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ABS Network Member Meeting: Panel Discussion - Role of Statistician vs Data Scientist

  • NCRC Building 300 Room 376 (map)

Speakers: Paul McCarthy, PhD, Ford Motor Company; Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, John D. Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics; Arvind Rao, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics; Ananda Sen, PhD, Lee A Green Collegiate Research Professor, Family Medicine and Biostatistics

Program Description: 
Four panelists with expertise in statistics and/or data science will discuss the similarities and differences between the fields of data science and statistics, and the convergence and divergence they see between these two fields. The panel discussion will be moderated by Cathie Spino, ScD. 

Lunch from Lucky Kitchen is provided. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the panel is from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Register here for this event.

***Our aim is to provide an outstanding experience for all attendees. If you require reasonable accommodations in order to attend, please contact Janine Capsouras, (jleahcap@umich.edu) 1 week prior to the event.