Students

Student Spotlight: Karolina Naranjo-Velasco Combines Data Science, Law, and Social Justice

For Karolina Naranjo-Velasco (MSDS ‘22), her decision to pursue an M.S. in Data Science was motivated by social justice. Velasco earned her law degree and practiced in Columbia, advocating for human rights. Through this experience, she realized the importance of quantitative methods to drive social change, which led her to data science.

Chelsea Alvarado Combines Data Science and Neuroscience

How do brains work and how does technology affect them? This is what motivates Chelsea Alvarado, who is combining her passion for neuroscience with data science to discover new approaches to analyzing ever-expanding datasets.

Shilpa Narayan Applies Data Science to UVA Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Current Online M.S. in Data Science student Shilpa Narayan was recently appointed UVA's new Assistant Director for Assessment and Data Analytics in the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Her goal is to combine policy and data to make positive social impacts.

Class of 2021: From Math to Music, Jon Gómez Pays Attention to Patterns

Jon Gómez, a graduate student in data science, first started programming in elementary school.

Class of 2021: This Data Scientist Artfully Builds Models to Power the Business World

Oretha Domfeh earned a Master of Science in Data Science in May of 2021, one year after earning her undergraduate degree at UVA’s McIntire School of Commerc

M.S. in Data Science Class of 2021 Graduation

Deloitte AI Institute for Government and Oracle for Research Sponsor UVA HBCU Bridge to Data Science Summer Research Program

The School of Data Science is pleased to announce that Deloitte AI Institute for Government and Oracle for Research will sponsor the 2021 UVA-HBCU Summer Research Bridge to Data Science Program.

School of Data Science Awards First Inclusive Excellence Graduate Fellowship

Angela Boakye Danquah is the recipient of the first-ever, merit-based M.S. in Data Science Graduate Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence. She looks forward to learning how to apply data science to public policy.

MSDS Student Finds Home Amongst Machine Learning Engineers at Apple

Arshiya Ansari (MSDS ‘21) just landed a job as a Machine Learning Engineer at Apple in Cupertino, California.

Python and Passing Yards

For MSDS students Matthew Edwards, Joseph Wysocki, and Alex Stern, watching a UVA football game is more than just cheering on the hoos. It involves analyzing what the opponent is doing, what UVA is doing, and how to help the coaches make the next best decision.

Incoming MSDS Students Add Summer Internships to Their Syllabus

Oretha Domfeh, Chirag Kulkarni, Ronak Rijhwani, Arshiya Ansari, and Surbhi Singh, all students in the incoming 2021 MSDS cohort, landed incredible, competitive internships this summer. With the first ever pilot program, they are all able to work these internships and begin the MSDS program.

Online Student Bios

Meet some of our online MSDS students. These are professionals in the workplace, who are simultaneously getting their Masters of Science in Data Science.