The Scientific Liaison Coalition (SLC) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 2, 2020, on “Big Data: What Is It and What Does It Mean to Me?” The webinar will take place from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm and will feature Aric LaBarr, PhD, of the Institute for Advanced Analytics and Alyson Wilson, PhD, of North Carolina State University.
This webinar is open to SOT members as a benefit of the Society’s membership in the SLC. A recording of this webinar will be available on the SLC website.
Webinar Abstract
In this ever-changing world of technology and information, data are everywhere. Everything—from the products we buy to the food we eat—can be monitored with data. With all these data coming with such variety and volume, how can we use this information to make better decisions? Data science and analytics collect and derive data-driven results from this ever-growing pile of information. This talk describes the ever-growing amount of data in the world as well as many of the latest applications of technology to gather data for making better decisions.
Speaker Biographies
Dr. Aric LaBarr is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Institute for Advanced Analytics. He is passionate about helping people solve challenges using their data. Previously, he was Director and Senior Scientist at Elder Research and was for several years earlier a member of the institute’s faculty teaching classes in statistics, mathematics, finance, risk management, and operations research. Dr. LaBarr holds a BS in economics, as well as a BS, MS, and PhD in statistics—all from NC State.
Dr. Alyson Wilson is a Professor in the Department of Statistics, Principal Investigator for the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, and Director of the Data Science Initiative at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include statistical reliability, Bayesian methods, and the application of statistics to problems in defense and national security. Before joining NC State, Dr. Wilson worked at the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute (2011–2013), in the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University (2008–2011), in the Statistical Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory (1999–2008), and at Cowboy Programming Resources (1995–1999). She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She holds a PhD in statistics from Duke University.
SOT is a member association of the Scientific Liaison Coalition.
