We are living in a data-driven world. Every sector in our global economy is using data to make better management and policy decisions. The mission of the AU School of Public Affairs' Center for Data Science is to provide technical, managerial, and institutional resources to aid research and grant development focused on the production, analysis, and storage of 21st century data.

Across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, big data is making a big difference. Those with the right skills will lead this change. In fact, Data Scientist has ranked in the top three best jobs in America for the last seven consecutive years. For 2022, Data Scientist is ranked number 3 of the 50 best jobs in America that pay over $100,000 by Glassdoor. There were about 30 million job ads for data scientists in the U.S. alone in 2020. The Harvard Business Review named Data Scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century” in 2012.

In 2018, SPA established its Center for Data Science to focus on the theoretical and practical research aspects of computer technology, software engineering, computer architecture, artificial intelligence, simulation, modeling, and much more.

The Center for Data Science is partnering with NASA to train DC public school high school teachers to teach data science. We currently have a pilot grant to support training 6 teachers through DSC 612/613. We have 3 additional federal and foundation grants under review to scale this project up. Watch this space for updates.

We joined the Data Science for Everyone Commitments Campaign and made our commitment to expanding access to quality data science education. It’s your turn to join #DS4Everyone to speak out about how you will take action. Learn more: datascience4everyone.org/commitments. 

Institute for Data Science and Big Data

January 4 - 12, 2023

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Network Models: Basic through Latent Value Forms Workshop

January 26 - 27, 2023

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Learn more about Jeff Gill, Distinguished Professor of Government, Professor of Statistics, and Member of the Center for Neuroscience and Behavior at American University.
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