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Revolutionize Data Science with NYU’s Center for Data Science (CDS) Partners Program
Our initiative bridges academia, industry, and government, fostering collaborations in recruiting, research, and philanthropy. Join us to empower students, connect with diverse expertise, and drive data-driven innovation forward.
Why Become a Partner?
Partnering with CDS offers unparalleled advantages:
- Exclusive Talent Access: Gain priority access to our exceptional student and alumni talent pool, positioning your company at the forefront of data science recruitment.
- High-Impact Collaborations: Engage in datathons, research projects, and innovative programs like our CDS-Courant Academic Research Services (CARS).
- Cutting-Edge Research: CARS exemplifies our commitment to industry-academia synergy, offering your team mentorship from world-class faculty on cutting-edge research projects. Our collaboration with LG Electronics on minimal-data learning models showcases the potential of these partnerships.
Join us to drive innovation, enhance your team’s expertise, and shape the future of data science.
Partnership Opportunities
General Support
Fuel innovation, sponsor conferences, develop research spaces, and support junior fellowships.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative
Help us create a more diverse and inclusive data science community.
Career & Recruiting
Benefit from our concierge service to identify and recruit top talent. Learn more on our career page.
Sponsored Research
Synergize your industry ventures with academia. Explore our Research Home.
Innovative Programs
AI Science and Technology Apprenticeship Residency (AISTAR)
AISTAR aims to bridge the gap between rapid AI advancements and practical application. The program offers:
- 4-6 month research projects for visiting scientists
- Mentorship from top AI faculty, including luminaries like Yann LeCun, Kyunghyun Cho, Rob Fergus, and Brenden Lake
- Access to NYU seminars, reading groups, and classes
- Open dissemination of research outcomes
Interested? Contact ai-scientists-in-residence@nyu.edu
CDS-Courant Academic Research Services (CARS)
CARS is a mentorship program where employees from external companies are advised by our faculty on executing research projects. The initiative launched in fall 2021 with LG Electronics, focusing on learning new visual and NLP-based classification models with minimally labeled data.
Executive Education
Our Executive Education Program offers a customizable curriculum based on our highly successful Introduction to Data Science course from our MS program. Topics include:
- Data Analytic Thinking
- Fitting Mathematical Models to Data
- Overfitting and its Avoidance
- Data Mining and Machine Learning Techniques
- Recommendations Systems
Available remotely or in-person for NYC area participants.