Program

12:00–12:05 pm 

E KOMO MAI

12:05–12:30 pm 

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

The View from Here: Data Science Innovation and Equity Initiatives in Hawai‘i and the Pacific region

Helen Turner, Professor of Biology and UN CIFAL Center Research Director, Chaminade University

12:30–1:15 pm 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mars on Earth: Advancing Long-Duration Human Space Exploration with Analog Research

Kimberly A. Binsted, Professor of Information and Computer Sciences,  University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

1:15–1:30 pm 

BREAK

1:30–2:15 pm 

SCIENTIST PANEL
Meticulous and Messy: Striving Towards and Inspiring Excellence in the Data Sciences

Moderator: Dr.  Laura Tipton, Assistant Professor in Data Science, Chaminade University

Dr. Karen Meech, Astronomer, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Dr. Elizabeth Gross, Associate Professor, Mathematics, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Dr. Sladjana Prišić, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair (Microbiology), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  2:15–2:45 pm 

FEATURED SPEAKER

Better Living Through Self Discovery: A Case for Experimenting, Playing Against Type, and Voicing Your Truth in Data Science

Hanae Hara, President, Hitokuchi Consulting   

2:45-3:00 pm 

BREAK

3:00–3:45 pm 

STUDENT PANEL
Pathways, Perspectives and Experiences: Early Careers in Data Science

Moderator: Thanh Truc Nguyen, College of Education, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Beverly Rice, Graduate Student in Data Science, Chaminade University and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Leilani Reich, Information and Computer Sciences Student, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Tishya Chhabra, Research Intern, Arizona State University 

3:45–4:00 pm 

CLOSING REMARKS

The Evolving Environments of Data Science

Martha E. Crosby, Professor of Information and Computer Sciences,  University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa