Events

The HDSI hosts various events throughout the year on a multitude of subjects that comprise the discipline of data science. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon.

Upcoming Events

Mar
03

Causal Seminar: Davide Viviano

On March 3, 2026 at 3:30 am
Apr
07

Causal Seminar: Rui Duan

On April 7, 2026 at 3:30 pm
May
12

Causal Seminar: Francesca Dominici

On May 12, 2026 at 3:30 pm

Annual Conferences

The Harvard Data Science Initiative Conference is a two-day event in Boston, MA that showcases data science in research and education through panels, keynotes, workshops, and tutorials featuring speakers from across Harvard, academia, and industry.

Causal Seminars

Monthly seminars featuring visiting faculty on the subject of causal inference.

Industry Seminars

The HDSI Data Science in Industry Seminar series provides the opportunity to hear directly from industry data scientists from companies spanning a broad range of sectors, including finance, tech, sports, pharma and media.

Past Event Recordings

Visit the HDSI YouTube Channel to watch past recordings from tutorials, workshops, industry seminars, HDSI 5th anniversary events, annual conferences, and more. Subscribe to be notified when new videos are posted!

Past Events

Nov
13

Industry Seminar: Tyler Otto, Reddit

On November 13, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Nov
04

Causal Seminar: Alex Luedtke

On November 4, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Nov
04

Environmental Costs & the Future of AI

On November 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Oct
30

Industry Seminar: Alan Hanley, GE Vernova

On October 30, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Oct
28

AI in Society: Ethics, Handling Privacy, Bias

On October 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Oct
21

Embeddings & RAG in Science

On October 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Oct
14

Causal Seminar: Iavor Bojinov

On October 14, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Oct
14

Open-source Tools & Customization

On October 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Oct
07

Coding & Math with LLMs and Agents

On October 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Sep
18

Industry Seminar: Anupam Datta, Snowflake

On September 18, 2025 at 1:30 pm

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