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In the last 20 years, nothing has shaped the realm of sports more than the incorporation of quantitative analysis, mathematics and statistics. More recently, the rise of modern analytics has driven nearly all major sports organizations to expand their use of data beyond traditional television broadcasts – to uncover insights to improve team and player […]

Charlotte, N.C. – (May 25, 2021) – Qintess and its chairman, CEO and chief culture officer, Nana Baffour MS, ’97 have established a new partnership with UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS) through the Founding Members program. “A company such as Qintess joining the Founding Members program demonstrates SDS’s potential to make an impact […]

UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS) is excited to announce its seed grants for data science recipients for the spring and summer 2021 cycles. The grants were established to help nurture early-stage research in the field and to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations. As the University continues to advance as a leader in data science education […]

Doug Hague, executive director of UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS), joins Amaresh Tripathy, SDS founding member and senior vice president and global business leader, Genpact, for a podcast series on Journeys in Transformation Analytics. The three-episode mini series focuses on the future of data science and AI in the workforce and the evolving […]

Charlotte, N.C. – (May 6, 2021) – The Charlotte 49ers Athletics Department has partnered with UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS) and the Department of Kinesiology to provide sports analytics for each of the 49ers’ 18 athletic programs. The new internship program, which is set to launch in fall 2021, offers students the opportunity […]

A study conducted by Stanford University recognized four faculty members from UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS) in the top two percent of the world’s most cited researchers. The study analyzed data across a 20 year period, covering more than seven million scientists in 22 major research fields. The SDS researchers are recognized for […]

As the United States battled a drastic resurgence in COVID-19 cases last summer, a group of UNC Charlotte researchers aggregated, analyzed and visualized publicly available data to produce an interactive dashboard to better understand the rapid spread of the virus. Two of the project’s collaborators – Jean-Claude Thill, an associate professor for UNC Charlotte’s School […]

Jan. 13, 2021 – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Charlotte is responding to the greater Charlotte region’s employment needs with three new degree programs and five new graduate certificate programs that are relevant to the current and future job market. Several are available for spring; by fall 2021 all will be open to new and current […]

By: Mia Sturdivant, SDS marketing undergraduate assistant A group of UNC Charlotte researchers have received a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Grant, allowing the team to develop an interactive platform to visualize statistical and machine learning models of enterprise performance management (EPM) data. The NSF I-Corps program is designed to support the commercialization of […]

Many of our master’s students had a dream of graduating with an in-person ceremony, walking across the stage, turning their tassels among their classmates and celebrating with friends and family. Unfortunately, 2020 had other plans. As UNC Charlotte’s May and December Commencement Ceremonies transitioned to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the School […]