Data Science Institute

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

Data Science Institute

The mission of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Brown University 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

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News from DSI

Faces of DSI: Linda Clark

April 22, 2026

Associate Teaching Professor Linda Clark is a pioneer in bringing together data science, education, and policy at Brown. As the Academic Director of DSI’s new online Master’s program in Data Science: Policy, Governance, and Society, she is cultivating a new generation of professionals who handle data through a lens of policy, ethics, and human impact.

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Brown students dive into data to protect Rhode Island waterways

April 8, 2026

Teams of undergraduates at Brown’s first-ever Health Data Fest spent 36 hours transforming environmental datasets into actionable strategies for tackling the growing threat of toxic cyanobacteria blooms.

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News from Brown

In lecture at Brown, Yann LeCun discusses a new approach to AI

April 1, 2026

No stranger to controversy, AI pioneer Yann LeCun told a capacity crowd that large language models are not the future of AI and that a new approach is needed if machines are to achieve human-like intelligence.

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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 Institute (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.