Chris Wiggins (data scientist)
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Chris Wiggins is an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University.[1] In 2010 he co-founded hackNY, a nonprofit organization focused on connecting students with startups in New York City.[2] Since 2014, he has been the Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times.[3][4]
Chris Wiggins | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | |
| Employer | Columbia University |
| Known for | co-founding hackNY Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times |
Career
In 2017, Chris Wiggins, along with Matthew L. Jones, introduced a new course to Columbia called "Data: Past, Present, Future".[5] The course syllabus, lectures, labs, and resources are available online.[6]
Notable works
- "ARACNE: an algorithm for the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks in a mammalian cellular context"[7]
Awards
In 2007, he received the Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award at Columbia University.[8]
Bibliography
- Spector, Alfred Z.; Norvig, Peter; Wiggins, Chris; Wing, Jeannette M. (2022). Data Science in Context: Foundations, Challenges, Opportunities. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009272230.[9]
- Jones, Matthew L.; Wiggins, Chris (2023). How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms. W.W. Norton. ISBN 9781324006732.[10]
References
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