Eugene Chen (he/him)
Chair, Canadian Open Data Society
Eugene Chen has spent over a decade in the design and development of data visualization tools. His public work has been shared in media outlets like the New York Times, CBC, NPR, and CTV. He is the Chair of the Canadian Open Data Society, a member of Canada's Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government, and has just recently published a Top 3 paper on using AI in puzzle games for IEEE's AAAI conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. After spending a decade as the CTO of a successful data visualization firm, he has transitioned to contracting and completed visualization and development work contracts, most recently with Natural Resources Canada.
Sessions
Canadian Case Studies
Grassroots Innovation: Transforming Government from the Ground Up
In this talk, we will share the story of our innovative pilot project focused on the data from the Metals and Minerals Exploration Survey. This journey began with Sarah Heath from NRCan, who identified the initial problem. We then recruited Jagoda Walny, who was working for the Canada Energy Regulator, for her expertise and leadership, and finally, the viewpoint of Dianna Miller who joined NRCan midway through the process and had to navigate the project to completion. See More.