Month: October 2015

Bruno Goncalves is a Fellow at NYU’s Center for Data Science, and a recent recipient of the CSS Junior Scientific Award.  His interdisciplinary approach to social science combines data science with traditional research methods for a greater understanding of human behavior.    What did you study in school?   Originally, I was a physicist with … Continue reading Faculty Profiles: Bruno Goncalves

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Carlos Fernandez-Granda has recently joined the faculty of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science and the Center for Data Science and is currently teaching “Statistical and Mathematical Methods,” a required course for the MS in Data Science. A native of Madrid, Fernandez-Granda earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, … Continue reading Carlos Fernandez-Granda: Tackling Problems in Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Medical Imaging

Michael Blanton is an astrophysicist using data science to study galaxy evolution and map the Universe.  He is the director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an Associate Professor in NYU’s physics department, and an Affiliated Professor at the Center for Data Science. What initially drew you to the field of astrophysics? I studied engineering … Continue reading Faculty Profiles: Michael Blanton

Shivendra Panwar is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, and the director for the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT).  CATT is a program that combines Data Science, Wireless Networks, and Cybersecurity from academic and industry research to tackle New York state’s most pressing economic … Continue reading Faculty Profiles: Shivendra Panwar