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Data Science

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Data Science is the fusion of statistics, computation, and domain expertise, designed to unlock insights from vast and complex data sets, empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions.

Data scientists focus on extracting actionable, meaningful insights from massive volumes of often messy, unstructured data.

By leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning techniques, and computational tools, they transform raw data into clear, informed narratives that drive strategic decisions, improve processes, and uncover hidden patterns that would otherwise remain unseen.

Research Area Faculty

Research Area Field Faculty

  • H. Oliver Gao

    H. Oliver Gao

    Director, Systems Engineering Program Director, Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health Associate Director, Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy Howard Simpson Professor of Engineering

  • Peter McMahon

    Peter McMahon

    Assistant Professor

  • Fengqi You

    Fengqi You

    Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering Chair of Ph.D. Studies, Systems Engineering