Bill Maurer
Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine
Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.
Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance
Jason Grissom
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education · Vanderbilt University
An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.
Teacher effectiveness School Boards K-12 Administration Education Policy and Leadership teacher pay
Scott Dodelson
Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Scott Dodelson is interested in learning about fundamental physics by analyzing data from cosmic surveys.
Dark Matter Physics Space Cosmology Astrophysics
Anahi Santiago, EMBA, CISM
Chief Information Security Officer · ChristianaCare
Anahi Santiago is one of the nation's foremost cybersecurity experts and is interviewed by dozens of national media outlets each year.
Cybersecurity Issues and Stories Cybersecurity and Risk Management Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and Privacy Cybersecurity Education
Hayden Wimmer
Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology · Georgia Southern University
Hayden Wimmer is an expert in Information Systems based in data mining and artificial intelligence applied to financial data.
Financial Data Data Mining Information Systems Artificial Intelligence
Jiang Bian
Professor · University of Florida
Jiang Bian uses big data to advance medicine and creates methods to analyze diverse, massive data sources.
Data Privacy in Healthcare Cancer Data Artificial Intelligence Data-driven Medicine Biomedical Informatics
Tanya Harrison
Fellow · Outer Space Institute
Professional Martian who has worked on rocks and robots on the Red Planet.
Space and Astrophysics Climate Change Satellite Based Remote Sensing of the Earth/atmosphere System Earth Science Women in STEM Careers
Gregg Murray, PhD
Professor of Political Science · Augusta University
Murray's research focuses on political behavior and psychology with specific interests in voter mobilization.
Government Responses to COVID-19 Public Policy Research Methods Political Behavior Voting
Sara Seager
Professor of Planetary Science, Physics, and Aerospace Engineering · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist, and is an expert in theory, computation, and data analysis of exoplanets.
Exoplanet Habitable Zones Exoplanet Atmospheres Exoplanet Interior Composition
Mark Warschauer
Professor of Education and Informatics · UC Irvine
Mark Warschauer is a Professor of Education and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.
Literacy Educational Technology Online Learning Education Language
Ivan Lee
Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.
Mobile and Personalized Health Wearable Health Sensing Embedded Systems Sensor Data Analytics
Steven W. McLaughlin
Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Dr. McLaughlin's research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory
Telecommunications Student Entrepreneurship Student Mental Health
Richard Dale
Managing Director · Big Data Boston Ventures
Experienced entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, specializing in understanding the dynamics in very early stage ventures.
Venture Capital Mentorship Entrepreneurship Business Models Finance
Kevin Crowley
Associate Professor in the Practice of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Investment Banking International Finance Mergers & Acquisitions
Gregory DeFreitas
Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy · Hofstra University
Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.
Labor Economics Research Methods Urban Economics Microeconomics African Economic Development
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology
David Levin, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer · Cleveland Clinic
Challenging audiences to discover how analysis of “big data” can be used to transform healthcare, from practice redesign to new markets
Healthcare Information Technology Clinical Decision Support: From Alerts to Watson Emr and Related Clinical Systems-Strategy Selection and Physician Adoption Analytics: Data Strategies
Bintong Chen
Professor, Business Administration; Director, Institute for Financial Services Analytics · University of Delaware
Prof. Chen's cross-disciplinary expertise includes knowledge of both business management practices, data science, and systems engineering.
Optimization Machine Learning Game Theory Business Logistics Customer Service Management
Anne Ray
Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse Manager · University of Florida
Anne Ray's research focuses on affordable housing policy in Florida. Anne manages the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse.
Housing Data Florida Housing Policy Affordable Housing Rental Housing
Sean Mulholland
Professor · Western Carolina University
Sean Mulholland research interests include human capital and economic growth, white supremacist groups and hate crimes.
Drunk Driving Hate Crimes Economic Growth White Supremacist Groups Student Performance