Thanks to everyone for joining us at the University of Delaware Data Science Institute (DSI) NextGen Data Science Symposium, an event organized by the UD DSI Student Association and Fellows bringing together UD researchers and local partners interested in Data Science applications.

The 2023 NextGen Data Science Symposium was held by the University of Delaware (UD) Data Science Institute Student Association (DSI-SA) on December 7 2023 with support from the UD Data Science Institute. This inaugural
symposium marked one of the first events put on by the newly established DSI-SA to bring together students working in data science from across the University. The symposium was student-led, with the goal of giving students a platform to share
their ideas about data science and interact with faculty and make industry connections.

The “2023 NextGen Data Science Symposium” uniquely targeted the next generation of future data science leaders, offering a platform for talks and panels that explore critical career aspects, such as “Navigating the Data Science Job Market” and “Breaking into Data Science as a Career”. These sessions were designed to empower emerging data science professionals with valuable insights and strategies for success in the field.

In addition, the Symposium showcased poster presentations featuring a range of relevant computational- and data-intensive (CDI) research projects. These posters aligned with NextGen Data Science’s overarching goals of fostering collaboration and CDI-intensive research across the Delaware region. Furthermore, the Symposium addressed the future challenges that the next generation of data scientist leaders will confront and must overcome to drive innovation and progress within the ever-evolving landscape of data science.

The day-long symposium was held on December 7th, 2023 in person at UD’s STAR Campus in The Tower at STAR Audion.

Symposium Overview

The symposium had 163 registrants, 77% of which were affiliated with UD. Six other Universities registered for the event including Delaware State University, Lincoln University, Howard University, Delaware Technical Community College, Binghamton University, and Wilmington University. Several companies and professional organizations also registered both as attendees and panelists including the State of Delaware, FMC, DuPont, Fintech, A.I. Whoo, Tech Impact, ChristianaCare, Nemours Children’s Health, Agilent, AstraZeneca, CompassRed, Incyte, JPMorgan Chase, Perdue, Siemens Healthineers, Solenis, W.L. Gore, Geisinger Health System, UN International Resource Panel, Delaware BioScience Association, and Innovative Precision Health. The event was majority attended by students, with 41% of registrants being PhD students, 14% Master’s students, and 5% Undergraduate students, from across all of UD’s colleges. The event ran from 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM and featured two keynote speakers, two student-led panels, five student talks, a career panel, industry lightning talks, and a poster session.

Media coverage of the event is available at https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/grad/news-and-events/news/2024/march/nextgendatasciencesymposium/