Month: April 2013

The Initiative in Data Science and Statistics, recently launched by New York University and spearheaded by Gérard Ben Arous, Director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, actually had its origins last year within a working group of leaders throughout the university. The group was led by Yann LeCun, Courant Institute Silver Professor of Computer Science, Neural … Continue reading Initiative In Data Science And Statistics: A Collaborative Effort With Two Distinct Components

Director of the Computational Medicine Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, and alumnus of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Studies, Computational Biologist Isidore Rigoutsos recently shared his thoughts on a current situation he finds both fascinating and confounding: the two contrasting ways of thinking concerning, on the one hand, historically-accepted bodies of knowledge, … Continue reading In The Field Of Computational Medicine, Isidore Rigoutsos Trusts The Data Rather Than The Books

Having spent most of his professional career at the Courant Institute, as well as holding leadership positions within Courant and New York University, Courant Institute Silver Professor of Mathematics Sylvain Cappell, a topologist, is uniquely qualified to offer a long view of where NYU has been, and also where it is headed. Commenting on NYU’s … Continue reading Courant Institute’s Sylvain Cappell Sees Science, Math and Data Developing at Extraordinary Speed

New York University’s newly-launched Center for Data Science is offering a two-year Master’s of Science in Data Science program (MSDS), the first of its kind in the United States. The graduate program is accepting applications now. Applications will continue to be reviewed until the program is filled, with classes commencing in the fall. “There is … Continue reading Center for Data Science Taking Applications for Masters of Science in Data Science