Group: Core Team

• Joseph Hellerstein

  

  Joseph L. Hellerstein is a Senior Data Science Fellow and Research Scientist at the UW eScience Institute. He is an Affiliate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and is a member of the UW Graduate Faculty. His major projects focus on the analysis of biological systems such as: predicting the phenotypes of microbe communities and…

• Bryna Hazelton

  

  Bryna Hazelton is a senior research scientist in the Physics department and the eScience Institute. She is also the eScience Director of Research Programs. Bryna is an expert in advanced statistical measurements and workflows for processing petabyte-scale data. She is particularly interested in understanding subtle systematics in precision measurements with deep experience in Fourier analysis…

• Rob Fatland

  

  Rob Fatland is the UW Director of Cloud and Data Solutions. He has formerly worked at NASA and Microsoft Research and has a PhD in Geophysics. His interests are in data science across the full spectrum from acquisition to collaboration with emphases on remote sensing, sensor networks, visualization, data systems and (domain-wise) the earth’s hydrosphere. He…

• Nicoleta Cristea

  

  I am a research scientist in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UW, a research scientist with the UW Freshwater Initiative, and a data science fellow at the UW eScience Institute. My work to date has addressed various areas of freshwater research, including snow, evapotranspiration, groundwater, and stream heating processes. My current research focus…

• Noah Benson

  

  Noah Benson is a senior data scientist at the University of Washington’s eScience Institute. He received his B.S. from Purdue University where triple-majored in computer science, math, and biology (2001-2005) and his Ph.D. in biomedical and health informatics from the University of Washington where he studied the analysis and representation of molecular dynamics simulations (2005-2010).…

• Anthony Arendt

  

  Anthony Arendt is a Senior Data Science Fellow at the eScience Institute. Anthony joined the eScience Institute in June 2015 and provides expertise in relational databases, geospatial data analytics, and development of cloud computing solutions for scientific research. He is the Director of Community Engagement and leads the eScience Hackweek-as-a-Service program. Anthony has a background…

• Sarah Stone

  

  Sarah Stone is the Executive Director of the eScience Institute. Stone handles eScience operations and planning, develops research and training programs, participates in strategic planning, and serves as the primary contact for university and industry partners, funding agencies and the public. Stone is a co-founder of the UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program which partners…

• Ed Lazowska

  

  Ed Lazowska holds the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. He also serves as the Founding Director of the University of Washington eScience Institute, and as the Chair of the Computing Community Consortium. Lazowska received his A.B. from Brown University in 1972 and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto…

• David Beck

  

  Dr. David Beck is the eScience Institute Director of Research & Education and a Research Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Beck has been associated with eScience since 2009, formerly serving as the Director of Research for the Life Sciences. For more than ten years, he has organized the eScience Community / Data Science Seminar.…

• Naomi Alterman

  

  Naomi joined the eScience Institute in 2021 as their Technical Education Specialist. She is a STEM education researcher and systems software hacker with a background in computer networking and electrical engineering. The primary focus of her work is on inclusive pedagogy at entrances to the STEM learning pipeline in postsecondary education, and how to build…