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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
Causal Seminar: Panos Toulis, University of Chicago
Cumnock Hall, Room 120, Harvard Business School
Industry Seminar: Andrew Schroeder, Direct Relief
Causal Seminar: Paul Niehaus, UC San Diego
Hawes Hall, Classroom 201, Harvard Business School
Causal Seminar: Maggie Makar, University of Michigan
Harvard Business School Room TBD
Causal Seminar: Maya Petersen, University of California, Berkeley
Harvard Business School Room TBD
Latest News + Blog Posts
- Tackling Agriculture and Food Security – Celebrating Solutions from the HDSI Agri DatathonOn 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 AwardsThe 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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