Annual Conference 2024

Please join us for two days of special programming in which we explore topics at the intersection of data science methodologies and applications. The 2024 HDSI Annual Conference will take place February 1 and 2, 2024 and will bring together faculty, students, and industry practitioners for a series of tutorials and workshops led by subject matter experts.

Space is limited and early registration is encouraged. Please click on a session to learn more.

Thursday, February 1, 2024 – Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Science and Engineering Complex, Harvard University, 150 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02134

Bayesian causal inference: A critical review and tutorial

Tutorial
February 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM
SEC LL2.221

  • Fan Li, Professor, Department of Statistical Science, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University

LLMs in 5 Formulas

Tutorial
February 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM

SEC LL2.229

  • Sasha Rush, Associate Professor, Cornell Tech, Cornell University

Data Science in the Physical Sciences

Workshop
February 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM

SEC LL2.229

  • Matthew Schwartz, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Harvard University
  • Carlos Arguelles Delgado, Assistant Professor of Physics, Harvard University; IAIFI
  • Lina Necib, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics, MIT
  • Na Li (“Lina”), Winokur Family Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; IAIFI; NSF AI institute

AI: A Serious Look at the Big Questions

Workshop
February 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM

SEC LL2.229

  • Andrew L. Beam, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Samuel J. Gershman, Professor of Psychology, Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences
  • Marinka Zitnik, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School
  • Alexander D’Amour, Research Scientist, Google Brain