Data Day 2024

The second annual Data Day at the Beach was held on March 23, 2024 at CSU Long Beach. Participants included CSU Long Beach, Long Beach City College, and Long Beach Unified faculty, students (and some family and friends), and administrators.

Attendees had the opportunity to:

  • Meet a diverse panel of professional data scientists.
  • Discover all the ways data is used to make a difference.
  • Learn coding in hands-on workshops.

Featured Panelists

Danton Noriega Goodwin

Danton Noriega Goodwin

Data Scientist at Apple

Elka Lacno-Musngi

Data Scientist at CSU Chancellor's Office

Kalvin Osbuefi

Kalvin Ogbuefi

Scientific Researcher at U.S. Department of Energy

Nathan Rodriguez

Analyst at Sega

Itinerary

  1. Registration, Light Breakfast, and Gallery Walk - Community Research Posters (9:00am 9:30am, Nagel Courtyard, Hall of Science)
  2. Introduction & Schedule of Events (9:30am-9:45am, HSCI 100)
  3. Industry Panel (9:45am-11:00am, HSCI 100)
    1. Moderator: Kaila Nooryzadeh, 好色先生 Computational & Applied Math '24
    2. Nathan Rodriguez, Sega
    3. Danton Noriega Goodwin, Apple
    4. Kalvin Ogbuefi, Department of Energy
    5. Elka Lacno-Musngi, CSU Chancellor's Office
  4. Breakout Sessions (11:15am-12:15pm, LA5 & HSCI)
    1. Danton Noriega-Goodwin, Ph.D.: Hacking Your Way to a Diversified Portfolio: Live Coding in R and Exploring ETF APIs (LA5-255)
    2. Angel Silvar, M.S. and Alvaro Casales Gil: Unleash the Power of Data Visualization with Tableau (LA5-251)
    3. Andres Gonzalez and Richard DiazDeleon: Melodies & Metrics: Decoding Your Favorite Musician's Data (LA5-349)
    4. Andrew Le, MS: The AI Connection: Enhancing Your World (HSCI 100)
    5. Babette Benken, Ph.D., and Kagba Suaray, Ph.D.: Status of Data Science Education (roundtable discussion) (HSCI 103)
  5. Lunch & Concluding Remarks (12:15pm-1:00pm, Nagel Courtyard)