Updates
- Initiation Date
- The DataX initiative was commenced in the 2019-2020 Academic Year.
- Current Status
- Professor Safiya Umoja Noble appointed as Interim Director of DataX, effective July 1, 2022.
- Campus Announcements
- • DataX Initiative: Strategy Task Force Report and Updates (February 13, 2023)
• Vice Chancellor Roger Wakimoto Announces Appointment of Safiya U. Noble as Acting Director of DataX (June 6, 2022)
• Announcing UCLA DataX (September 10, 2021)
• Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily A. Carter and Vice Chancellor Roger M. Wakimoto Announce Call for DataX (June 12, 2020)
• White Papers (June 12, 2020)
• 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 MedicineProfessor of Computer Science and Human Genetics
Jacob G. Foster
Assistant Professor of SociologySpecial Advisor for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science
Rong Fu
Professor and Vice Chair of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences DepartmentAssociate Director of Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science & Engineering (JIFRESSE)
Mark L. Green
Distinguished Research Professor of Mathematics
Director Emeritus, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science
Mark Handcock
Professor of Statistics
Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Professor and Thomas E. Lifka Chair of HistoryProfessor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning
Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
Vickie Mays
Professor, Clinical PsychologyProfessor, Department of Health Services
Director, BRITE Center for Science, Research & Policy
Deanna Needell
Professor of MathematicsDunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory
Executive Director, Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE)
Safiya Umoja Noble
Interim Director, DataX InitiativeProfessor, Department of Gender Studies
Professor, Department of African American Studies
Mary Okino
Deputy Director, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities
Todd Presner
Chair of the Department of European
Languages and Transcultural Studies
Special Advisor to Vice Chancellor Roger Wakimoto
Edward (Ted) Parson
Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental LawFaculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Roger Wakimoto
Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities
Wei Wang
Leonard Kleinrock Chair Professor in Computer Science and Computational MedicineDirector of the Scalable Analytics Institute (ScAi)
- Events
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2022-2023 Salon Series
Series will be hosted both in-person and online via Zoom
Salon details including location provided via OCRA quarterly newsletter
Spring 2023:
• May 19, 2023 | DataX End of Year Summit
• May 12, 2023
• May 5, 2023
• April 28 2023
• April 21, 2023
Winter 2023:
• March 10, 2023
• February17, 2023
• February 10, 2023
Fall 2022:
• December 2
• November 18
• November 4
• October 28
• October 21
• October 14 - Report of the DataX Strategy Task Force
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Report of the DataX Strategy Task Force | A Template for Transformation
Prepared by Professors Jacob G. Foster and Mark L. Green
Special Assistants to VCR for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science
“This report is a great start to laying the foundation for the initiative, notable for the breadth of its vision and the richness of its detail. I want to thank the faculty advisory committee who have been involved in furthering the vision for DataX, with support from the Office of the VC for Research and Creative Activities, the Academic Senate, UCLA Deans, the EVC/Provost’s Office, and the Chancellor’s Office (Professor Safiya Umoja Noble, Interim Director, UCLA DataX Initiative).”
Read the report: here - Approach and Background
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Virtual Town Halls - May 2020
Summary: Professors Jacob G. Foster and Mark L. Green discuss how UCLA plans to leverage advances in data science and AI to transform research, creative activities, and education across disciplines. Both serve as Special Assistants to VCR for Strategic Initiatives in Data Science.
Watch the [town hall recording]
• May 15 - Professional Schools
• May 15 - College
• May 19 - College
• May 19 - Professionals Schools
Please refer to the UCLA DataX Strategy Town Hall slides for additional details. - Contact
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To contact the Interim Director, Safiya Noble, or inquire about anything related to the DataX Initiative please email Vanessa Rhinesmith, Chief of Staff to the Interim Director of DataX