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Impact Report 2023-2025

Announcing our third Impact Report (2023-2025), sharing stories about the people and ideas that make up the HDSI community.
AWS Impact Computing Project
A five-part video series about how we’re collaborating with AWS to build the field of impact computing.

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.
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News + Announcements
- Reflections from the Inaugural AI Summit at HarvardBy Erin Kiesewetter In October 2025, the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) and Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) co-hosted the Inaugural AI Summit with Archerman Capital. The goal was simple yet ambitious: bring together scholars, technologists, executives, industry leaders, and students to explore the frontiers and future of artificial intelligence. As they opened the day …
- Newly Funded: Six Competitive Research AwardsThe Harvard Data Science Initiative Competitive Research Fund provides targeted seed and bridge funding to Harvard faculty who propose novel methods, innovations, or solutions to data science challenges. Since 2017 the HDSI has provided over $2.2 Million in funding across the University. Learn more about the Competitive Research Fund. Decoding Gene Regulation with DNA Large…
- Newly Funded: Gospel Music and the MarketplaceLed by Charrise Barron, this project builds the first comprehensive dataset and visualization suite tracing the theological, musical, and market trajectory of gospel music from the 1980s to the present. Using Billboard gospel and Christian charts alongside RIAA data, the team will compile chart histories, sales and streaming metrics, and thematic information for top songs…
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