Data Science Institute

Data Science Institute at Brown

The mission of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Brown is to stimulate innovation and support people aspiring to improve lives in our data-driven world.

Data Science Institute at Brown

The mission of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Brown is to stimulate innovation and support people aspiring to improve lives in our data-driven world.

DSI engages people across campus and beyond, to:

Educate all in data fluency and advanced area-specific applications of data science methods
Stimulate large-scale multidisciplinary research developing and applying data science methods to multiple data modalities
Ensure that the power of data be leveraged toward a more equitable society

Recent News

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News from DSI

Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director

December 11, 2024

Provost Francis J. Doyle III announced that Brenda Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, has been named the Director of the Data Sciences Institute (DSI), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

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News from Around Brown

CS and CNTR PhD Student Rui-Jie Yew and Collaborators Receive a 2024 AAAI/ACM AIES Paper Award

November 18, 2024

Second year PhD student Rui-Jie Yew was recently recognized as runner-up for Best Student Paper at the Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES) Conference in San Jose at the end of October.

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News from DSI

DSI hosts Fall Affiliated Faculty Mixer

November 13, 2024

On November 11, DSI hosted a mixer for our Affiliated Faculty community to meet, mingle, and learn about each other's work.

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Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Data Science options for undergraduates include a Certificate in Data Fluency and the Data Science Fellows program trains undergraduates to collaborate with faculty to build more data science into course curricula.

Graduate Programs

DSI offers a master's degree in Data Science and a doctoral certificate, designed for students from a broad range of educational and work backgrounds.

Research Centers

Research @ DSI

The Data Science Initiative (DSI) is a hub for transdisciplinary research across a range of fields. We house two research centers and offer funding opportunities for collaborative projects that support our mission.