Research Blog — School of Data Science

UVA Undergraduate Researchers Trevor Xu, Conor Gibbons, and Ethan Cao

July 27, 2026

What Research Actually Looks Like for Undergraduate Data Scientists

Deloitte-funded research opportunities are giving UVA BSDS students experience tackling real problems, from healthcare to street safety to 3D generative models.

Artificial Intelligence Health and Medicine Machine Learning Research Society and Culture Student Spotlight

UVA Data Science Professor YY Ahn with an abstract background of connected dots.

July 27, 2026

Why the Next Pandemic Could Be Stopped by Math, Not Borders

Outbreaks, misinformation, and what network science says we should do to stop the next pandemic: A Q&A with UVA Data Science Professor YY Ahn.

Faculty Neural Networks Research Society and Culture

July 23, 2026

Google Funds UVA Research Into the Safety of Autonomous AI Agents

A $20,000 Google grant will help UVA's Chirag Agarwal test whether AI agents' explanations can be trusted to catch dangerous behavior.

Artificial Intelligence Faculty Machine Learning Research Society and Culture

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July 21, 2026

Trustworthy Science Starts with Trustworthy Software

UVA researchers introduce SNIFF, a practical framework to help scientists evaluate research software, improving reproducibility, security, and trust in science.

PhD Research

July 12, 2026

Data Science Team Receives $70,000 Environmental Institute CoLab Grant

UVA Data Science resarch team received a $70,000 Environmental Institute grant to develop AI climate models that incorporate community knowledge for local decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence Environment Research

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June 25, 2026

Could the Human Brain Hold the Key to Energy-Efficient AI?

AI is accelerating innovation, but its data centers consume immense power. A possible solution may be found in the human brain.

Artificial Intelligence Environment Machine Learning Society and Culture

June 24, 2026

UVA Data Points Podcast: The Future With AI, Policies, Ethics, and Governance

In this episode of UVA Data Points, we explore the future of artificial intelligence through the lens of policy, ethics, and governance.

Artificial Intelligence Careers Data Ethics Faculty Government and Democracy

June 16, 2026

Researchers Advance AI Reasoning About Time Series Data with ICML-Selected Paper

A joint paper by Medhasweta Sen, Tom Hartvigsen, and Capital One researchers about time series data was selected for the prestigious ICML Conference in Seoul.

Artificial Intelligence Faculty Machine Learning PhD Research

Image of the future School of Data Science Entrepreneurship Building, connecting to the current School of Data Science via a bridge.

June 10, 2026

Board Gives Final Ok for Two Large Projects That Will Alter Grounds’ Landscape

UVA approved a new Data Science Entrepreneurship Building, expanding academic and innovation space while advancing plans to modernize key campus areas.

Building and Facilities Education Faculty Research Staff