Session: Data Science: Telling The Stories Behind The Data (2013 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 4, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

210 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)

Chair:

Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Description: Data science aims to discover, analyze and interpret rich data sources with techniques from various fields, including statistics, machine learning, information systems, and visualization. In this panel, scientists and engineers will discuss their role as data scientists and/or their need for data science in projects that often span disciplines.

Sponsored by: by CAHSI

10:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:20 AM

Database Support for Enabling Data-Discovery Queries Over Semantically-Annotated Observational Data
Huiping Cao, PhD , Assistant Professor , New Mexico State University

10:40 AM

Big Data in Astronomy
Olac Fuentes, PhD , Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Programs , University of Texas

11:00 AM

Data as a Bridge Between Disciplines
Deana Pennington, PhD , Research Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Cyber-ShARE Center of Excellence , University of Texas at El Paso

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