Research Overview

CDS is NYU’s leader in data science and interdisciplinary research

“Our mission at CDS is to advance the field of data science through interdisciplinary research. By bringing together experts from diverse domains and focusing on methodological innovation, we keep CDS at the vanguard of data science research and education.”

Carlos Fernandez-Granda, CDS Interim Director

CDS Interim Director Carlos Fernandez-Granda


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

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.

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.

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