Research Areas
Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Methods
Statistics and Mathematical Modeling – The development and application of statistical methods, mathematical theories and probabilistic models to analyze and interpret complex data
Faculty: Carmichael, C. Chen, Z. Chen, Fan, Kessler, Lou, Marron, Montoya, Olivella, Zhou, Zikry
Computational Geometry, Image and Signal Processing – The design of algorithms for geometric problems and the analysis of signals and images
Faculty: Adalsteinsson, Z. Chen, Kessler, Lee, Lin, Lou, Snoeyink
AI and Machine Learning – The theory and application of algorithms that enable systems to learn from data, including foundational models, reinforcement learning and interpretable AI
Faculty: Carmichael, C. Chen, Z. Chen, Gaikwad, Hsu, Lee, Lin, Marks, Marron, Nie, Xu, R. Zhang, W. Zhang, Zhong, Zikry
Applications in Health and Physical Sciences
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Health Informatics, Digital and Mobile Health – Computational and data-intensive approaches to address questions in biology, medicine and health care
Faculty: Carmichael, C. Chen, Haendel, Kessler, Kucirka, Lee, Li, Lin, McMurry, Nie, Xu, Yao, R. Zhang, Zhou, Zikry
Computational Physical Sciences – Computational and data-intensive approaches to address questions in physical sciences
Faculty: C. Chen, Z. Chen, Lin, Marks, Nie, Yao, W. Zhang
Data, AI and Society
Computational Social Sciences – Computational methods to understand social phenomena and addresses the societal and safety implications of data science and AI
Faculty: Gaikwad, Hong, Hsu, Montoya, Olivella, Sola
Data and AI Ethics and Policy – Addresses the societal and ethical implications of data science and AI
Human-Computer Interaction and Information Science
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information Science – The design and use of computing technology, concentrating on the interfaces between people (users) and computers, as well as the practices of information seeking and management
Faculty: Crescenzi, Gaikwad, Marks, Nie, Yokum, Zhong
