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Impact Report 2023-2025

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Announcing our third Impact Report (2023-2025), sharing stories about the people and ideas that make up the HDSI community.

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Generative AI Workshops

A promotional poster with a purple and red gradient background reads “LEVELING UP WITH GEN AI” in large white capital letters. Below, smaller text states: “Weekly workshops begin Feb 20, 4:00–5:30pm, Room B103, Northwest Bldg, Harvard ID holders only.” A silhouetted figure faces vertical, code-like light patterns in the background. Along the bottom, it says “Presented by:” followed by logos for the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) and Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Weekly spring semester Generative AI workshops starting February 20th.

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HDSI Postdoctoral Fellowships

The HDSI Postdoctoral Fellows work independently over a two-to-three year fellowship with the guidance and partnership of Harvard University faculty.

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Harvard Data Science Review

As an open access platform of the HDSI, Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) aspires to be a global forum on everything data science and data science for everyone.

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Research Programs

The HDSI supports research in data science methodology and applications through multiple programs that align with research interests across Harvard Schools.

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Industry Engagement

Learn from industry data scientists about the role data science plays in their organization, the methods and techniques being used, and their own career trajectory.

Upcoming Events

Nov
05

Securing AI Agents with Bo Li

On November 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Nov
10

Causal Seminar: Angela Zhou, University of Southern California

On November 10, 2026 at 4:00 pm till 5:30 pm
Nov
19

How AI is Changing Data Discovery with Grady Marin, The Records Company

On November 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Mar
09

Causal Seminar: Azeem Shaikh, University of Chicago

On March 9, 2027 at 3:30 pm till 5:00 pm
Apr
05

Causal Seminar: Ting Ye, University of Washington

On April 5, 2027 at 3:30 pm till 5:00 pm

News + Announcements

  • A Century on Rethinking Probability, Causality, and Information
    By Erin Kiesewetter The 2026 Centennial Workshop on Quantum Causality, Probability, and Information brought leading researchers together at Harvard University. Hosted in collaboration with the Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard Data Science Review, and Michigan State University, the workshop marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Schrödinger equation and Born’s rule, two breakthroughs…
  • Newly Funded: Innovation API Award
    The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) in conjunction with Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) and the Office for the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) has selected a project for support through the Innovation API Fund, providing OpenAI API credits to accelerate research efforts across Harvard University. Learn more about the fund and how to apply…
  • Newly Funded: Two Faculty Special Projects
    The Harvard Data Science Initiative is pleased to announce support for two new faculty research projects: Human Agency in the Age of Clinical Decision Support: Toward Measurable Governance Standards Heather Mattie, Lecturer on Biostatistics and Co-Director of the Master’s Program in Health Data Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is examining how…

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