at the University of Delaware” and an awards ceremony with competition and poster awards.
Following the symposium program on February 13, an optional afternoon event (1pm – 4pm) on the newly awarded NSF SCIPE program “Democratizing Access to Research Software Engineering (DARSE)” will take place in the nearby FinTech Innovation Hub. All are invited to attend, and registration is available within the symposium registration form below.
Keynote

Eric Eaton
Research Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Toward Lifelong AI: Building Persistent and Adaptive Intelligence
Data Science in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Research Translation

Susan Conaty-Buck
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UD
Moderator

Glen Gaddy
Managing Member, Robin Hood Ventures

Gulnihal Ozbay
Associate Dean for Extension and Applied Research, Delaware State University

Jack Davis
Associate Athletic Director Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Strategy, UD

Michael A. Blaustein
Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships, UD
FinTech Partnership

Ian Moloney
Senior Vice President, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs for the American Fintech Council

Yu Zhu
Assistant Professor, Accounting & Management Information Systems, UD

Laura Field
Professor, B&E Finance, UD

Yuanchen Su
Assistant Professor, Marketing, UD
Sponsors
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Student Poster Award Sponsor
Student Poster Award Sponsor
Schedule
Wed Feb 12 – Cancelled due to Weather
Thurs Feb 13 – Day 2
8:30 | Registration & Poster Setup |
9:00 | Welcome Day 2 |
9:05 | Lighting Talks & Poster Session 2 |
10:20 | Networking Break |
10:30 | Data Science in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Research Translation |
11:00 | FinTech Partnership |
11:30 | Award Ceremony |
11:45 | Closing Remarks |
12:00 | Lunch for DARSE Workshop Attendees |
1-4 | DARSE Workshop (Fin Tech Building) |
Planning Committee
Henry May (Chair)
Ulf Schiller (Co-Chair)
Ben Bagozzi
Leila Barmaki
Michael Blaustein
Daria Blinova
Hacene Boukari
Lynette Carney
Susan Conaty Buck
Karen Hoober
David Hong
John Huffman
Tom Powers
Cathy Wu