Data Science

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Morgan G. Ames

Morgan Ames

Associate Professor of Practice
Alumni (MIMS 2006)
Science and technology studies; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; education; anthropology; youth technocultures; ideology and inequity; critical data science
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David Bamman

Associate Professor
Natural language processing, computational social science, machine learning, digital humanities
Coye Cheshire

Coye Cheshire

Professor
Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange
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John Chuang

Professor
Climate informatics; biosensory computing; incentive-centered design

Recent Publications

Data Science news

Josh Blumenstock
Blumenstock’s AI Work Brings Cash Aid to Rural Residents in Togo
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Blumenstock Works With Togo Government to Identify and Deliver Aid to People in Need

Joshua Blumenstock has worked closely with top government officials in Togo to develop an advanced data-driven system for identifying people in need and delivering financial aid. 

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Summer and Fall 2020 MIDS and MICS Award Winners

Outstanding MICS and MIDS capstone projects, and distinguished teaching awards.

Jennifer Chayes
Dean Jennifer Chayes Dedicated to Advancing Diversity in Computing
Mahdieh Taher
Data For Good Fellowship Recipient Wants to Empower Rural Healthcare Providers with AI

Mahdieh Taher (MIDS ’20) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her work as a data engineer dedicated to improving medical diagnoses in rural areas.

Josh Blumenstock
Prof. Blumenstock’s Technology Brings Covid Aid to Togo
Jennifer Chayes
Jennifer Chayes at NeurIPS ’20: ML Community Must Work With Interdisciplinary Experts
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Charity Worked with Josh Blumenstock to Identify Aid Recipients in Togo Using Mobile Phone Data
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Blumenstock’s Research Brings Cash Aid to to Togo’s Poorest
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Pioneering NLP Research Examines Representation in Texas Textbooks

Ph.D. student Lucy Li Awarded Best Paper by the American Educational Research Association