An estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. Within this torrential flow lies tremendous value for scientific discovery, business decisions, and public policy, but managing and processing this data in order to extract these insights is a colossal challenge. New systems and methods for storing, combining, analyzing, and visualizing data are desperately needed to take full advantage of this valuable resource.

Data and database researchers at UChicago CS bring a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to these challenges, extending the theory and foundations of data management and data science. They develop resource-efficient data processing systems, platforms for large-scale video analysis, and systems that utilize and accelerate machine learning for deeper data discovery. They also work with colleagues from across the UChicago landscape to explore the application of data science to fields such as medicine, economics, astronomy, and climatology.

Labs & Groups

Center for Translational Data Science

Robert Grossman
A research center developing the discipline of translational data science and applying to advance biology, medicine, healthcare and environmental research.

ChiDATA

Michael Franklin, Aaron Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan, Raul Castro Fernandez
Conducting research on all things data, including large-scale video analysis, efficient data processing systems, and the economics of data.

Related Faculty

Raul Castro Fernandez

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Andrew A. Chien

William Eckhardt Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science

Aaron Elmore

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Michael Franklin

Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor

Robert Grossman

Frederick H. Rawson Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine, Computer Science
Alex Kale

Alex Kale

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Sanjay Krishnan

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Rebecca Willett

Professor of Computer Science, Statistics

Ben Y. Zhao

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

Heather Zheng

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

News & Events

UChicago CS News

The Climate App Designed to Tackle Chatham’s Flooding Crisis

Nov 21, 2024
In the News

Globus Receives Multiple Honors in 2024 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Nov 20, 2024
In the News

Argonne Team Breaks New Ground in AI-Driven Protein Design

Nov 15, 2024
UChicago CS News

DOE Awards Fred Chong and his National Research Team $7.5M to Develop a SMART Software Stack to Control Quantum Computer Noise

Nov 12, 2024
UChicago CS News

CS/LSSG Showcases Sustainability Research and Education

Nov 11, 2024
UChicago CS News

Ph.D. Student Jibang Wu Receives the Stigler Center Ph.D. Dissertation Award for His Work Modeling the Incentive Structures of Reward and Recommendation–Based Systems

Oct 24, 2024
UChicago CS News

Rebecca Willett Receives the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize

Oct 23, 2024
UChicago CS News

UChicago CS Researchers Shine at UIST 2024 with Papers, Posters, Workshops and Demonstrations

Oct 10, 2024
UChicago CS News

UChicago Scientists Receive Grant to Expand Global Data Management Platform, Globus

Oct 03, 2024
UChicago CS News

UChicago Researchers Demonstrate the Quantifiable Uniqueness of Former President Donald Trump’s Language Use

Sep 30, 2024
UChicago CS News

Five UChicago CS students named to Siebel Scholars class of 2025

Sep 20, 2024
UChicago CS News

NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

Sep 18, 2024
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