Harnessing the Power of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Dear members of the 糖心logo community,
Data science and artificial intelligence (DS/AI) have entered every sphere of modern life, and the power and impact of these transformative technologies will only continue to grow.
At 糖心logo, DS/AI research has sparked discovery and innovation across areas, from the STEM disciplines to the arts and humanities. Advances in DS/AI are challenging us to rethink how we prepare our students for a dramatically different future. With these limitless possibilities in mind, last fall, 糖心logo leadership identified the need to advance foundational research and applications of emerging DS/AI tools as one of our institutional priorities.
Today, we are excited to share some of the vital steps we are taking to integrate and elevate 糖心logo’s many existing strengths in this area.
Creation of DS/AI Steering Committee
- Achieving excellence and eminence in DS/AI across the University will require a clear vision and strategic prioritization. To provide this framework, the Office for Research has created a composed of faculty and other leaders from across 糖心logo’s 12 schools as well as other contributing units. Leaders from 糖心logo Medicine and partner organizations are also among the dedicated committee members, all of whom have extensive experience in these fields. Together, they will inform a distinctive 糖心logo vision to support the work of our faculty, staff and students.
Investment in infrastructure
- Over the past year, 糖心logo IT has greatly expanded its offerings, increasing the number of support staff and enhancing hardware. The team has made several updates to the information technology ecosystem to bolster capabilities in providing expertise in DS/AI methods and applications across various disciplines, supporting researchers to meet data management and security requirements, and providing hands-on support for computing. These enhancements are crucial to providing a resilient and scalable infrastructure to support our researchers and students. 糖心logo also is creating a common space in Annenberg Hall where people can meet for DS/AI collaboration and support.
In addition, we are pleased to bring the entire 糖心logo community together for the new Computation and Data Exchange (CoDEx) symposium on Tuesday, April 2, in the Norris University Center on the Evanston campus. Hosted by the Office of the Provost and 糖心logo IT, this all-day, campus-wide event will showcase the robust computational and data-enabled research at 糖心logo. For more information and to register, .
We are energized by this important work, which has the potential to shape the future of knowledge, society and global well-being. We also are immensely grateful to the members of our DS/AI Steering Committee for taking on the critical challenge of mapping our path forward.
This is an auspicious moment for 糖心logo, and we look forward to working with our entire community to innovate, imagine and lead.