TAMIDS – Institute of Data Science

The Interdisciplinary Impact of Data Science

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science pursues new approaches to Data Science research, education, operations and partnership. These approaches cross college boundaries to connect elements of Data Science from engineering, technology, science and the humanities, and inform wider social challenges.

Research Affiliates

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science is pleased to announce its Research Affiliates Program. The aims of the program are to increase internal and external visibility for Texas A&M Data Science researchers, and to involve them in developing and joining activities under the auspices of TAMIDS.

Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) has a priority to rapidly increase the number of junior Data Science researchers at Texas A&M University. Under the TAMIDS Postdoctoral Project Program, support for new postdoctoral positions was awarded through competition to Texas A&M PIs (either singly, or in teams with one or more Co-PIs). The …

TAMIDS Workshop on Data Science/AI/ML in Education

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) held a one-day workshop on April 24, 2019 about the emerging field of using data-driven methods, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) techniques in education.

2019 TAMIDS Data Science Competition Awards

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) recently awarded a total of $5,000 to five teams of graduate and undergraduate students for placing in its 2019 Data Science Competition.

2019 Texas A&M Datathon

The Texas Data Analytics Club is currently planning the first ever Texas A&M Datathon to take place in October 2019, and we are looking for mentors and teachers to teach bite-size data science workshops for the event.

TAMIDS Staff Data Scientist Position

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science seeks a Staff Data Scientist who can join its mission to promote research, education, service and outreach. The Data Scientist will help research and operational organizations in Texas A&M utilize Data Science in their work by: Acting as a consultant and collaborating on longer-term research and operational projects. …

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science Workshop Grants Program

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) solicits proposals for one-day workshops in any area of Data Science. The aim of the TAMIDS Workshop Grants Program is to support community building, stimulate collaboration, and foster interdisciplinary growth in Data Science amongst researchers at Texas A&M.

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science Graduate Travel Grants Program

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science Graduate Travel Grants Program supports graduate students to attend and talk at conferences in any domain of Data Science. Awards of up to $500 will be made under the program. Preference will be given to students who give talks at the meetings attended, and for whom other sources of support are limited or unavailable.

TAMIDS Workshop on Operational Data Science

The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) held a workshop on Operational Data Science on February 11, 2019.

Welcome to the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) website. TAMIDS is a joint undertaking of Texas A&M University with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Operating under the Division of Research, TAMIDS has a mission to promote research, education and outreach in Data Science across Texas A&M University.

On our website you will read about the many exciting initiatives we are undertaking. Spring 2019 was very active. We held workshops on Operational Data Science and on Artificial Intelligence in Education. We are looking forward to jointly hosting a workshop with the Texas A&M Energy Institute in Fall 2019. At the 2019 student Data Science Competition, teams developed data-driven business solutions for bike sharing, with the winners awarded a total of $5,000. TAMIDS will sponsor the student-led Texas A&M Datathon in Fall 2019.

TAMIDS is creating programs to develop the Data Science ecosystem at Texas A&M University. We spotlight the inaugural awardees of the Data Science Postdoctoral Project Program competition that will support 6 postdoctoral fellows in diverse disciplines. TAMIDS awarded Graduate Student Travel Grants for six students to participate in Data Science conferences. We invite further applications for support by the Data Science Workshop Program.

I look forward to keeping you up to date with further initiatives for Data Science education, enablement, and community building coming during 2019. Thank you for your interest in the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science!

The Interdisciplinary Impact of Data Science

From the Director, Dr. Nick Duffield