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, Loyola University Chicago
Meharvan Singh
Vice Provost of Research, Loyola University Chicago
Nicholas Soulakis
Chair, Health Informatics and Data Science, Loyola University Chicago
Steering Committee
Samie Tootooni
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics and Data Science, Loyola University Chicago
Steven Platt
Executive Lecturer; Director, AI Business Consortium Loyola University Chicago
Qunfeng Dong
Professor, Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago
Ron Price
Associate Vice President, Research & Analytics Services Loyola University Chicago
Francisco Iacobelli
Associate Professor Loyola University Chicago
George Thiruvathukal
Steering Committee
Professor and Chair, Computer Science Loyola University Chicago
Expo Exhibitors
- Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR)
- Loyola's Clinical Research Office
- Quinlan Lab for Applied AI
- Loyola's Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Medical Organization for the Latino Advancement (MOLA)
- Loyola's department of Health Informatics and Data Science
- Loyola's Research and Analytics Services
- Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM)
- Northern Trust
- Loyola's Career Development Center
- Grainger
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Loyola Center for Data Science
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:
- Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research (CHOIR)
- Loyola's Clinical Research Office
- Quinlan Lab for Applied AI
- Loyola's Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Medical Organization for the Latino Advancement (MOLA)
- Loyola's department of Health Informatics and Data Science
- Loyola's Research and Analytics Services
- Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM)
- Northern Trust
- Loyola's Career Development Center
- Grainger
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Loyola Center for Data Science