Prof. Schuckers part of virtual panel on leading a Math Department in the 21st Century

Charles A Dana Professor of Statistics and Data Science Michael Schuckers who is currently serving as the Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics (MCSS) at St. Lawrence University (SLU) recently appeared on a panel about leading a mathematics department.  The virtual panel, “Leading a Math Department in the 21^st Centry”  was hosted by Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics and featured department chairs or former department chairs from Towson University, University of Arizona and University of Maryland.  Much of the conversation focused on meeting the challenges currently faced by higher education.  Part of the reason that Professor Schuckers was chosen to represent St. Lawrence was the tremendous track record of the MCSS department producing graduates at a rate well above the national average.  Each year approximately 10% of the SLU graduating class has a degree from the MCSS Department which is well above the national average.

Video of the panel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WCnHToCUO8

Professor Schuckers is a leader in the field of sports data science and bioauthentication.  Six of his former St. Lawrence University students have gone on to work in analytics for professional sports teams or leagues.  He has been named Significant Contributor by the Section on Statistics in Sports of the American Statistical Association.  He is also one of the prominent figures in developing statistical methods for bioauthentication devices such as facial recognition and fingerprint readers including recent work on testing for demographic equity in device performance.  A Fulbright Scholar at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in 2013, his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and the Center for Identification Technology Research.