Matt Turk is a researcher at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), working on tools and techniques for data analysis and visualization, and applying those techniques both to astrophysical studies such as star formation as well as other domains in the physical sciences. He is interested in semantic understanding of data, interdisciplinary work systems and technical transfer between domains, as well as mechanisms for constructing interfaces to data and computational systems.
iSchool Data Science Club meeting 10/26/16
Room LIS 131
The fall 2016 meeting schedule is:(subject to change)
Maryalice is the Director of Data Analytics at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning department and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. She has a Ph.D. in Sociology from UIUC and has been working in the field of data analytics since 1999. Her recent research focuses on the impact of MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses). Her additional research includes the economic and health empowerment of women in developing nations. She has taught several courses at the UofI, including Introduction to Social Statistics and Social Research Methods.
About the iSchool DataScience Club: Founded in 2016, we are a community of data science enthusiasts interested in learning more about the field of data science and its wider applications in Library & Information Science.