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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.

For questions please contact Lynette Carney at lynettec@udel.edu.

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

Schedule

Detailed Agenda

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

Our Mission

The Institute aims to accelerate research in data science, serving as a nucleating effort to catalyze interdisciplinary research collaborations across fields impacting our society.