Events
The HBCU Data Science Consortium hosts a variety of events
throughout the year, including:
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Annual Conference: The Consortium's flagship event is an
annual conference that brings together HBCU students,
faculty, and professionals from the data science
community. The conference features keynote speakers, panel
discussions, and networking opportunities.
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Professional Development Workshops: The Consortium offers
workshops on topics such as data visualization, machine
learning, and data ethics to help members develop their
skills and knowledge in data science.
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Webinars: The Consortium hosts webinars on a regular basis
that cover a variety of data science topics and feature
industry experts as speakers.
Upcoming Event Data Science of Social Impact
The HBCU Data Science Consortium presents its annual Data Science Celebration themed Bridging the Gaps Between the Pillars of Data Science, on April 19 - April 20, 2024 in Alexandria, VA. Join us as we cultivate our professional learning community and network around data science education and research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Applications Closed Research Affinity Cohort Researcher Application (Summer 2024)
Research Affinity Cohorts (RACs) engage HBCU faculty and staff in hands-on data science research by connecting multidisciplinary investigators to develop research that solves real problems in data sets and strives to remove bias and promote ethics, fairness, and validity. The RAC members will be actively involved in developing new research findings with actionable steps for a sustainable research program.
HBCU DSC December 2022 Salon Building Academic Partnerships and Engaging with the National Security Agency
Steven D. Cook is a Research Directorate Academic
Partnership Advocate/Protagonist. Steven D. Cook has over 40
years of experience in the National Security Agency’s (NSA)
primary functional area, enabling a competitive advantage
for the Nation and our allies technically and analytically.
He is a proud alum of North Carolina A&T State University
and a Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated life
member.
Karen D. Presley is the Deputy Director of the Office of
Research and Technology Applications at the National
Security Agency (NSA) where she leads a team of technology
transfer (T2) professionals that create partnerships to
accelerate the exchange of expertise between NSA and other
government agencies, academia, and industry.