5th Annual Data Science Day In-Person
This year's 5th annual Data Science Day is a one-day conference co-sponsored by WKU Libraries, the Applied Center for Data Science, and WKU's Innovation Center. Come learn about all the data science-related things happening on and off campus with presentations from current students, faculty, staff, alumni, and campus partners.
Click here to Register for Data Science Day (EventBrite link).
View the schedule here.. Beverages and snacks will be available throughout the event.
This year's speakers include the following:
Plenary Speaker Dr. Manil Maskey, NASA (Data Science at NASA: Accelerating Discovery)
Plenary Speaker David Ciommo, Humana (Data Storytelling: The Data Literacy Bridging the Human & Machine Intelligence Gap)
Shane Holinde, Kentucky Mesonet
Aaron Owens, Skylight Digital, BG Regional Technology Council
JC Watkins, Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
Preston Burns, Sarepta Therapeutics, BG Regional Technology Council
Benjamin Blankartz, AMEND Consulting, Logan Aluminum
Peter Agaba, Mass General Brigham
14 Student & Faculty Presentations
Related LibGuide: Data and Statistics by Reference Services
- Date:
- Thursday, February 12, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 6:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- The Commons at Helm Library 3002/3008
- Audience:
- Faculty Graduate Students Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- Guest Speakers Love Data Week