About the Expo
The IFDS Research Expo celebrates nine years of funding from NSF's TRIPODS Program for the Institute for Foundations of Data Science (IFDS) and its predecessor institutes.
In 2017, UW–Madison, the University of Washington, and UC–Santa Cruz each received Phase I TRIPODS grants. In 2020, these three institutions joined forces with the University of Chicago to propose a joint institute — IFDS — which was subsequently funded under Phase II of the TRIPODS program.
Dates & Location
- Dates: Monday August 10, 2026 (9:00 a.m.) through Wednesday August 12, 2026 (noon).
- Location: 7th-Floor Conference Room, Morgridge Hall, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Plenary Speakers
Accepted to date.
- Sarah DeanCornell University
- Dima DrusvyatskiyUC San Diego
- Kevin JamiesonUniversity of Washington
- Tamara G. KoldaMathSci.ai
- Stephen MussmannGeorgia Tech
- Anru ZhangDuke University
Program
The Expo will include:
- Plenary talks by the speakers listed above.
- Contributed short talks.
- A poster session and reception on the evening of August 10, in the 7th-floor conference room of Morgridge Hall.
- A gathering at the Memorial Union Terrace on the evening of August 11.
- A discussion session on how the landscape of “foundations of data science” has shifted over the past ten years.
Full program schedule → Includes a link to the poster session list
Registration
Registration is free but required for planning purposes. At this date, you can still register, and indicate your interest in presenting a poster, but we have already scheduled short talks, and no more slots are available.
Organizing Committee
- Steve Wright, UW–Madison
- Robert Nowak, UW–Madison
- Rebecca Willett, University of Chicago
- Maryam Fazel, University of Washington
- Sebastien Roch, UW–Madison
- Zaid Harchaoui, University of Washington
- Lise Getoor, UC Santa Cruz
Contact
Please direct enquiries to swright@cs.wisc.edu.