KDD 2020 San Diego – Virtual Conference
24 Aug, 2020 01:00 pm (PST) 08:00 pm (EST)IADSS hosted its second workshop on 2nd Workshop at KDD on Data Science Standards – What do you need to know as a Data Scientist? Training Data Scientists of the Future on August 24th 2020.
This half-day workshop included 7 presentations and 1 panel with a total of 12 presenters and moderators.
We shared detailed findings from IADSS research on industry needs and skill-set requirements for Data Science professionals, discussed the various ways universities and training organizations are currently approaching Data Science education and explore how we improve effectiveness through industry and academia collaboration.
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1:00 pm
( PST )Motivation of the workshop and introduction of agenda
Speaker:
Dr. Usama Fayyad
Xiao-Li Meng
1:10 pm
( PST )Ensuring a Healthy Data Science Ecosystem: Pedagogical Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker:
Xiao-Li Meng
1:30 pm
( PST )Beyond Unicorns: Educating, Classifying, and Certifying Business Data Scientists
Speaker:
Tom Davenport
1:45 pm
( PST )Toward Foundations for Data Science and Analytics: A knowledge Framework for Professional Standards
Speaker:
Dr. Usama Fayyad
2:15 pm
( PST )Developing a Framework for Comparing Training Programs and Understanding Industry Training Practices
Speaker:
Hamit Hamutcu
Keith McCormick
2:45 pm
( PST )Coffee Break
3:00 pm
( PST )Panel Discussion Moderated by Usama Fayyad
Speaker:
Jeannette Wing
Dr. Usama Fayyad
Pavlos Protopapas
Kjesrten Moody
4:00 pm
( PST )A Textbook on Veridical Data Science: The Practice of Responsible Data Analysis and Decision Making
Speaker:
Rebecca Barter
Bin Yu
4:15 pm
( PST )Data Science Residency: Training Effective and Responsible Problem Solvers
Speaker:
Rayid Ghani
4:30 pm
( PST )Discussion, Closing Remarks and Proposed Next Steps
Speaker:
Dr. Usama Fayyad
Xiao-Li Meng
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