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Data Science

The extraction of knowledge and decisions from data, integrating statistics, computation, and domain modeling across scales.

● 6/6 appointed & live Programs: Online certificate programs in data science, statistics and machine-learning-for-data modules, and data engineering certificates.

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Statistical Data Science

Statistical modeling, Inference & experimental design, and Causal inference.

Statistical modelingInference & experimental designCausal inference
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

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Data Mining & Applied ML

Predictive modeling, Pattern & anomaly discovery, and Feature engineering.

Predictive modelingPattern & anomaly discoveryFeature engineering
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

Professor

Big Data Systems

Distributed data processing, Data engineering & pipelines, and Scalable databases.

Distributed data processingData engineering & pipelinesScalable databases
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

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Data Visualization & Communication

Visual analytics, Interactive visualization, and Storytelling with data.

Visual analyticsInteractive visualizationStorytelling with data
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

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Optimization & Decision Science

Mathematical optimization, Operations research, and Decision analytics.

Mathematical optimizationOperations researchDecision analytics
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

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ML Systems & MLOps

Model deployment & MLOps, Data-centric ML, and Reproducible & scalable ML workflows.

Model deployment & MLOpsData-centric MLReproducible & scalable ML workflows
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3