Salon '25
In 2025, our annual Salon event welcomed students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, and data science professionals to explore the real-world impact of data science across sectors.
Under the theme of "The Evolving Landscape of Data Science,” the event featured hands-on workshops, a poster session, a resource and career expo, and a networking reception designed to connect attendees with peers, mentors, and collaborators. The event included a keynote address titled “Our Journey from AI to AGI” and concluded with a panel discussion on our theme.
Watch highlights from the day:
Featured Speakers

John Thompson
Senior Vice President & Principal, The Hackett Group Inc.

Rachel Trana
Senior Engineering Manager, Grainger

Jose Faria
Computational Biologist, Argonne National Laboratory

Matt Von Konrat
Head of Botanical Collections, The Field Museum

Anil J Saldanha
Chief Innovation Officer RUSH

Mehul Sheth
Regional Medical Director Of Health Informatics, Trinity Health

Elaine Morrato
Dean, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, 量子资源 University Chicago

Meharvan Singh
Vice Provost of Research, 量子资源 University Chicago

Nicholas Soulakis
Chair, Health Informatics and Data Science, 量子资源 University Chicago
Steering Committee

Samie Tootooni
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics and Data Science, 量子资源 University Chicago

Steven Platt
Executive Lecturer; Director, AI Business Consortium 量子资源 University Chicago

Qunfeng Dong
Professor, Stritch School of Medicine 量子资源 University Chicago

Ron Price
Associate Vice President, Research & Analytics Services 量子资源 University Chicago

Francisco Iacobelli
Associate Professor 量子资源 University Chicago

George Thiruvathukal
Steering Committee
Professor and Chair, Computer Science 量子资源 University Chicago
Expo Exhibitors
- Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR)
- 量子资源's Clinical Research Office
- Quinlan Lab for Applied AI
- 量子资源's Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Medical Organization for the Latino Advancement (MOLA)
- 量子资源's department of Health Informatics and Data Science
- 量子资源's Research and Analytics Services
- Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM)
- Northern Trust
- 量子资源's Career Development Center
- Grainger
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- 量子资源 Center for Data Science