Data Day 2024

The second annual Data Day at the Beach was held on March 23, 2024 at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Long Beach. Participants included ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Long Beach, Long Beach City College, and Long Beach Unified faculty, students (and some family and friends), and administrators.

Attendees had the opportunity to:

  • Meet a diverse panel of professional data scientists.
  • Discover all the ways data is used to make a difference.
  • Learn coding in hands-on workshops.

Featured Panelists

Danton Noriega Goodwin

Danton Noriega Goodwin

Data Scientist at Apple

Elka Lacno-Musngi

Data Scientist at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Chancellor's Office

Kalvin Osbuefi

Kalvin Ogbuefi

Scientific Researcher at U.S. Department of Energy

Nathan Rodriguez

Analyst at Sega

Itinerary

  1. Registration, Light Breakfast, and Gallery Walk - Community Research Posters (9:00am 9:30am, Nagel Courtyard, Hall of Science)
  2. Introduction & Schedule of Events (9:30am-9:45am, HSCI 100)
  3. Industry Panel (9:45am-11:00am, HSCI 100)
    1. Moderator: Kaila Nooryzadeh, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Computational & Applied Math '24
    2. Nathan Rodriguez, Sega
    3. Danton Noriega Goodwin, Apple
    4. Kalvin Ogbuefi, Department of Energy
    5. Elka Lacno-Musngi, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Chancellor's Office
  4. Breakout Sessions (11:15am-12:15pm, LA5 & HSCI)
    1. Danton Noriega-Goodwin, Ph.D.: Hacking Your Way to a Diversified Portfolio: Live Coding in R and Exploring ETF APIs (LA5-255)
    2. Angel Silvar, M.S. and Alvaro Casales Gil: Unleash the Power of Data Visualization with Tableau (LA5-251)
    3. Andres Gonzalez and Richard DiazDeleon: Melodies & Metrics: Decoding Your Favorite Musician's Data (LA5-349)
    4. Andrew Le, MS: The AI Connection: Enhancing Your World (HSCI 100)
    5. Babette Benken, Ph.D., and Kagba Suaray, Ph.D.: Status of Data Science Education (roundtable discussion) (HSCI 103)
  5. Lunch & Concluding Remarks (12:15pm-1:00pm, Nagel Courtyard)