
Advisory Board
Director

Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Advisory Board

Muhammad Ahmed
Associate Professor of Operations Management

Heather Dawson
Professor of Biology and Program Director

Marcus Paroske
Chair, Department of Language and Communication and Associate Professor of Communication Studies

Ricardo Alfaro
David M French Professor and Professor of Mathematics

Chris Douglas
Professor of Economics

Greg Rybarczyk
Associate Professor of Geography

Halil Bisgin
Associate Professor of Computer Science

Rajib Ganguly
Associate Professor of Physics and Program Director
Board Responsibilities
Strategic Direction
Providing strategic direction for the Institute’s programs and initiatives.
Industry Connections
Facilitating connections between the university and industry partners.
Curriculum Development
Advising on curriculum development and emerging trends in data science.
Resource Development
Supporting fundraising and resource development
efforts.
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