Data science is at the heart of the mission of the Ó³»´«Ã½, where researchers explore biological questions at scale, generate massive amounts of data, and leverage new approaches in computation and storage to conduct impactful studies.
Launched in 2014, the Leaders in Data Science (LiDS) speaker series introduces thought leaders in the data science field to the Ó³»´«Ã½, promoting the exchange of ideas and insights.
Through LiDS, speakers gain a platform to share their observations about data science technology, culture, and enterprise. The lecture series also provides speakers with the opportunity to engage and inspire Ó³»´«Ã½ employees, potentially provoking new ideas and paths for exploration. Reflecting the Ó³»´«Ã½ community's tremendous interest in the technology ecosystem, many speakers have addressed data science in fields other than biomedical research, such as finance, transportation, and government.
Past speakers have included CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, the senior technologist at a top hedge fund, and a past chief technology officer to the White House:
SPEAKER
TALK TOPIC
Marty Chavez
Chief Information Officer, Goldman Sachs
Digital Transformation at Goldman Sachs (Oct 2014)
Jeff Hammerbacher
Founder and Chief Scientist, Cloudera
Computational Challenges in Cancer Immunotherapy (Jan 2015)
Jeremy Wertheimer
VP, Google Travel
Solving the combinatorial airfare search problem: the ITA Software story (Jun 2015)
Dave Ferrucci
Senior Technologist, Bridgewater Associates
AI: A Return to Meaning (Sept 2015)
Eric Dishman
GM, Health and Life Sciences, Intel
Making Health Personal: A Patient Entrepreneur’s Perspective (Oct 2015)
Diane Bryant
SVP, Data Science Group, Intel
Changing the Game with Analytics (Mar 2016)
DJ Patil
White House CTO
Responsibly unleashing the Power of Data to benefit all Americans (June 2016)
Steve Papa
Co-founder and CEO, Parallel Wireless
The innovation journey at Endeca, Parallel Wireless, and more (Dec 2016)
Nathan Myhrvold
Former CTO, Microsoft, Founder, Intellectual Ventures
The Global Immune System (Apr 2017)
Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas
Leaders of Google's Data Visualization group
Augmenting human and machine intelligence with data visualization (Apr 2017)
Daphne Koller
Chief Computing Officer, Calico Labs
Fireside chat (Oct 2017)
Mike Olson
Co-founder, Cloudera
Open source software and the modern economy (Feb 2018)
A.G. Breitenstein
Partner, Optum Ventures
EMR Chalk Talk (Jun 2018)
John Roese
President & Chief Technology Officer, Dell EMC
Perspectives on Technology Innovation Driving the Data and AI-Centric World (Oct 2018)
Moshe Yanai
CEO, INFINIDAT
Storing the Future (Dec 2018)
Aarti Shah
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Eli Lilly and Company
Fireside chat (Jan 2019)
Eric Colson
Chief Algorithms Officer, Stitch Fix
Differentiating by Data Science (Feb 2019)
Remy Evard
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Flagship Pioneering
Lessons and stories from building and leading impactful informatics organizations in big pharma and biotech (January 2020)
Susan Tousi
Chief Product Officer, Illumina
Unlocking the Power of the Human Genome A Journey in Data Science, Informatics and Software Solutions (August 2020)