On this page: Overview • Research 101 • Faculty Research Project Fairs • Informational Sessions
Overview
The CDS Student Research Initiative aims to introduce undergraduate and MS students to research opportunities across NYU and beyond. Launched in spring 2022, this initiative serves as a roadmap for students looking to engage in meaningful research experiences.
CDS students are among the most promising data scientists in the country. Through this initiative, CDS connects its students with the wider university community and various research opportunities while providing researchers around campus with highly skilled students for data science projects in their fields.
The CDS Student Research Initiative is designed to:
- Help students learn how to effectively conduct research
- Connect students with labs and faculty looking for undergraduate research assistance
- Provide educational events and resources on research methodologies and careers
- Expose students to diverse research opportunities both within and outside NYU
For more information about this initiative, please contact our Associate Director of Academic and Student Affairs, Tim Baker. To learn more about research efforts at CDS, please visit CDS Research Overview. To learn more about the Data Science undergraduate curriculum, please visit the Undergraduate Program Overview.
Research 101
As part of the initiative, CDS hosts “Research 101” panels featuring CDS faculty. These events cover:
- Steps students can take to pursue a career in research
- Advice from faculty on research careers
- Q&A sessions with experienced researchers
Recent panels have been moderated by Professor of Computer Science and Data Science Kyunghyun Cho and the Joseph and Herbert Keller Professor in Applied Math & Professor of Mathematics and Data Science Laure Zanna.
Faculty Research Project Fairs
NYU faculty and researchers will have the opportunity to pitch their research projects to highly motivated, highly skilled Master’s and Undergraduate data science students with the goal of recruiting students to help with their projects.
CDS students are among the top young data scientists in the country, and through the research project fair, the Center for Data Science connects its students with the wider university community and its various research avenues, at the same time providing researchers around campus with highly skilled students for data science projects in their fields.
The fair is open to all and we expect faculty and researchers to have the funds to support student research (it may be possible for students to receive academic credit for their work on the research project, but that will need to be discussed with CDS and the faculty supervisor for the project). Unfortunately, at this time, there will be no funding through CDS.
Research Informational Sessions
The CDS Student Research Initiative hosts informational sessions with both internal and external organizations to expose students to a wide range of research resources and opportunities.
Recent sessions have included researchers from:
- NYU Department of Anthropology
- NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
- NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health
- NYU Langone’s Institute for Systems Genetics
- NYU Wagner School of Public Service
- NYU Courant Institute of Mathematics
- NYU Marron Institute/CUSP/Urban Intelligence Lab
- RiskEcon®️Lab @ NYU Courant