Data Science
Advances in data management, machine learning and artificial intelligence are reshaping the economy, science, politics and social life. Data-driven decision-making in business, science, government and civil society motivates research in new techniques and technologies as well as broader areas of data reasoning, data curation, data governance, security and privacy, social networks, data ethics, data cultures, and visualization. At the iSchool, we examine the data pipeline holistically, emphasizing methods, tools and practices for responsible data science.
Researchers
- Yunhe Feng
- Megan Finn
- Michael Freeman
- Anna Lauren Hoffmann
- Bill Howe
- Tanu Mitra
- Bree Norlander
- Carole Palmer
- Chirag Shah
- Emma Spiro
- Ott Toomet
- Nicholas Weber
- Jevin West
Current Projects and Grants
Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience
Researcher: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Funding: National Science Foundation, $49,997
Dates: 2021
West African Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Researcher: Jevin West
Funding: National Institutes of Health; University of Texas Medical Branch
Dates: 2020-2025
Empowering Open Law and Science
PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: National Science Foundation, Law and Sciences; Syracuse University; $11,908
Dates: 2020-2023
Models and Methods for Understanding Covert Online Influence
PI: Tanu Mitra
Funding: U.S. Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative, $245,366
Dates: 2020-2022
Auditing YouTube for Misinformation
PI: Tanu Mitra
Funding: The Poynter Institute, $54,707
Dates: 2020-2021
Empirical and Design Investigations to Address Misleading Online News in Social Media
PI: Tanu Mitra
Funding: National Science Foundation, $110,808
Dates: 2020-2021
Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Information Exploration and Access
PI: Chirag Shah
Funding: National Science Foundation, $23,815
Dates: 2020-2021
Online Q&A in STEM Education: Curating the Wisdom of the Crowd
PI: Chirag Shah
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services, $142,744
Dates: 2020-2021
How Scientific Data, Knowledge and Expertise Mobilize in Online Media during the COVID-19 Crisis
PIs: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Funding: National Science Foundation, $197,538
Dates: 2020-2021
Rumor Dynamics Online during the COVID-19 Crisis
PIs: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Funding: UW Population Health Initiative, $20,000
Dates: 2020
Ocean Data for Decision-Making
Researcher: Chris Rothschild, working with UW EarthLab
Funding: Nippon Foundation
Dates: 2019-2022
Information Integration and Informatics: Towards Explainable Recommendation Systems
Co-PI: Chirag Shah
Funding: National Science Foundation; Rutgers, State University of New Jersey; $499,735
Dates: 2019-2022
Data for Decision-Making
PIs: Chris Coward, Chris Rothschild
Funding: Tableau Foundation, $118,565
Dates: 2019-2021
Framework for Integrative Data Equity Systems
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: National Science Foundation, $656,000
Dates: 2019-2021
Information Fostering: Being Proactive in Information Seeking
PI: Chirag Shah
Funding: National Science Foundation, $473,336
Dates: 2019-2021
Workshop on Foundations of Responsible Data Science (FoRDS)
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: National Science Foundation, $100,000
Dates: 2019-2020
Gig Worker Focus Groups, Data Reporting, and Findings Presentation
PI: Nicholas Weber, Peaks Krafft, Meg Young, Mike Katell
Funding: City of Seattle Office of Labor Standards, $25,000
Dates: 2019-2020
UW Clinical Funding Analysis
PI: Jevin West
Funding: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, $52,659
Dates: 2019-2020
Data Reasoning for Philanthropy
PI: Jevin West
Funding: MacArthur Foundation, $25,000
Dates: 2019
Privacy Interoperability
PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, $420,815
Dates: 2018-2020
DCC Curation Lifecycle Model 2.0
PI: Carole Palmer
Funding: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (via Johns Hopkins University), $6,117
Dates: 2018-2019
Facilitating the Curation and Conversation of Biotech History
PI: Jevin West
Funding: Science History Institute, $19,992
Dates: 2018
Advance Data Analytic Support for Strategic PNW Partners by eScience Institute
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, $754,601
Dates: 2017-2022
Foundations of Responsible Data
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: National Science Foundation, $364,975
Dates: 2017-2021
Tracking and Unpacking Rumor Permutations to Understand Collective Sensemaking Online
PI: Emma Spiro
Funding: National Science Foundation, $494,188
Dates: 2017-2019
SI2-S2I2 Conceptualization: Conceptualizing a US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI)
PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: National Science Foundation (via University of California, Berkeley), $16,259
Dates: 2017-2018
Calling Bullshit in the Age of Fake News
PI: Jevin West
Funding: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, $50,000
Dates: 2017-2018
Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI): Demonstrating and Evaluating Open Annotation for Publications Based on Qualitative Research
PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (via Syracuse University), $22,385
Dates: 2017-2018
Fundamental Mathematical Models for Human Interactions
PI: Jevin West
Funding: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, $82,584
Dates: 2016-2017
Idaho Bailiff: HPDA Polystore Data System
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, $498,324
Dates: 2016-2017
Employing Data Science at the University of Washington
PI: Jevin West
Funding: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund, $39,404
Dates: 2016-2017
Improving market function in Open Access publishing through transparent comparison of journal price and quality
PI: Jevin West
Funding: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, $124,370
Dates: 2016-2017
Expanding the Seattle-UW MetroLab
PI: Bill Howe
Funding: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, $250,000
Dates: 2016-2017
Mass Convergence of Attention During Crisis Events: Degree Dynamics and Emergency Response in Online Settings
PI: Emma Spiro
Funding: U.S. Army Research Office, $124,997
Dates: 2015-2019
Qualitative Data Repository
PIs: Nicholas Weber, Carole Palmer
Funding: National Science Foundation (via Syracuse University), $207,115
Dates: 2015-2018