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We bring together the people and tools to make unprecedented discoveries possible.
We bring together the people and tools to make unprecedented discoveries possible.
In an era of rapid change and complexity, we convene scholars, students, and industry partners to address societal challenges with data science and AI. DSI-affiliated researchers span disciplines—from engineering to business, social work to law, history to the natural sciences—and collaborate in teams that merge insights to explore questions too complex for one domain alone.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience will leverage real-world data and innovative AI techniques to improve understanding of how plants and animals build resilience in dynamic environments.
A new volume edited by DSI’s Florence D. Hudson helps ensure that cross-disciplinary insights from publicly-funded COVID-19 research will remain accessible.
Now an AI Engineer at Dell, Sstuti Mehra (MSDS ’25) embraced the hands-on opportunities and support provided by DSI to begin her data science journey even before graduation day.
At DSI’s inaugural Data Science and AI Exchange event (DAX), leaders from academia, industry, and government shared insights about the realities of using advanced AI systems.
A new multi-university grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research will examine whether larger quantum operations could reduce errors and make future quantum computers more practical.
When a crucial source of food insecurity data suddenly went dark, Dr. Michael Puma worked with MSDS student Shreyas Kamath (’26) to build an agentic AI prototype to explore how new technologies could support resilience in the food insecurity sector.
An early graduate of Columbia’s MS in Data Science program, Domingues built a career in industry before bringing her DSI-honed expertise into public-interest AI policy. Today, she applies her technical and communication skills to a broad range of AI strategy and education efforts.
DSI’s Lori Glover literally wrote the book on academic-industry partnerships.
Nicole Brye (’24) works in beauty tech at L’Oréal’s Tech Accelerator, applying data science across marketing, e-commerce, and R&D.
Glen Weyl, researcher and economist at Microsoft and co-founder of the Plurality Institute, does not think superintelligence is something we are waiting to build.
From examining AI’s role in language preservation to building ethical chatbots, Myles Ingram (’22) focuses on AI designed with people in mind.
When a person reaches for a cup of water, thousands of muscle signals fire in coordination. For stroke survivors, that seemingly effortless act can become impossible.