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CDS is NYU’s leader in data science and interdisciplinary research
“Our mission at CDS is to advance data science through interdisciplinary research and education. We bring together faculty and students from across NYU to develop new methods and apply them to important problems in science and society. As part of the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, we continue that work within a school that shares our commitment to rigorous, foundational research.“
– Cristina Savin, CDS Interim Chair
Faculty Research Areas
At CDS, we cover a number of research areas – below is a list of major focus areas:
Machine Learning and Perception
- Audio Processing
- Computer Vision
- Data Annotation and Crowdsourcing
- Deep Learning
- Image Processing
- Natural Language Processing
- Probabilistic Modeling
- Reinforcement Learning
Science and Applications
- Biology
- Business
- Climate
- Linguistics
- Neuroscience
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sports
- Urban Planning
Theory
- High-Dimensional Statistics
- Inverse Problems
- Optimization
- Probabilistic Modeling
- Theory of Deep Learning
Data Engineering & Data Visualization
- AutoML
- Big Data
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence
- Visualization
Medical School Track
- Automatic Diagnostics
- Medical Imaging
- Sensor Analytics
- Image Processing
Responsible Data Science
- Algorithmic Fairness & Diversity
- Data Governance
- Ethics and Legal Compliance
- Reproducibility
- Transparency & Interpretability
Research Groups
The Center for Data Science is home to several cutting-edge research groups pushing the boundaries of AI and machine learning. Our groups like CILVR, MaD, and ML² tackle challenges in areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, and the mathematical foundations of data science. Explore our research groups to learn about their groundbreaking work and potential collaboration opportunities.
Sponsored Research Opportunities
CDS partners with industry leaders and other institutions to conduct impactful sponsored research. Our initiatives like CDS-Courant Academic Research Services (CARS) provide unique opportunities for external collaborators to work closely with our faculty and students on innovative projects. Discover how you can engage in sponsored research with CDS to drive advancements in data science.
CDS Research Feature
Stay up-to-date with the latest breakthroughs and innovations from CDS researchers. Our Research Feature blog highlights recent publications, conference presentations, and other notable work from our faculty and students. From AI ethics to machine learning algorithms, explore how CDS is shaping the future of data science across diverse domains.