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Penn’s hub for data science education and research in the School of Arts & Sciences

As a central pillar of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences Strategic plan, we believe that data science is a powerful avenue for researchers in disciplines as diverse as sociology, neuroscience, and astrophysics to exchange ideas and work together on cutting edge research.

DDDI News

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AI Fellows discuss AI opportunity, hazard at Arts & Sciences Showcase

Artificial intelligence is reshaping science and scholarship in ways researchers are just beginning to grasp. On April 15, eight graduate students and postdoctoral researchers delivered rapid-fire talks ranging from the subatomic to the societal at the AI Arts & Sciences Showcase, an event part of the AI Month at Penn programming.
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New on Data Points: From MCP Servers to Peer Review Integrity

Data Points, DDDI's blog for data science and AI at Penn, features a new post recapping the latest AI Fellow Meetup. Meeting attendees discussed model selection, built MCP servers live, and debated what agentic AI means for peer review integrity and student learning.

Penn AI × Science Postdoctoral Fellows Program

In response to the rapid evolution of the AI landscape and the increasing importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, we are launching a unified postdoctoral fellows program that spans the sciences and AI. The program aims to seamlessly integrate the strengths of the Center for Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS).

Upcoming Events

Data Science Summer Hangouts Series 2026

DDDI's 2026 Summer Hangouts program offers students the opportunity to…
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Summer Hangouts: Melanie Segado

The Cloud is Just Someone Else's Computer

Details coming soon Learn More About Melanie Segado, Penn AI Fellow DDDI’s 2026…
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Summer Hangouts: Taro (Xiaozhi) Yang

Using Language Models as A Psychological Instrument

This tutorial will cover how language models can be used as a psychological…
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