Tag: David Beck
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Call for Presenters: UW Data Science Seminar 2023-24
Call for Invited Presenters – UW Data Science Seminar – University of Washington Seattle We are inviting applications for guest presenters for the UW Data Science Seminar, an annual lecture series at the University of Washington that hosts scholars working across applied areas of data science, such as the arts, engineering, humanities and sciences along with…
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Call for Presenters: UW Data Science Seminar Series 2022-23
Call for Invited Presenters – UW Data Science Seminar – University of Washington Seattle We are inviting applications for guest presenters for the UW Data Science Seminar, an annual lecture series at the University of Washington that hosts scholars working across applied areas of data science, such as the arts, engineering, humanities and sciences along with…
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Vani Mandava joins UW as Head of Engineering for SSEC
Vani Mandava joins UW as Head of Engineering to build a world-class software engineering team to transform scientific software development. The University of Washington eScience Institute welcomes Vani Mandava as the Head of Engineering for the newly formed UW Scientific Software Engineering Center SSEC (pronounced S Seek). Vani has most recently been leading Trustworthy AI research engagements…
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New Software Engineering Center to Accelerate Scientific Discovery at UW
Software engineering is vital to Seattle’s emergence as a tech leader driving a local climate of innovation. The new Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC) at UW’s eScience Institute will leverage local software engineering talent to advance scientific frontiers that will change the world around us and respond to the challenges that face humanity. The SSEC,…
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Teams receive Department of Energy funding
Two research teams have received funding from the Department of Energy (DOE). Working with researchers from Iowa State, data science fellow Jim Pfaendtner (UW Chemical Engineering) and eScience Director of Research David Beck (UW Chemical Engineering) will integrate the chemistry of biomass conversion, reaction network analysis and data science to create a systematic process for identifying novel…
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Leadership changes at the eScience Institute
The eScience Institute is pleased to announce recent changes in leadership and institutional structure. We are extremely grateful to Ed Lazowska and Bill Howe for their inspiring leadership and look forward to their continued contributions to the eScience community. Ed Lazowska, founding director of the eScience Institute, is stepping down from his directorial role at…
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David Beck appointed associate director of DIRECT program
By Robin Brooks David Beck, eScience senior data science fellow, director of research and life sciences, and research assistant professor in chemical engineering, has been promoted to associate director of the Data Intensive Research Enabling Clean Technologies (DIRECT) program. DIRECT, a UW Clean Energy Institute graduate training program in data-enabled discovery and design of advanced…