From Data to Discovery, From Insight to Action
Advancing data and AI to tackle urgent challenges, improve lives, and empower future innovators.
How can data and AI address society’s toughest challenges?
At Columbia DSI, we’re tackling that question every day—guided by the principle of Data for Good and a commitment to ensuring data and AI serve people and communities.
Research Centers
Our research centers bring together Columbia’s breadth of expertise to drive impact and explore solutions across disciplines and sectors.
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Smart Cities
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Sense, Collect, and Move Data
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Health Analytics
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Foundations of Data Science
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Financial and Business Analytics
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Data, Media, and Society
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Cybersecurity
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Computing Systems for Data-Driven Science
Smart Cities
We develop, monitor, and improve infrastructure, buildings, transportation routes, the power supply, and everyday activities in crowded, urban environments.
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Sense, Collect, and Move Data
We study the physical aspects of sensing, generating, collecting, storing, transporting, and processing large data sets.
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Health Analytics
We work to improve the health of individuals and the health care system through data-driven methods and understanding of health processes.
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Foundations of Data Science
We conduct core research on problems that cut across the data sciences and engineering.
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Financial and Business Analytics
We develop analytical and computational tools to manage risk and to support decisions using the growing volume and variety of data available.
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Data, Media, and Society
We use data generated by people and data about people to understand human behavior.
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Cybersecurity
We develop the capacity to keep data secure and private throughout its lifetime.
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Computing Systems for Data-Driven Science
We explore the design, analysis, and application of massive-scale computing systems for processing data.
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Empowering the next generation of data leaders
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Certification of Professional Achievement in Data Sciences
Part-time and executive-track options in data science fundamentals.
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DSI Postdoctoral Fellowship
Supports early-career researchers with cross-disciplinary mentorship in a collaborative environment.
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Supports new research collaborations between data scientists and domain experts across Columbia.
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Hands-on research experience for students, and vital research support for faculty.
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We advance knowledge, educate future innovators, and harness the power of data science and AI for the public good.