EDA360
What is EDA360
Modern research requires robust infrastructure and smart analytical workflows. EDA360: Data for Everyone is a seminar series designed to connect faculty and researchers with the advanced computing, data management, and analytics solutions available to elevate and accelerate your work.
Whether you are looking to harness high-performance computing (HPC), utilize clinical data, or refine your data visualization storytelling, these one-hour sessions offer practical, expert-led guidance from the EDA team.
How to Attend
All sessions are free and open to our research community. You may join individual seminars of interest or attend the entire series.
When: Tuesdays, Noon – 1 p.m. (August 18 – October 13, 2026)
Where: Hybrid options — Join in person at the Dorothy Brown Conference Room or virtually via Zoom.
Schedule
CORTEX: Overview and Access to High-performance Computing Infrastructure
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Ashutosh Singhal, Ph.D.
Chief Data Officer & Associate Vice-President
Clinical Data Stewardship, Enterprise Data & Analytics Division (EDA)
HPC: Let’s get started
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Sravan Phani Kumar Kopparthi
Data Warehouse Solutions Architect
Use of Clinical Data for Research
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Ashutosh Singhal, Ph.D.
Chief Data Officer & Associate Vice-President
Clinical Data Stewardship, Enterprise Data & Analytics Division (EDA)
Linux Basic
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Chris Quinn
Information Security Specialist
Intro to Database
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Dodji Kuwonu
Software Developer EDA & ACAL
Overview of Cybersecurity
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Chris Quinn
Information Security Specialist
Leveraging ScHARe Data for Public Health
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Kirollos Lewis
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Issues of Data Privacy
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Nicole Taylor-Aidoo
Data Steward
Data Visualization & Storytelling
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Noon – 1 p.m.
Speaker:
Ezhili Govindaraju
Data Analyst
Why Attend?
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, clinician, student, or staff member, EDA is here to help you succeed. This series will guide you on how to:
- Build your data skills
- Collaborate on data-driven projects
- Access technical expertise
- Leverage tools to advance research and operations
- Prepare stronger grants and publications