The Center for Data and Computing
The Center for Data and Computing (CDAC) is the incubator for new multidisciplinary data science and artificial intelligence research at the University of Chicago. We catalyze new discoveries by fusing fundamental and applied research with real-world applications. By design, our projects are finite in duration, which gives us the flexibility to support new ideas as they emerge. CDAC projects push the leading edge of data science and AI research while addressing a wide range of societal challenges and technology opportunities. As the focus point for data science and AI research on campus, we engage leaders from industry, government, and academia through innovative events to spark new collaborations and technological discoveries.
Data Science Discovery Grants
Learn more about how we support collaborative data science projects at the University of Chicago that bridge traditional research boundaries and have the potential for high-impact research or new technological innovations.
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A Natural Experiment: Using Data Science to Study Spending During Unemployment
Social scientists are always on the lookout for “natural experiments” — situations where policy differences unintentionally create distinct populations that can be compared to test theories and scientific questions. For example, a researcher studying the effects of...
Extracting Value for Science from Social Media Data
Data science has proven an excellent matchmaker for collaborations across disciplines. In particular, new partnerships between the social sciences and computer science have benefitted from these new approaches, as researchers in economics, sociology, and other fields...
What Art and Games Can Teach Science About AI
Some technologies promise such transformative change that no one field of scholarship can fully describe its impact. As artificial intelligence evolves from sci-fi trope to everyday tech, its potential to change science, art, entertainment, and society at large comes...