Data Science Opportunities, Growth and Collaboration with Government
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Presentation about data science at the New York State Department of State Local Government Innovation Conference on November 8, 2016. This was part of the panel on Technology & Innovation Projects, which highlighted state-funded projects that focus on new technology and tools with potential application to government.
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- 2. DATA SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES, GROWTH AND COLLABORATION New York State Department of State Local Government Innovation Conference, November 8, 2016 2
- 3. Data Knowledge Action What is Data Science? • Methods, Applications, and Infrastructure for Extracting Meaning from Large Scale Data Ex. NYC tweet heatmap 3 ››Track Influenza, Measure Alcohol Use, Improve Food Safety, etc.
- 4. UR Commitment to Data Science • Data Science made a top priority in UR 2013-18 Strategic Plan • Announced $100M plan to create the Goergen Institute for Data Science – $50M for construction new building – Will be home to NYS Center of Excellence in Data Science • Established undergraduate and graduate degree programs in data science to meet workforce demands – 33 MS grads & 10 BS grads in 2017 – Students must complete capstone and practicum projects in small teams with real data 4
- 5. National Supercomputing Leader IBM Blue Gene/Q at Health Sciences Center for Computational Innovation (HSCCI) Visualization-Innovation-Science-Technology- Application (VISTA) Collaboratory 5
- 6. Current Projects • Collaboration with New York State Office of the Attorney General • City of Rochester MOU & backup at data center • Projects with Monroe Crime Analysis Center & Rochester Police Department • URI proposal with Harris Corporation for the Rochester Data Science Consortium 6
- 7. Opportunities for Collaboration • Student capstone and practicum projects – Backburner issues – Lack of capacity or resources – 2-month project for a small team of students – No cost to organization • Faculty research – Long-term and in-depth – Utilize supercomputing resources – Partner to secure grant funding for support 7
- 8. Contact Me Mike Kennerknecht, MPA Economic Development Coordinator & Assistant Director for State Relations University of Rochester 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 706 Rochester, NY 14642 Direct: 585-275-1043 mike_kennerknecht@urmc.rochester.edu › › Georgen Institute for Data Science http://www.rochester.edu/data-science/ › › Request a Data Science Consultation http://www.rochester.edu/data- science/about/research-computing- consultation.html 8