About DSI
The UW–Madison Data Science Institute, powered by American Family Insurance, is committed to advancing discovery that benefits society through cutting-edge research and cross-disciplinary collaboration. We partner with researchers, industry, and communities to solve problems and deliver products that create value for science, business, and society.
Our institute is uniquely positioned to pull together the brightest minds and best ideas across the UW–Madison campus to derive meaning and value from data. We have a dedicated staff that brings decades of experience to partnerships that enable investigation of new questions, benefit science and society, and open up new revenue opportunities.
We work at the cutting edge of technology such as AI and machine learning, spurring fundamental advancements and their applications in fields including agriculture, medicine, engineering, insurance and risk management, and environmental sustainability.
There are many ways to partner with the Data Science Institute. We encourage you to reach out, so we can start a conversation about how we can help move your ideas forward.
Growing UW–Madison’s Research Enterprise
The University of Wisconsin–Madison provides leadership for discovery through its support for world-class research and the dissemination of knowledge. The Data Science Institute is central to the university’s strategy for research, innovation, and economic development.
DSI is administered through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research with an endowment from American Family Insurance.
Our Mission
DSI performs cutting-edge research in the fundamentals of data science and catalyzes the translation of this research into practice, to advance scientific discovery in collaboration with researchers across campus and beyond.
Our Vision
DSI will lead a vibrant, innovative, inclusive and collaborative data science research community, and advance the social good, through a coherent research agenda backed by resources, space, and data science expertise.