Friday November 5th, 2021
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8:00 - 8:15 | Opening Remarks
Dr. Rick Muma, President and Dr. Sue Abdinnour, Omer Distinguished Professor in Business, Business School
8:15 - 9:00 | Keynote Speaker: The Journey to Becoming a Data Scientist: Valuing Different Perspectives
Rosemary Radich, Principal Data Scientist at American Veterinary Medical Association
9:00 - 9:50 | DEANS' PANEL: Data Analytics at WSU: Current State and Vision for the Collaborative Future
Dr. Larisa Genin (Dean, Business), Dr. Andrew Hippisley (Dean, Liberal Arts & Sciences), Dr. Gregory Hand (Dean, Health), Dr. Andrew Muscat (Dean, Engineering), Dr. Clay Stoldt (Interim Dean, College of Applied Studies), Dr. Jeremy Patterson (Dean, College of Innovation & Design). Moderator: Dr. Coleen Pugh (Dean, Graduate School)
9:50 - 10:00 AM | BREAK
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PRACTITIONER PRESENTATIONS |
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10:00-10:25 | Wesley Healthcare: Improving the Patient Experience: Using Data to Transform Health Systems Lowell D. Ebersole, Chief Medical Officer at Wesley Healthcare |
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10:30-10:55 | Deloitte: Data Analytics in a Smart Factory Chris Noyes, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting |
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11:00-11:25 | Koch: Business Analytics in Action Travis Scheopner, Data and Analytics Talent Development Program Manager, Koch |
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11:30-11:55 | Airbus: Visual Management and Data Analytics in an Engineering Services Environment Chad M. Gericke, Head of 麻豆传媒映画出品 Operations, Airbus |
NOON - 12:30 PM | LUNCH BREAK
| RESEARCH PARALLEL 1 | RESEARCH PARALLEL 2 |
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12:30 - 12:50 | Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making at WSU David Wright, Chief Data Officer, WSU |
12:30 - 12:50 | Learning Analytics; Where are We Now? Where are We Going? JaeHwan Byun, Assistant Professor, School of Education, |
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12:55 - 1:15 | Genomics Research and Teaching Using the K-State BeoCat Cluster James Beck, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, WSU |
12:55 - 1:15 | A Cloud-based Monte Carlo Event Generator Terrance Figy, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics |
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1:20 鈥� 1:40 | Here, There, and Everywhere - How to Use Data to Make Better Business Decisions Siyu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics |
1:20 鈥� 1:40 | Observing the Subatomic Building Blocks of the Universe with Computer Vision Mathew Muether, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Member of the High Energy Physics research group, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics |
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1:45 - 2:05 | The Influence of Open Source Infrastructure in Data Sciences M. Jason Vandecreek, Special Projects Associate, Community Engagement Institute |
1:45 鈥� 2:05 | Collect, Input, Report, Repeat...How to Use Data to Impact Patient Care Linda Moody, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Nursing |
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2:10 - 2:30 | Regional Convergence William Miles, H. Russell Bomhoff Professor of Economics, Department of Economics |
2:10 - 2:30 | A Real-Time Imaging System to Assist Surgical Procedures Abu Asaduzzaman, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
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2:35 - 2:55 | Big Data in Gerrymandering Brian Amos, Professor, Department of Political Science |
2:35 - 2:55 | The Power of Deep Learning Richard Ross Gruetzemacher, Assistant Professor, Business Analytics |
2:55 - 3:05 PM | BREAK
| PARALLEL SESSION 1 | PARALLEL SESSION 2 |
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3:05-3:55 | Introduction to BeoShock Daniel Andresen, Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Computer Science |
3:05-3:55 | Introduction to Analytics with Python Saideep Nannapaneni, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial, Systems, & Manufacturing Engineering |
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4:00-4:55 | Using GPUs in Advancing Scientific Discoveries Stefan Dosa and John Bickley, Account Manager, Nvidia |
4:00-4:55 | Spatial Analysis and Data Science in GIS Mark Stewart, Account Manager, ESRI |