About DSSI

We are training the next generation of socially responsible data scientists.

The Innovation Accelerator Laboratory for Data Science and Social Impact (DSSI) aims to serve as a national hub where students, researchers and community organizations come together to solve real-world problems with human-centered data science.

DSSI focuses on five key pillars:

• Building an academic field at the intersection of data science and social impact.
• Advancing research in data science and fostering innovation in its applications to societal challenges.
• Creating networks of practitioners that apply data science methods to areas like climate resilience, public health and education.
• Connecting with community partners to ensure that our cutting edge data science research is informed and motivated by the people it serves.
• Building data literacy and technical capacity in our students, in our community organizations and in the public through research, curricular materials, data sets and tools shared as national resources.