About CADS

Mission

CADS mission is to (1) create a robust ecosystem involving multiple stakeholders capable of enhancing institutional capacity in the area of data science (2) make transformative changes by fostering interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach activities in data science (3) study issues related to the diversity and inclusion in the area of data sciences, and provide a set of recommendations to address these issues. Further, CADS will contribute to creating a diverse and skilled workforce, capable of exploiting the capacities of data science to serve national interests.

Vision

To identify and to overcome a variety of barriers to the broad and sustainable adoption of data-intensive research and education and build a reproducible model for enhancing inclusion and diversity in data science research and education.

Goals

1. Create an ecosystem and a robust community at WSSU involving multiple stakeholders capable of enhancing institutional capacity in the area of DS for making transformative changes.
2. Foster interdisciplinary research, education and outreach activities in DS.
3. Study the issues related to the diversity and inclusion in the area of DS, establish a model approach and a set of recommendations to address them, and contribute in creating a diverse group of skilled workforce that is capable of fully exploiting the capacities of DS, in service of the national interests.

Fundings

1. UNC Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) Award, PI: Debzani Deb, "Winston-Salem State University Center for Applied Data Science (CADS)", $1,498,625, 2020-2023. UNC System Awards Three ROI Grants for 2021-2023.
2. Google Cloud Research Grant, PI: Debzani Deb, $5000, 2020-2021.
3. NSF Award 2131100, PI: Muztaba Fuad, co-PI: Debzani Deb, Tiffany Adams, Nancy Smith, “CISE-MSI: RCBP-RF: SCH: Mining Mobile Crowdsensing to Optimize Community Health Clinic Management”, $299,695.00, 2021-2023.
4. HanesBrands Research Award, PI: Debzani Deb, $50,000, 2021-2025.

Director

Dr. Debzani Deb
Professor
Computer Science
Founding Director of CADS

Research Faculty Fellow

Dr. Steve Aragon
Associate Professor
Healthcare Management
Faculty Fellow

Dr. Muztaba Fuad
Professor
Computer Science
Faculty Fellow

Dr. Jill Keith
Professor of Biochemistry
Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Faculty Fellow

Dr. Tennille D. Presley
Professor of Physics
Chemistry
Faculty Fellow

Dr. Felicia Simpson
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Faculty Fellow

Dr. Russell M. Smith
Professor of Geography
History, Politics & Social Justice
Faculty Fellow

John O. Adeyeye
Professor
Mathematics

Hye Young Kim
Assistant Professor
Arts and Visual Studies

Dr. Sangkwon Lee
Visiting Assistant Professor
Physical Education / Sports Science

Faculty Adopters 2021-2022 Cohort

Dr. Scott Betz
Professor
Department of Art and Visual Studies

Dr. Munene W. Kanampiu
Lecturer
Department of Computer Science

Dr. Lisa Maness
Associate Professor
Clinical Laboratory Science Department

Dr. Natasha Spellman
Assistant Professor
Department of Education

Dr. Tan Zhang
Assistant Professor
Health Physical Education and Sports Studies

Faculty Adopters 2020-2021 Cohort

Dr. Sangkwon Lee
Visiting Assistant Professor
Physical Education / Sports Science

Dr. Kelly Minor
Assistant Professor
Psychological Sciences

Dr. Jack Monell
Associate Professor
Justice Studies

Dr. Felicia Simpson
Assistant Professor
Mathematics

Dr. Jiangmin Xu
Associate Professor
Health Care Management

Research Associate

Charles Mickle
M.Sc., Computer Science

Kiayia Propst
M.Sc., Healthcare Administration

Brixx-John Garcia Panlaqui
Graduate student, Department of Computer Science

Project Evaluator

Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin
President and CEO, Charis Consulting Group, LLC
Project Evaluator

Dr. James B. Stewart
Professor Emeritus, Penn State University
Project Evaluator

Staff

Ms. Cheryl D. Moore
Executive Assistant