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Icon representing data scienceAdvances 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

  • Aylin Caliskan
  • Alexandros Efstratiou
  • Steven Gustafson
  • Anna Lauren Hoffmann
  • Bill Howe
  • Ben Lee
  • Tanu Mitra
  • Sam Otim
  • Carole Palmer
  • Wanda Pratt
  • Sara Sanford
  • Martin Saveski
  • Chirag Shah
  • Hua Shen
  • Emma Spiro
  • Mike Teodorescu
  • Ott Toomet
  • Melanie Walsh
  • Lucy Lu Wang
  • Nicholas Weber
  • Jevin West
  • Heather Whiteman

Current Projects and Grants

Characterizing Sustainable Software from NSF Awards

PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: National Science Foundation, $247,596
Dates: 2022-2024

Open-Source Hardware Assembly, Repair, and Sustainability

PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services, $317,332
Dates: 2022-2024

Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience 

Researchers: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Funding: National Science Foundation, $49,997
Dates: 2021

WA Data Stewards Training

Co-PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: Washington State Department of Licensing; $50,000
Dates: 2021

Ethical AI in the Public Sector: Towards A Semi-Synthetic Data Fabric for AI Evaluation

Co-PI: Bill Howe
Funding: Cisco Systems, Inc.; $200,000
Dates: 2021-2024

COVID Data Infrastructure Builders: Creating Resilient and Sustainable Research Collaborations 

Co-PI: Megan Finn
Funding: National Science Foundation; $91,013
Dates: 2021-2022

COVID Data Infrastructure Builders

Co-PI: Megan Finn
Funding: Ford Foundation; $100,000
Dates: 2021-2022

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

Qualitative Data Repository

Co-PI: Nicholas Weber
Funding: National Science Foundation; $115,423
Dates: 2019-2022

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

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

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

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MLIS Capstone showcases a lesser-known part of U.S. history

Friday, May 30, 2025
The words “concentration camp” bring about disturbing images and evoke an emotional response. When people think of concentration camps, their minds are likely to turn to the Nazi extermination camps of World War II. However, many...
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Mason Koh, Kai Andreic, Asad Jaffery, Joshua Williams and Vaibava Venkatesan

Students develop tool to track kudos among co-workers

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
In today’s fast-paced work environment, managers often look for tools to make their jobs easier. For someone managing a large team, wouldn’t it be nice to have a tool that regularly provides summarized feedback about each employee?...
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Putting Values into Action: The Balance Between Holding and Shaping Beliefs Virtual Panel

Virtual
Jun 4
 
5:30-9:00PM

iSchool Showcase

Husky Union Building
Jun 6
 
12:00-1:00PM

MLIS Last Chance Q&A

Zoom / Online
Jun 7
 
12:00-2:30PM

Information School Convocation Ceremony

Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
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