Data Science for the Public Good Program

The Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Young Scholars program is a summer immersive program held at the Biocomplexity Institute’s Social and Decision Analytics division (SDAD). In its seventh year, the program engages students from across the country to work together on projects that address state, federal, and local government challenges around critical social issues relevant in the world today. DSPG young scholars conduct research at the intersection of statistics, computation, and the social sciences to determine how information generated within every community can be leveraged to improve quality of life and inform public policy. For more information on program highlights, how to apply, and our annual symposium, please visit the official Biocomplexity DSPG website.

2020 Loudoun County Summer Project

DSPG Team Members

Boya ZhangTalib Grant Laura Pranteddu Adam Wells

Boya Zhang, Fellow (PhD Student at Virginia Tech, Statistics)

Talib Grant, Intern (Undergraduate Student at Virginia Tech, Data Analytics)

Laura Pranteddu, Intern (Master Student at University of Trento, Data Science)

Adam Wells, Intern (Master student at Virginia Tech, Data Analysis and Applied Statistics)

Virginia Tech Faculty Team Members

Susan Chen Conaway Haskins Matt Holt Ford Ramsey

Susan Chen (Associate Professor, Food and Health Economics, DSPG Project Co-Lead)

Conaway Haskins (Extensions Specialist, Rural & Regional Development)

Matt Holt (Department Head, Professor, Agribusiness, Applied Econometrics, Principal Investigator)

Ford Ramsey (Assistant Professor, Agribusiness, DSPG Project Co-Lead)

Project Sponsors/Stakeholders

VCE

Jim Hilleary (VCE)

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support from our stakeholders.

Thank You!