Nick Beauchamp is an Assistant Professor in Northeastern University’s department of Political Science. He recent spoke at the Center for Data Science’s Text as Data conference. What did you study in school? How did you get to what you study now? Like many data scientists, I took a somewhat winding path to arrive where … Continue reading Profile: Nick Beauchamp
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
Audible is an Amazon owned subscription based audiobook company using data science to help understand their customers, and give audiobook recommendations based on a books defining characteristics instead of popularity or genre. Whereas other recommendation services give suggestions fitting into the same genre, Audible gives recommendations on the aspects and qualities you look for in … Continue reading Audible Comes to CDS
Have you ever wondered where TV ratings come from, or what TV ratings really are? Want to know how television networks decide when to pull the plug on a TV show, or keep it on air? Nielsen takes care of all that. Since 1923, Nielsen has provided statistical information on American radio and television programming, … Continue reading Nielsen Comes to CDS
Nathaniel Beck is a Professor at New York University’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, and an Affiliated Faculty member at the Center for Data Science. What did you study in school? How did you get to what you study now? I went to the University of Rochester almost half a century ago. I started off … Continue reading Faculty Profiles: Nathaniel Beck
Why open-source software matters Computer software can often cost more than the machine itself. Not only is there a huge economic barrier for anyone looking to explore a new tool, program, or application, but anyone interested in taking bits and pieces of a software’s offering is deterred by exorbitant price points. Furthermore, if something ever … Continue reading The Wonderful World of SciPy
As part of the Moore-Sloan Data Science Initiative’s ongoing commitment to promoting diversity, we are highlighting the work of 5 exceptional women in the field of data science. The first profile in our series is on Katy Huff, a Berkeley Institute for Data Science, Moore/Sloan fellow. Nuclear power is a highly controversial topic within the … Continue reading Women in Data Science: Kathryn Huff
