Leadership

University of Miami Institute for Data Science & Computing Leadership, Nick Tsinoremas and Ben Kirtman

Leadership

 

 

 

Executive Council

Nick Tsinoremas Ben Kirtman, Deputy Director, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing, and Director, IDSC Earth Systems program Yelena Yesha

Founding Director

Nicholas Tsinoremas, PhD

Vice Provost for Research Computing & Data
Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Professor, Computer Science
Professor, Health Informatics

ntsinoremas@miami.edu
305.243.4962

Deputy Director

Ben Kirtman, PhD

Co-Chair NOAA Climate Prediction Task Force
Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC Assessment Report Five
Director, Cooperative Institute for Marine
and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Program Director, IDSC Earth Systems
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences

bkirtman@miami.edu
305.421.4046

Innovation

Yelena Yesha, PhD

Knight Foundation Endowed Chair of Data Science and AI
Director, IDSC AI + Machine Learning
IDSC Innovation Officer and Head, International Relations
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor, Dept. of Radiology, Miller School of Medicine

Founding Director, NSF CARTA

yxy806@miami.edu
305.284.6294 

MItsunori Ogihara, PhD Yelena Yesha Kim Grinfeder

Workforce Development + Education

Mitsunori Ogihara, PhD
Director
ogihara@cs.miami.edu
305.284.2268

AI + Machine Learning

Yelena Yesha, PhD
Director
yelenayesha@gmail.com
305.243.4962

Creative Computing

Kim Grinfeder
Director
grinfede.r@miami.edu
305.284.6253

Kenneth Goodman Ben Kirtman, Deputy Director, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing, and Director, IDSC Earth Systems program

Data Ethics & Society

Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD
Director
kgoodman@miami.edu
305.243.5723

Earth Systems

Ben Kirtman, PhD
Director
bkirtman@rsmas.miami.edu
305.284.8443

Information Design

Alberto Cairo, PhD
Director
a.cairo@miami.edu
305.284.5350

Rodolphe el-Khoury Daniel Messinger Evelyn Cruz

Smart Cities & Urban Lab

Rodolphe el-Khoury, PhD
Director
relkhoury@miami.edu
305.284.9092

Social Systems Informatics

Daniel Messinger, PhD
Director, UM Early Play & Development Lab
dmessinger@miami.edu
305.284.8443

Administration

Evelyn Cruz
Director, Business Operations
ecruz3@miami.edu
305.243.7990

Industry Advisory Board

The IDSC Industry Advisory board is committed to making South Florida a hub for the integration of data science into the decision-making processes for all industries. Its mission is to support the education of the next generation of data scientists and promote the adoption of data practices by industry and business executives in the Western hemisphere.
Robert Moniz  

 

 

Officers

 

Pete Martinez
Chairman
Robert Moniz, PEng
President, GlassHouse Systems
 

 

Members

Vice Chairman
Pete Martinez
CEO, Sivotec Analytics
Eric Anderson, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing, Industry Advisory Board Nicolai Bezsonoff Diego Berta, Panelist, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing and Miami Herbert Business School, Big Data Conference 2021
Eric Anderson
Global Co-Head, Technology and Communications
EgonZehnder
Nicolai Bezsonoff
General Manager
GoDaddy Registry
Diego Berta
Vice President, Business Development
MagicLeap, Inc.
Matthew Denesuk Brian Freed Laura Gabrysiak, Member, Industry Advisory Board, member, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing
Matthew Denesuk
Senior Vice President, Data Analytics & AI
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Brian Freed, CFA
Chief Operating Officer, Technology
Team Eagle
Laura Gabrysiak
Data Science Manager, Visa
Founder, R-Ladies Miami
Louis Gidel Jonathan Hammond Elly Keinan, Industry Advisory Board Member, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing
Louis Gidel, PhD, MD
eICU Medical Director
Baptist Health South Florida
Jonathan Hammond
Head of Sales, N. America Commercial Enterprise & Education
Adobe Digital Media Platform & Solutions
Elly Keinan
Group President
Kyndryl
Kevin M. Levy Roy Lowrance Kevin McKenzie
Kevin M. Levy
Shareholder
Technology Transactions Team Leader
Gray Robinson  Attorneys | Advisors | Consultants
Roy Lowrance, PhD
Founder + CEO | Applied Data Science, LLC
Kevin McKenzie
Senior Vice-President and
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Dollar Tree
Fabio Ribeiro Yuda Saydun, University of Miami Institute for Data Science & Computing Industry Advisory Board Man Chon "Kevin" U, PhD, Industry Advisory Board, University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing
Fabio Ribeiro
Managing General Partner, TUZ Ventures
Direcctor, Aura Minerals, Inc.
Yuda Saydun
President, Cyvent
Man Chon “Kevin” U, PhD
Vice President, Head of Enterprise DataTech and AI
American Express
Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes
Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, MD MBA
CEO, Softhread
Director, World Business Angels Investment Forum