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The Harvard Data Science Initiative provides many offerings to the Harvard community and the data science industry.

HDSI Postdoctoral Fellowships

The HDSI Postdoctoral Fellows work independently over a two-to-three year fellowship with the guidance and partnership of Harvard University faculty.

Harvard Data Science Review

As an open access platform of the HDSI, Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) aspires to be a global forum on everything data science and data science for everyone.

Research Programs

The HDSI supports research in data science methodology and applications through multiple programs that align with research interests across Harvard Schools.

Industry Engagement

Learn from industry data scientists about the role data science plays in their organization, the methods and techniques being used, and their own career trajectory.

Upcoming Events

Feb
06

Causal Seminar: Maggie Makar, University of Michigan

On February 6, 2025 at 3:30 pm

Harvard Business School Room TBD

Mar
06

Causal Seminar: Maya Petersen, University of California, Berkeley

On March 6, 2025 at 3:30 pm

Harvard Business School Room TBD

Apr
10

Causal Seminar: Elias Bareinboim

On April 10, 2025 at 3:30 pm

Hawes Hall, Classroom 201, Harvard Business School

May
08

Causal Seminar: Avi Feller, University of California, Berkeley

On May 8, 2025 at 3:30 pm

Harvard Business School Room TBD

Latest News + Blog Posts

  • Tackling Agriculture and Food Security – Celebrating Solutions from the HDSI Agri Datathon
    On the weekend of October 4-6, 2024, the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) hosted its first-ever datathon in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS). Through the weekend, 20 teams of undergraduate and graduate students from around the Greater Boston Area tackled pressing data science challenges at the intersection…
  • Announcing Four Faculty Special Projects Fund Awards
    The Harvard Data Science Initiative has recently granted four new Faculty Special Projects Fund awards to Harvard University faculty: Sensing the LandscapeCraig Douglas (Harvard Graduate School of Design) This project explores the use of sensor networks to monitor and visualize atmospheric conditions at Harvard’s House Zero, creating innovative data-visualizations for public exhibition. A Large-Scale Analysis of P-HackingSharad…
  • Dominici on AI and Climate in Harvard Medicine
    “This balance of harnessing the good and mitigating the bad of AI is really important for us to embody at Harvard and in medicine when we’re dealing with human lives,” Francesca Dominici, Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. Harvard Medicine Director Francesca Dominici was recently featured in an article about the intersection of AI…

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