Data Science Institute - Fox School of Business

Mission

The Data Science Institute (DSI) is the home to cutting-edge research in data science and analytics education at Temple University. Focusing on a wide range of challenging methodological and applied problems in statistics, computer science, and business disciplines, the faculty in the Data Science Institute works closely with private corporations, and non-profits, and government organizations to identify important problems, and to collaboratively develop sophisticated yet practical solution that are poised to have a substantial impact in the world.

Scholars and practitioners at Data Science Institute develop new lines of scientific inquiry, serve as a brain trust for the Great Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, and function as a bridge for translating research and ideas into knowledge, products, and best practice for industry, government, and society at large.

Data Science Conference

Faculty from leading universities will participate in a series of panels exploring technical issues relevant to today’s unprecedented environment.

Research

The Data Science Institute focuses on a wide range of challenging methodological problems in data science, information systems, statistics, and other areas and works closely with collaborators at other universities and industry to identify and address problems for which a solution would have a substantial impact in the world.

Featured Research Projects

The following highlight just a few on-going projects. For more stories of research impact, sign up to receive On the Verge, the Fox School’s flagship research magazine.

Social healthcare in Rural Honduras with the Human Nature Lab at Yale University

Search and Display Ad Auctions in the Tech Industry with the Market Optimization Algorithms group at Google in New York City

Aspects of Systematic Trading with the Global Equities Division at Wells Fargo Securities

Golf Analytics

Healthcare Analytics

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