Researchers, students, and professionals at all levels of expertise are invited to showcase their work at the 7th annual Data Science Research Bazaar. This interdisciplinary conference welcomes submissions for lightning talks, posters, trainings, and focused discussions. You don’t need to be affiliated with UW–Madison to apply.
The 2026 Research Bazaar will take place at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery during March and April. The main conference, with opportunities to present lightning talks and posters, will be on March 19. Trainings and focused discussions will be held on March 23 and 26, and April 6 and 16.
The Data Science Research Bazaar is an opportunity to connect with, learn from, and contribute to UW–Madison’s ever-expanding data science research community. Your proposal should fall under one of these two categories:
Theme aligned: This year’s theme is Meaning in the Metrics: Communicating Research Insights, and we welcome presentations that highlight innovative ways to visualize, interpret, and share data-driven findings across disciplines and audiences.
General computational work: We also encourage submissions from all areas of fundamental and applied data science and computational work. We are interested in presentations highlighting diverse perspectives spanning across research domains and industries (e.g., health, biology, agriculture, environment, psychology, humanities, sociology, business, etc.).
Deadline: Submit proposals by January 15, 2026, 11:59pm CT.
Questions? Please email facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu.
Apply to present a lightning talk, poster, training, or focused discussion at the Data Science Research Bazaar.
Deadline: January 15, 11:59 pm