Fall 2026 Missouri Data Science and Informatics Symposium

Fall 2026 Missouri Data Science and Informatics Symposium

8:30am PDT

Welcome Breakfast and Introductions N214 Memorial Union

9:00am PDT

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Diana Roopchand - "Dietary polyphenols and metabolic resilience in humans: insights from meta-omics " N214 Memorial Union

10:00am PDT

Student Spotlight - Yibo Chen - "AI for Biomedical Knowledge Discovery: Integrating Literature, Molecular, and Clinical Data" N214 Memorial Union

10:20am PDT

Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Jeffrey Bryan - "Panning for neoantigens to demonstrate feasibility of neoantigen vaccines in canine melanoma " N214 Memorial Union

10:40am PDT

Coffee Break + Poster Pitches Day 1 N214 Memorial Union

11:00am PDT

Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Fares Alahdab - "From Phenotypes to Policy: Data Science as a Decision Engine in Cardiovascular Medicine and Beyond" N214 Memorial Union

11:20am PDT

Poster Session - Day 1 N103 Memorial Union (Stotler Lounge)

12:20pm PDT

Lunch - Day 1 N103 Memorial Union (Stotler Lounge)

1:20pm PDT

Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Mai-Lan Ho - "AI in Radiology and Healthcare: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities" N214 Memorial Union

1:40pm PDT

Alumni Keynote - Dr. Iris Zachary - "That wasn't the plan: Leveraging Cancer Surveillance Infrastructure for Public Health Impact" N214 Memorial Union

2:45pm PDT

Afternoon Break N214 Memorial Union

3:00pm PDT

Faculty Panel N214 Memorial Union

6:00pm PDT

Evening Reception The Bistro on the Blufftop at Rocheport (Les Bourgeois)

8:30am PDT

Day 2 Welcome and Breakfast N214 Memorial Union

9:00am PDT

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Tatiana Loboda - "Reading the Planet’s Vital Signs: Earth Observation for Human Health" N214 Memorial Union

10:00am PDT

Student Spotlight - Justin Krohn - "Predicting Callery Pear Distribution Across an Urban Landscape" N214 Memorial Union

10:20am PDT

Morning Break N214 Memorial Union

10:30am PDT

Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Qian Liu - "Cloud Detection of OMPS Nadir Mapper Radiance Data Using Deep Learning Techniques" N214 Memorial Union

10:50am PDT

Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Erik Amezquita - "Exploring the mathematical shape of plants" N214 Memorial Union

11:10am PDT

Poster Pitches N103 Memorial Union (Stotler Lounge)

11:30am PDT

Poster Session - Day 2 N103 Memorial Union (Stotler Lounge)

12:30pm PDT

Lunch - Day 2 N103 Memorial Union (Stotler Lounge)

1:25pm PDT

Student Spotlight - Sonia Akter - "Explainable Machine Learning for Early Detection of Cognitive and Physical Decline" N214 Memorial Union

1:45pm PDT

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Sara Capponi - "Classical and quantum computing approaches to design immune cells" N214 Memorial Union

2:45pm PDT

Awards Ceremony N214 Memorial Union