Data Science Association Committees

Conference Planning Committee

Plan & Organize Conferences

Seeking members to help plan and organize data science conferences around the world. Current conference locations include:

America:

New York City
Silicon Valley
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Buenos Aires, Argentina
São Paulo, Brazil
Kauai, Hawaii
Aspen, Colorado
Telluride, Colorado
Revelstoke, Canada
Valle Nevado, Chile
Cruise / Sail - Virgin Islands

Asia

Suzhou / Shanghai, China
Bangalore, India
Cruise / Sail - Mekong River
Niseko United, Japan

Europe

Paris, France
Moscow, Russia
Cruise / Sail - Mediterranean
Kitzbuhel, Austria

Oceania

Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Treble Cone, New Zealand
Cruise / Sail - South Pacific Islands

Africa

Nairobi, Kenya
Cape Town, South Africa
Cruise / Sail - Cape Town to Mombasa

Presentations & Papers

Conferences shall be focused on data science education and thus tax deductible in almost all legal jurisdictions.

Conference attendees shall have the opportunity to conduct a live presentation and/or present a paper.

Papers meeting requirements will have the opportunity to be published in the International Journal of Data Science (IJDS). The IJDS publishes both academic research and applied data science practitioner papers. Special Issues devoted to important topics may be published.

Conference Topics

Conference topics include both research data science and applied data science. The below list is not exclusive and other topics may be approved in the sole discretion of the committee.

Applied Data Science / investing
Applied Data Science / asset allocation
Applied Data Science / trading
Applied Data Science / artificial intelligence
Applied Data Science / healthcare
Applied Data Science / bio-technology
Applied Data Science / legal
Applied Data Science / decision-making
Applied Data Science / business
Applied Data Science / marketing
Applied Data Science / human resources
Applied Data Science / government
Applied Data Science / policy making
Applied Data Science / risk assessment & mitigation
Big data cloud, mining and management
Big data storage, processing, sharing and visualisation
Big data systems, tools, theory and applications
Business analytics, intelligence and mathematics
Computer science, hacking skills
Informatics and information systems and technology
Machine learning, web-based decision making
Management science, social sciences and statistics
Mathematical optimisation and mathematics of decision sciences
Multiple source data processing and integration
Network and social-graph analysis
Optimisation, performance measurement
Security and privacy
System analysis and theory
Volume, velocity and variety of big data on cloud

Join the DSA Conference Planning Committee

Certification and Licensure Committee

The Data Science Association Certification and Licensure Committee is seeking members to join us in developing and setting standards for data science certification and licensure.

Join the Certification & Licensure Committee

Data Science Professional Conduct Committee

The Data Science Professional Conduct Committee is seeking members to join us in developing and setting ehtical standards and disciplinary procedures for the professional practice of data science. See Data Science Code of Professional Conduct.

Join the Data Science Professional Conduct Committee

Data Science Education Curriculum Committee

The Data Science Education Curriculum Committee is seeking members to join us in developing and setting accreditation standards for data science graduate level curriculums.

Join the Data Science Education Curriculum Committee

Data Science Standards Committee

The Data Science Association Data Science Standards Committee is seeking members to join us in developing and setting standards for the professional practice of data science (artificial intelligence, algorithm fairness, etc.).

Join the Data Science Standards Committee

Committee on Data Privacy Law and Regulation

The DSA Committee on Data Privacy Law and Regulation is seeking members to join us to influence the next generation of law and regulation for AI, data privacy, algorithms, and more.

Join the Committee on Data Privacy Law and Regulation

International Journal of Data Science Committee

The Data Science Association International Journal of Data Science (IJDS) Committee is seeking members to join us in selecting and editing papers to be published in the IJDS.

Join the International Journal of Data Science Committee