Data Science Institute

The Data Science Institute (formerly Data7) fosters the next generation of AI and data-driven research by encouraging university-wide interdisciplinary collaboration, gaining external visibility, developing industry alliances, and increasing funding for U of A research.

By connecting Arizona researchers and aligning institutional expertise, computational resources, and infrastructure, the Data Science Institute enables investigators to ask more complex questions and achieve outcomes not easily attainable as individual investigators or within purely disciplinary teams.

U of A DataLab

The U of A DataLab serves as a vibrant center for fostering interdisciplinary research in AI and data science. It offers a collaborative environment where researchers and students from diverse disciplines come together to explore, analyze, and extract insights from complex datasets. Through interdisciplinary workshops, consultations, and a range of AI tools and resources, the DataLab empowers researchers, students, and industry partners to harness the potential of data-driven discovery.

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The Data Science Institute connects with the University of Arizona AI and data science communities.

Secure analysis enclave enables advanced tools and data sets to improve kidney care

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The University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson’s Nephrology division with Vikas Pal advances the field of kidney research.

DSI helps to make the grade at Public Health and AI Summer School

July 7, 2025

DSI and MEZCOPH recently collaborated on the first Public Health & AI Summer School with a four-day series of hands-on workshops that explored how AI can enhance public health efforts.

DSI/CyVerse power international bioinformatics workshops – CompBio Asia 2025

July 2, 2025

Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand hosted the 2025 CompBio Asia—Advanced Studies Workshops (ASW) which was a two-week international program of workshops in computational biology.

Practical AI for Research: Session 1: Perceptrons and Neural Networks

Learn the foundational concepts, starting with the Perceptron algorithm, its biological inspiration, and limitations (e.g., the XOR problem).

2 – 3 p.m., Aug. 26, 2025

Python & AI - Session 1: Python Kickstart for Data Analysts

Python fundamentals, setting up the environment, and basic syntax essential for data tasks.

1 – 2 p.m., Sept. 2, 2025

Foundation Models to Autonomous Agents - Session 2: Running LLM Locally (Ollama, LM Studio)

This session explores the benefits and setup of running Large Language Models locally, covering tools like Ollama and LM Studio, model downloading, command-line and API usage, GUI interaction, local inference servers, and basic hardware considerations.

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Get Started With Data Science

We have programs and services providing the tools and training needed to help you with your data.

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Collaborate on Research

The Data Science Institute provides initial support to University of Arizona research projects by funding part-time graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, technical staff, and computational infrastructure – all working to start new collaborations or broaden existing collaborations. Preference will be given to projects that have received favorable ranking but have not received funding.

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Engage with the DS Community

The Data Science Institute offers a multitude of ways to be involved with the data science community at large. Opportunities include several formal training programs, numerous campus events, informal networking and/or being a student researcher gaining real-world experience on one of our many research projects.

Use CyVerse at U of A

U of A students, faculty, and staff have free access to CyVerse, the world-class computational platform for open science thanks to the Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) with the State of Arizona. As part of the Data Science Institute's goals, CyVerse helps support research, fosters collaboration, promotes data science training, and helps to solve data-driven challenges.

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