Register the Data Science Day 2026
When: Oct 17th, 2026, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm in person only
Where: CDS Building 17th floor, Boston University
Theme: Beyond the blank box – Understanding AI to harness its full potential
| Participant Type |
Cost |
| In-person (including lunch) |
Students: $20
Professionals: $20 |
Schedule of Events
Time |
Activities | Who are involved |
| 8:00AM – 8:30AM |
Room setup and equipment test
Breakfast ready |
NextGen + BU DSA Team,
volunteers and Catering staff
Early access: BU badge needed + 17th floor |
| 8:30AM – 9:00AM |
Registration |
NextGen + DSA
Registration deck and check (security)
volunteers |
| 9:00AM – 9:05AM |
Welcome |
Harold |
| 9:06AM – 9:30AM |
Opening Remark
TBD (BU) |
Introduced by Harold |
| 9:30AM – 10:30AM |
Morning Keynote: Prof. Lauren Wheelock
Title: Somebody Has to Choose: Three Constrained Decisions Behind Modern AI |
Introduction by Harold
|
| 10:30AM – 11:45AM |
Panel Discussion:
Career in data science? |
Facilitator: Matt
Panelists: ~4 |
| 11:45AM – 12:45PM |
Lunch |
Catering Staff/Volunteers |
| 12:45PM –1:45PM |
Poster Session |
Co-organizers: Moinak |
| 1:45PM – 2:00PM |
Break |
|
| 2:00PM – 3:00PM |
Afternoon Keynote: Prof. Noah Giansiracusa
Title: Decision Boundaries --- How They Help Us Understand Algorithms from Classical ML to Modern AI |
Introduction by BU DSA lead
|
| 3:00PM – 4:00PM |
Panel discussion: what do data scientists do? |
Facilitator: Leo
Panelists: ~4 |
| 4:00PM – 4:20PM |
Poster Winner announcement & NESS NextGen Scholar Announcement & closing remark |
Moinak & Austin & Harold |
| 4:20PM – 5:30PM |
Network Session |
Co-organizer:
Matt, Kevin, Anindita |
Poster Competition
Did you do an interesting project recently? Then enter the poster competition
for a chance to show what you did and for a chance to win a cash prize! You can
present individually or as a group and have total freedom in choosing the
topic as long as it relates to data science.
Travel Information
You can view the travel information document here: View Travel Information (Google Docs).
Conduct Policy
Data Science Day promotes the free expression and exchange of ideas. All participants agree to abide by the American Statistical Association's conduct policy listed here.
