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    The Berkeley School of Information is a global bellwether in a world awash in information and data, boldly leading the way with education and fundamental research that translates into new knowledge, practices, policies, and solutions.

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    The School of Information offers four degrees:

    The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program educates information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.

    The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.

    The Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) is an online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

    Our Ph.D. in Information Science is a research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.

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    The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.

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    Research by faculty members and doctoral students keeps the I School on the vanguard of contemporary information needs and solutions.

    The I School is also home to several active centers and labs, including the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), the Center for Technology, Society & Policy, and the BioSENSE Lab.

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    I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.

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Featured MIDS Alumni

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Sahab Aslam
MIDS 2017
Head of Enterprise Data Science & AI and I School Lecturer
Myriad Genetics

Sahab Aslam graduated from the School of Information with a master’s in data science in 2017.

Zachary Beaver
Zachary Beaver
MIDS 2015
Senior Data Scientist
Google
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Prathyusha Charagondla
MIDS 2022
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
GenAI/Firefly, Adobe
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Kelsey Clubb
MIDS 2015
Associate Data Scientist
Fitbit
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Milad Davaloo
MIDS 2015
Senior Data Science Manager
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Sombiri Enwemeka
MIDS 2018
Founder & Project Lead
TendieNinja
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Erin Boehmer
MIDS 2015
Staff ML and Data Platform Engineer
Carta & Equilibrium Energy
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Divya Gorantla
MIDS 2019
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
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Nikhita Koul
MIDS 2015
Group Manager, Data Science
Adobe
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Annie Lane
MIDS 2020
Staff Data Scientist
GE HealthCare
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Sharon Lin
MIDS 2015
VP, Analytics & Data Science
Summit Partners
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Silvia Miramontes
5th Year MIDS
Computer Systems Engineer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Noah Randolph
MIDS 2018
Manager, Data Scientist
Picarro
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Miki Seltzer
MIDS 2016
Data Scientist
Vivint Smart Home
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Chelsea Shu
5th Year MIDS
Project Lead — Data Science
PayFlex, a CVS Health Company
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Tim Slade
MIDS 2020
Senior Research Technologist
RTI International
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Mahdieh Taher
MIDS 2020
Co-Founder
Stealth Startup
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Rudy Venguswamy
5th Year MIDS 2020
Data Scientist
Pinterest
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Pauline Wang
MIDS 2020
Senior Manager of the ML Data Triage
IBM Watson Orders

Pauline Wang graduated from the School of Information with a master’s in information and data science in 2020.

Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams
5th Year MIDS 2020
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

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