Study Data Science
Data Science is the fastest growing major at UW-Madison, and students across campus are interested in increasing their data literacy. Whether you are interested in a data science career or course, opportunities abound at UW-Madison. Learn more about majors, courses, and professional degrees and certificates
Explore Campus Resources
Data science has applications in all disciplines, and data science @ uw is your connection to data science institutes, centers, and programs across the UW-Madison campus. It’s also the place to find research funding, training, coding meetups, news, events and seminars, student orgs, communities of practice, and other resources.
Collaborate With Us
Data science innovation at UW-Madison furthers the Wisconsin Idea by fueling discovery and economic development. Our research and talent development benefit communities and businesses in all corners of the state, and beyond. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture in data science. Learn about collaboration opportunities
Data Science Institute
The Data Science Institute (DSI), powered by American Family Insurance, is central to UW-Madison’s strategic priority to grow its research enterprise and expand its global impact, supporting the scholarship of faculty, staff, and students.
Data Science Hub
The Data Science Hub in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery collaborates closely with the DSI to provide training and implement data science practices into research across campus.
School of Computer, Data, & Information Sciences
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) brings together the top-ranked departments of Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School.
News and Announcements
The Data Science Institute is Hiring a Financial Specialist
The Data Science Institute is accepting applications for a financial specialist. This position will report directly to the associate director of administration, will assist the DSI director, and will support staff members to advance the DSI's research goals and objectives.
Apply for Data Science Research Funding by March 1
The American Family Funding Initiative, an internal funding competition at UW–Madison, offers up to $150K to stimulate and support cutting-edge research in the rapidly growing field of data science.
The Data Science Hub is Hiring
The Data Science Hub is hiring a facilitator for data science training and community engagement at UW–Madison. If you are passionate about helping people advance their research using data science methods, check out this opportunity!
First-Ever Generative AI Prompt Battle in the U.S. a Success
On November 29, the UW-Madison community gathered in the Discovery Building for the inaugural generative AI prompt battle at an American university. MadPrompts, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Data Science Institute, featured an electrifying competition where contestants used text prompts to create AI-generated images.
Register for the Research Bazaar by Jan 30
UW–Madison’s Data Science Hub is hosting the 5th annual Research Bazaar on February 7 and 8, 2024 at the Discovery Building. With an overarching theme of Data in Action, the Research Bazaar is a place to build community and technical know-how.
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Campus Events
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- March 19Global Health Institute Global Health Tuesday Webinar Advancing Global Health With AI9:00 AM, Online
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Faces of Data Science
“What really excites me is working with our wonderful team of students and learning from them on a daily basis, while contributing to work that could ultimately have an impact on people’s lives.”
Pallavi Tiwari
Associate Professor, Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering; Co-Director of Imaging and Radiation Science, Carbone Cancer Center
Pallavi Tiwari uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve outcomes for brain-related disorders like glioblastoma, a highly aggressive cancer with low odds of survival. She leverages these data science tools to ingest large amounts of data and correlate it to patient outcomes, which could lead to more effective, personalized approaches to cancer treatment and better quality of life for patients.
From an early age, Pallavi knew she wanted to be an engineer and help people, and biomedical engineering allowed her to accomplish both goals. As an undergraduate, she became aware of the potential for machine learning algorithms to improve health outcomes. Her graduate research focused on integrating data for prostate cancer detection. A conversation with a clinician sparked her curiosity about using algorithms to distinguish tumor occurrences from radiation effects, which is an enormous challenge in oncology.
Pallavi was attracted to the research ecosystem at UW–Madison and the opportunity to work with brilliant people not only in her field, but across campus. She has been instrumental in growing the Machine Learning for Medical Imaging initiative, which is building bridges among experts and researchers to address challenging problems in medical imaging.
Data science is an emerging field that is roughly defined as the study, development, and application of methods that reveal new insights from data, which include numbers, text, images, graphs, sounds, code, and metadata. This website is an inclusive portal to resources and activities related to data science at UW-Madison.
As data reshapes our world, UW–Madison brings the power of data science to every field of study. The future path of data science will be shaped by insights from all disciplines.