Jessica Simes: The Application of Data Analytics to Mass Incarceration
Read about CDS Affiliated Faculty Jessica Simes’ research into how data science can be used to answer questions of justice and equity, specifically involving mass incarceration.
The Best of Both Worlds: Giorgos Zervas on the Intersection of Marketing and Data Science
Read more about the connections being made at CDS between marketing through Questrom and data science.
Kira Goldner: Data Science and Computing for Social Good
Read about Kira Goldner, a new assistant professor in CDS with research in connecting theory to social impact.
Elaine Nsoesie: The Ethics of Data Science
Read about the connections that can be made between data science and ethics, and how the combination of the two can create big opportunities.
From Psychology to Data Science: How Teaching Fellow Graham Albert Utilizes Data
Learn about the CDS teaching fellow connecting data science to psychology and the advice he has for students.
Neha Gondal: Social Networks, Inequalities, and Data Science
Read about Neha Gondal, assistant professor of Sociology at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences and founding member of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), whose research focuses on connecting data science to social sciences.
Jonathan Huggins: Computation, Statistics, and Real-World Problems
Read about Jonathan Huggins, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and founding member of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), whose research focuses on machine learning and AI.
Nathan Jones: Using Data Science to Study How We Teach
Nathan Jones believes that machine learning and AI provide opportunities to expand the kinds of questions asked in educational research. Data science can also help address challenges faced by educational researchers.
Faculty Spotlight: Langdon White
Read about Langdon White, a clinical assistant professor of CDS, bringing real-world experience to the classroom.
Faculty Spotlight: Kevin Gold
Read about Kevin Gold, associate professor of the practice at CDS who brings professional experience and is looking to build community here at BU.