Conference on Education of Data Science

November 1(Wed), 2(Thu), 2017

“Shikon Shosai Kan” Building (Building for Interdisciplinary Research)

Hikone Campus, Shiga University, Japan

Access: https://www.ds.shiga-u.ac.jp/en/access/

Purpose of the workshop: In April of 2017, Shiga University launched a new faculty of data science with 100 undergraduate students in each year. Students learn statistics and computer science as essential skills and furthermore they learn how to extract value from real data in various fields, such as business, healthcare, education and environment. We will present the idea and the curriculum of the new faculty of Shiga University and discuss needs for data scientists in Japan and other countries. Also, our plan for future establishment of graduate course will be discussed.

Invited Speakers:

Prof. Jung Jin Lee, Soong Sil University, Korea

Prof. Yuan-chin Ivan Chang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Dr. Michael Bulmer, University of Queensland, Australia

Prof. Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, Peking University and University of Washington, U.S.A.

Prof. Bruno de Sousa,University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, CINEICC, Portugal

Prof. Miao Huaikou, Shanghai University, China

Prof. Ray-Bing Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Prof. Masataka Taguri, Yokohama City University, Japan

Prof. Shigeru Kawasaki, Nihon University, Japan

Prof.Tosiya Sato, Kyoto University, Japan

Prof. Joe Suzuki, Osaka University, Japan

Prof. Hisayuki Hara, Doshisha University, Japan

Program

November 1, Wednesday

10:00                    Opening

10:10-10:55         Jung Jin Lee, Soong Sil University, Korea

 "Recent Statistics Education System in Korea and a Software, eStat, for Teaching Statistics"

11:05-11:50           Yuan-chin Ivan Chang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

"Learning and Using Statistics Liberally"

12:00-12:45           Michael Bulmer, University of Queensland, Australia

"The Role of Simulated Data in Teaching Data Science"

12:45-14:00          LUNCH

14:00-14:30         Akimichi Takemura, Shiga University, Japan

"Design of Data Science Curriculum of Shiga University"

14:30-14:55          Hidetoshi Matsui, Shiga University, Japan

"An Overview of Courses on Statistics in Data Science Curriculum"

14:55-15:20          Xiaokang Zhou, Shiga Univesity, Japan

"An Overview of Courses on Computer Science in Data Science Curriculum"

15:40-16:20        Ray-Bing Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

"The New Data Science Master’s Program in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan"

16:30-17:15        Masataka Taguri, Yokohama City University, Japan

"The New School of Data Science of Yokohama City University "

17:15-17:50         Hisayuki Hara, Doshisha University, Japan

"Data Science Education in the Faculty of Culture and Information Science of Doshisha University"

November 2, Thursday

10:00-10:45           Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, Peking University and University of Washington, U.S.A.

"Education in Data Science with an Example in U.S. "

10:55-11:40           Bruno de Sousa,University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, CINEICC, Portugal

"Bridging Statistical Thinking and Data Science: the role of Technology"

11:50-12:35           Huaikou Miao, Shanghai University, China

"Research on Verification of Web Application Based on CEGAR Approach"

12:35-13:50          LUNCH

13:50-14:35           Tosiya Sato, Kyoto University, Japan

"Training of the Next Generation Biostatisticians in Japan"

14:45-15:30         Joe Suzuki, Osaka University, Japan

"E-learning Design and Development for Data Science in Osaka University"

15:40-16:10         Shigeru Kawasaki, Nihon University, Japan

"Roles of International Association for Statistical Education - ICOTS-10"