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Leadership

Director

Andrew McCallum

The Center for Data Science is directed by Distinguished Professor Andrew McCallum, an international leader in the fields of machine learning, information extraction and social network analysis. He is the current president of the International Machine Learning Society and among the most highly cited researchers internationally in the field of natural language processing. In the early 2000’s he was vice president of research and development at WhizBang Labs, a 170-person start-up company, and he has collaborated with more than 20 companies since joining the UMass Amherst faculty in 2003.

 

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Rochester (1995), B.S., Dartmouth College (1989, summa cum laude). Professor McCallum joined the faculty of the Department of Computer Science as a Research Associate Professor in 2002 and became an Associate Professor in 2003 (awarded tenure in 2007). Previously, he was Vice President of Research and Development at WhizBang Labs, and Director of their 30-person research and development lab in Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to joining WhizBang, he was a Research Scientist and Research Coordinator at Just Research (Justsystem Pittsburgh Research Center), where he spearheaded the development of technology for statistical text processing. In 1996, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.

 

Executive Director

 

Tom Bernardin

As executive director, Tom is responsible for building, developing, and managing the full range of research, educational and operational activities of the Center for Data Science.  As the center’s senior data scientist, Tom leads the applied data science work undertaken by the Center for Data Science. Together with industry, nonprofit, and campus partners, he identifies and scopes data science problems and develops appropriate solutions. Tom draws on our faculty’s expertise, and manages a team of full time data scientists and graduate students in order to solve the data science challenges faced by researchers across the university as well as our partner organizations. He has spent time in both academia and industry. Before joining CDS, Tom was a data scientist in the fintech space in New York City. He holds a B.S. from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a Ph.D. in economics from UMass.

 

Research Fellow

Tanmay Agarwal

Tanmay Agrawal is a Research Fellow at the Center for Data Science, where he drives academic and industrial research projects. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on AI and Machine Learning from UMass Amherst and has nearly two years of experience building large-scale computer vision and machine learning software for venture-backed startups and industry leaders, including NVIDIA and PathAI. During his undergraduate studies, he was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend UC Berkeley as a visiting undergraduate student.

Data Scientist

Virginia Partridge

Virginia Partridge is a Data Scientist with special interest in natural language processing and information retrieval. She coordinates with academic, non-profit, and public sector partners to solve their technical challenges and to leverage data to advance their research and organizational goals. Partridge also manages graduate student teams, providing mentorship and technical guidance. Prior to joining UMass, she worked in industry on applications for medical record processing and multilingual dialogue systems. Partridge holds a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Computer Science from Brandeis University and was a participant in the Russian Flagship program through Bryn Mawr College. 

 

Director of Educational Programs

Andrew Lan

Professor Andrew Lan serves as the Director of Educational Programs for the Center for Data Science. His research focuses on developing artificial intelligence methods for educational applications, including analyzing learner knowledge, generating learning content, and providing learner and instructor support in a scalable way at all levels of education. He is also a member of the Computational Social Science Institute at UMass. 

 

Assistant Director of Information Technology

Dan Parker

Dan Parker designs, installs, configures and maintains the computing resources used by the Center for Data Science. He has been helping the digital trains run on time since graduating from Castleton University in 1995 with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems.

Business Management Team

Yvonne Crevier

Yvonne is responsible for financial management and grants administration for the Center for Data Science. She joined CDS after ten years as a Business Manager at UMass. Prior to UMass her background includes a range of financial management experience from working as a Certified Financial Planner to providing accounting services to small businesses and being part of the management team of a dot com startup. She has a B.A. in English from UMass Amherst. 

Matthew Lustig

Matt coordinates grants and contracts and serves as the financial manager for the Center for Data Science. Prior to joining CDS, Matt managed programs at healthcare institutions designed to improve outcomes while reducing health care costs. Matt is also an experienced city planner and teacher. He has a B.A. in Government and Environmental Studies from St. Lawrence University, an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and a Master of Urban & Regional Planning from Portland State University.

Project Coordinator

Nancy Fontes

Nancy supports the Center for Data Science with various projects including event planning for special events and Industry Affiliates Program.  Nancy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Elms College. She has spent several years in the banking industry before working in higher education. Most recently, Nancy was employed at Bay Path University as Coordinator of Institutional Research.

Office Administrator

Elena Hayes

Elena supports the Center for Data Science in many ways including scheduling, purchasing and reimbursements. Elena previously worked for Davenport Trucking in Greenfield, MA providing administrative support and project management. She graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Kinesiology. 
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