Welcome Remarks: Carmen Pulliza, Directora de Desarrollo Integral del Estudiante & Carina Gobaira, Asesora de Admisiones
Student Presentations: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
UAGM students experience conversatory: 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Presentation I
Presenter: Nadia Camacho from the University of Houston Downtown
Biography: Nadia Camacho is an Analyst Intern specializing in industrial global market intelligence. Her interests include research and data mining. She is a senior, set to graduate in Fall 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Data Science, with a focus on operations research.
Project: The Interdisciplinary Approach
Description of the project: The project aimed to integrate census tract data with mosquito trap data to conduct a comprehensive analysis of mosquito-borne disease risks in Houston, Texas. Dr. Standlee, a research biologist specializing in Public Health Microbiology, led this initiative. Recognizing the need to link geographic and socioeconomic data with mosquito surveillance, Dr. Standlee connected with us, a data science team, to develop a methodology for data integration. The project achieved significant success by improving data integration and enabling a unified dataset that covered ten years of mosquito trap data (Covered over 300,000 data points) along with Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) data.
Presentation II
Presenter: Muhammad Haider from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Biography: Muhammad Haider is a graduated with bachelor’s in computer science and information security from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is currently doing master’s in digital Forensics and Cybersecurity. He will tell you more about himself and the challenges he faced academically during the presentation. He would share the impact technology had on his academic success, and how he utilized multiple platforms during my academic journey as an undergraduate student.
Project: Use of Technology to Support my Academic Goals
Description of the project: There are over thousands of students every year, starting their journey in a 2 year or a 4-year college, after successfully completing their high school milestones. There are some students who have studied within the same state or country, some would be international students, and there will be those students who have just moved to a totally new place with their family. The difficulty level can be different for different student scenarios, and all of us can agree that we work differently in different environments, using various levels of potential we possess. Being a college student comes with a number of responsibilities such as assignments for each semester, staying on track of upcoming semester classes, and meeting the deadlines of quizzes and essay submissions. Being a first-generation college student, and an immigrant student, who started his college journey where the first semester ended up being in covid 19 pandemic. The dream of studying in a US college, and the engagement with the professors and fellow students while in college seems to be demolishing. At the same time, there was a bigger challenge and that was to get a hold of technology, in order to survive college. There was no time to prepare in advance, as everything was suddenly shut down. The journey began to start using all the online resources and tools in order to ace my studies, and stand firm by the end of my first semester at college. This is where I knew that I needed to enhance my technological skills to stand out in these upcoming semesters.
Presentation III
Presenter: Isaiah Nghia Le from the University of Houston Downtown
Biography: His interest in the field of data science and applied statistics was sparked by studying and gathering data on my fish and aquarium. Because of his curiosity about biological traits, he was able to secure a position at MD Anderson, where he will collaborate with some of the world’s experts in cancer cell research. In the future, he hopes to be an expert in the subject by getting a PhD in statistics.
Project: Perceptron and Logistic Regression
Description of the project: Through this research, we learned the importance of selecting the appropriate algorithm for the specific problem, efficiently handling large data sets, and continuously evaluating and tuning the models. The technologies implemented were effective in achieving our performance goals. The Perceptron algorithm effectively handled binary classification problems, Logistic Regression provided accurate probabilistic predictions, and Linear Regression, using both batch and stochastic gradient descent, successfully minimized the RMSE and provided accurate regression predictions. This research demonstrated the practical application of these machine learning algorithms, enhancing our ability to analyze and predict large data sets efficiently.
Presentation IV
Presenter: Jahir Martinez Rincón from California State University San Bernardino
Biography: My name is Jahir Martinez Rincon and am currently a 5th year at California State San Bernardino majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Astronomy. My goal for the future is to be accepted into a PhD program in a Chemistry or Astronomy related field and my dream of being able to work with NASA.
Project: Community Building and Networking through Social Media and Campus Websites
Description of the project: This project will demonstrate how the use of multiple technologies has improved involvement on campus, especially since it is so prevalent in today’s society. Through social media and campus websites, departments across the university can promote events, resources, and much more they have to offer students. By advertising the university’s socials, more students are able to find the resources they need or events where they can start making connections with new people. Viewership across multiple technologies appears to be consistently rising when newer posts are uploaded promoting what the school may have to offer.
Presentation V
Presenter: Liany M. Crespo Gomez from Ana G. Mendéz University, Gurabo Campus
Biography: Liany M. Crespo Gomez is currently in her fifth year at Ana G. Mendez University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management. She considers herself an innovative, dedicated, responsible and organized person. Also, good in communications, great working as a team member and enjoy traveling. Her goal is to acquire knowledge that will help me grow professionally. Currently, she is developing two projects; one is dedicated to the reduction of scrap and the other is to reduce the time it takes to perform an audit. The projects have helped her acquire knowledge thus applying concepts learned in class. Her short-term aspiration is to have the experience of representing my university and at the same time be able to learn from the experience. Her future aspiration is to acquire a job where she can develop and grow professionally.
Project: Applying DMAIC for Cost Savings at Molding Area
Description of the project: The project’s main goals are waste reduction and scrap management optimization in the molding department of a Puerto Rican manufacturing company. This sector of the economy focuses on creating, shaping, and distributing goods with a primary focus on prompt delivery and customer service. The objective is to keep scrap sales within reasonable bounds in order to reduce material loss, increase output, and preserve customer satisfaction.