Vetria L. Byrd, PhD


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Invited International Talks

  1. International High-Performance Computing Summer School (IHPCSS), Invited lecturer, Introduction to Scientific Visualization featuring ParaView, Boulder, CO, June 25 – 30, 2017.
  2. International High-Performance Computing Summer School (IHPCSS), Invited lecturer, Introduction to Scientific Visualization featuring ParaView, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 26 – July 1, 2016.
  3. International High-Performance Computing Summer School (IHPCSS), Invited lecturer, Introduction to Scientific Visualization featuring ParaView, Toronto, Canada, June 21 – 26, 2015.
2023
  1. Data Visualization and Visual Analytics in Higher Education and Implications for Faculty of Color, 30th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Tampa, FL, October 2023.
  2. Importance of Completing Research, Science Scholars Orienttaion, Purdue University, September 9, 2023.
2022
  1. I-GUIDE Webinar: Visual Storytelling with Data: From the Basics to Science Communication, November 2022.
  2. Activity Worksheets for Teaching and Learning Data Visualization, IEEE 2022 Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2022.
2021
  1. Guided Modular Approach (GMA) to Building Data Visualization Capacity, 6th Annual International Campus Alliance for Advanced Visualization (CAAV) Conference, November 1 – 4, 2021.
2020
  1. Small Steps & Major Moves: Building Higher Ed Data Visualization Capacity in an Environment Transformed by COVID-19, Virtual 2020 Science on a Sphere Workshop, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Department of Commerce, December 1 – 3, 2020.
  2. Building Data Visualization Capacity: A Byrd’s Eye View,” University of Utah, Bioengineering Elevated Seminar Series, November 6, 2020 (Virtual talk, 96 attendees)
2019
  1. Data Science, Digital Agriculture and the Role of Data Visualization, Purdue Department of Agriculture, Purdue University, November, 1, 2019.
  2. Making a Case for Broadening Participation in Visualization,” VISUALISE Conference, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA, August 30, 2019. [Video]
2018
  1. The Ubiquitous Nature of Data and The Role of Data Visualization, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, October 8, 2018.
  2. Midwest Big-Data Hub (MBDH) Planning meeting, Big Ten Center, Rosewood, IL, March 9 – 10, 2018.
  3. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)/Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Mid-Year Conference, Engineering Design Graphics Division, Jamaica, January 2018.
2017
  1. Extreme Science Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) Workshop Series, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, October 2017.
  2. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Faculty Talk, Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN, June 2017.
  3. “Introduction to Scientific Visualization Using ParaView,” Blue Waters Visualization Webinar Series, April 05, 2017.
  4. Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration (BPMI) and Scientific Visualization Presenter Series, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. March 2017.
  5. Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Education and Human Resources Programs (HER) and the national Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (HER). Washington, DC, March 2017.
  6. Introduction to Data Visualization, Blue Waters Visualization Webinar Series, March 01, 2017.
2016
  1. openNASA Datanauts Water Cooler Webinar Series. November 3, 2016.
  2. CGT101 Introduction to Data Visualization, Purdue University, September 29-30, 2016.
  3. Research and Technology Development Conference, Missouri Science and Technology. September 12, 2016.
  4. Introduction to Scientific Visualization Using ParaView & Python Shell, 2016 Research and Technology Development (RTD) Conference, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO, September 12 - 13, 2016.
  5. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July 2016.[Video]
  6. Visualization: More Than Pretty Pictues, College of Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, July 7, 2016.
  7. Introduction to Scientific Visualization Using ParaView, XSEDE 16 Training Workshop, Albany State University, Albany, GA, April 22 - 23, 2016.
  8. International High-performance computing summer school, invited lecture [Video]
2015
  1. VizREU Experience: Pathway to Insight, Discovery, and Collaboration, Super Computing (SC) Conference, Denver, CO, November 2015.
2014
  1. Facilitating the Enculturation of Undergraduates into Visualization through Workshops and Research Experiences in Collaborative Data Visualization Applications, SC14: VisTech 2014 Workshop, Super Computing (SC) 2014, New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2014.
  2. High Performance Computing in Undergraduate Biology Education, Banbury Center Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, NY, September 3- 5, 2014.
  3. Visualization – A Catalyst for Communication, a Conduit for Collaboration and Participation, XSEDE14, Invited Plenary Talk, Atlanta, GA, July 17, 2014.
2013
  1. Intro to Scientific Visualization Using ParaView, EL Alliance: Empowering Leadership, Webinar, March 2013.