2026 | Concluding Symposium
July 23 - 24, 2026
The Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale (BDSY) Program’s Concluding Symposium and Professional Development Day, taking place on July 23 and 24, 2026, serve as capstone events for the program. The concluding symposium is open to the University.
Concluding Symposium
Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall & Memorabilia Room (120 High Street)
Featured Keynote Speakers
Rahul Ladhania, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Informatics
University of Michigan
Rohan Khera, MD, MS
Associate Professor Term of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Yale University
Kara Rudolph, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Session Schedule
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Program Reflections
Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
BDSY Program Director
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Lecture
Rahul Ladhania, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Informatics
University of Michigan
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Keynote Talk
Rohan Khera, MD, MS
Associate Professor Term of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Yale University
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
BDSY Student Poster Session
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
BDSY Student Presentations
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Keynote Lecture
Kara Rudolph, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner & Celebration (by invitation only)
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall