Professors Jacob G. Foster and Mark L. Green share UCLA’s campus-wide DataX strategy during virtual town halls

During virtual town halls on May 15 and 19, 2020, Jacob G. Foster, assistant professor of sociology, and Mark L. Green, distinguished research professor of mathematics, presented information about UCLA’s DataX strategy. Foster and Green discussed how UCLA plans to leverage advances in data science and AI to transform research, creative activities, and education across disciplines. Both serve as Special Advisors for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science and report to Vice Chancellor Wakimoto.

For more information, please watch the town hall recording and relevant Q&A recordings from each of the sessions:

May 15 – Professional Schools
May 15 – College
May 19 – College
May 19 – Professional Schools

Please refer to the UCLA DataX Strategy Town Hall slides for additional details.

• Initiation Date
• The DataX initiative was commenced in the 2019-2020 Academic Year. 
• Current Status
• Professor Safiya U. Noble has been appointed as Acting Director of DataX, effective July 1, 2022. 
• Campus Announcements
• Vice Chancellor Roger Wakimoto Announces Appointment of Safiya U. Noble as Acting Director of DataX (June 2022)
  Announcing UCLA DataX (September 10, 2021 via BruinPost)
  Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily A. Carter and Vice Chancellor Roger M. Wakimoto Announce Call for DataX White Papers (June 12, 2020 via BruinPost)
  DataX Town Halls with Jacob G. Foster and Mark L. Green (May 11, 2020)
• Committee

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  Eleazar Eskin
  
  Professor and Chair Department of Computational Medicine

  Professor of Computer Science and Human Genetics
   

  Jacob G. Foster
  
  Assistant Professor of Sociology

  Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science 
   

  Rong Fu
  
  Professor and Vice Chair of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department

  Associate Director of Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science & Engineering (JIFRESSE)
   

  Mark L. Green 
  
  Distinguished Research Professor of Mathematics

  Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science 
   

  Mark Handcock
  
  Professor of Statistics
   

  Kelly Lytle Hernandez
  
  Professor and Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History

  Professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning

  Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
   

  Vickie Mays
  
  Professor, Clinical Psychology

  Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Black Life
   

  Deanna Needell
  
  Professor of Mathematics

  Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory

  Executive Director, Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE)

  Safiya Noble
  
  Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies and Department of Information Studies
   

  Mary Okino
  
  Deputy Director, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities 
   

  Edward (Ted) Parson
  
  Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law

  Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
   

  Roger Wakimoto
  
  Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities 
   

  Wei Wang
  
  Professor of Computer Science

  Leonard Kleinrock Chair Professor