About UsThis StratML rendition outlines the mission and objectives of the Data Science Institute at The London School of Economics and Political Science.[Submitter's Note: This StratML rendition was parsed from the LSE Data Science Institute's about page by Claude.ai.]Data Science InstituteDSI_5c3977d4-bbc6-11ef-b104-7cf62383ea00The Data Science Institute forms the institutional cornerstone of data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) activity at The London School of Economics and Political Science, working alongside academic departments and research centres across the School.London School of Economics and Political ScienceParent institutionAcademic StaffCore academic staff of the Data Science InstituteProfessor Martin AnthonyInterim Director, Data Science InstituteProfessor Johannes RufDeputy Director, Data Science InstituteDr Jonathan Cardoso-SilvaAssistant Professor (Education) - Research interests: Complex Network Analysis; Machine Learning; Data Science ManagementDr Ghita BerradaAssistant Professor (Education) - Research interests: Graph mining; Anomaly detection; Ethical ML/AI; Explainability; Rule mining/FCA; Machine Learning; Provenance; Databases; Decision Support Systems; Time series analysisSara LuxmooreResearch OfficerJinshuai MaResearch Officer in Data Science - Research interests: Text analysis; Natural language processing; Human-centered software design; Physiological signal analysisProfessor Zoltán SzabóTuring University Network Liaison (Academic)Professor Ken BenoitInaugural Director (2020), Professor of Computational Social Science in the Department of MethodologyProfessional Services StaffAdministrative and operational support staff of the Data Science InstituteJill BeattieInstitute ManagerEmily CruzCommunications and Events Manager (maternity cover); Turing University Network Liaison (Administrative)Ali EggletonInstitute AdministratorEllie FinlayEvents OfficerLou FlandrinBusiness Development ManagerKevin KittoeTeaching and Assessment AdministratorJohanna TateCommunications and Events Manager (on maternity leave)Guest TeachersExternal professionals and academics providing specialized instructionDr Stuart BramwellGuest TeacherTabtim DuengerGuest Teacher, Senior Data Scientist at The EconomistRiya ChhikaraGuest Teacher, Data Scientist at The EconomistYassine LahnaGuest TeacherBarry LedeatteGuest TeacherAlexander SoldatkinGuest Teacher, DPhil Candidate at University of Oxford, Director of Studies at circle.instituteAndreas StöffelbauerGuest Teacher, Data Scientist at MicrosoftPhD StudentsDoctoral candidates conducting research at the Data Science InstituteVincent ChungPhD Candidate in Geography, LSE Data Science PhD StudentshipWendy WangPhD Candidate in Social Research MethodsDSI AffiliatesAffiliated staff through DSI Affiliate schemeExternal and Visiting ResearchersResearchers participating through the LSE Visiting Appointments SchemeA world in which data science and AI serve as a catalyst to effect positive global change._dsi001-visionTo ensure that artificial intelligence, data science and other new technologies become forces for good in society by fostering research, education and engagement in the study of data science and AI through a social science lens._dsi002-missionDataScienceArtificial IntelligenceResearchEducationEngagementResearchHost, facilitate and promote excellence in social and economic data science and AI research._dsi003-goal11Technical IntegrationCombine technical aspects of statistics, machine learning and computer programming with applications in the social world._dsi004-obj1.11.1EducationCoordinate and deliver comprehensive data science education and training across the institution._dsi005-goal22ProgramsCoordinate degree programmes in data science spanning multiple departments._dsi006-obj2.12.1InfrastructureAdvance computing infrastructure and services to support data science research and teaching._dsi007-goal33Cloud ComputingDevelop and deliver cloud-based computing capabilities and specialized training._dsi008-obj3.13.1EngagementConvene experts from academia, industry, government and policy spheres to discuss the role of data science and AI._dsi009-goal44EventsDeliver annual programme of public, research and student events focused on data science and AI's impact._dsi010-obj4.14.12020-01-012024-12-16https://www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net