Discoveries in our department, based on inferences and decisions from the data all around us, deliver research advances with a real-world impact in health care, finance, public life, technology and science.
Research Strengths
- Algorithmic Fairness
- Bayesian Statistics
- Causal Inference
- Longitudinal Analysis
- Monte Carlo and MCMC Methods
- Network Analysis
- Nonparametric Methods
- Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistics
- Statistical/Machine Learning
- Time-Series Analysis
Centers, Institutes and Initiatives
Statistics and Data Sciences researchers participate in interdisciplinary efforts across campus to advance insights in areas such as machine learning, epidemiology and population research.
- Center for Health & Environment: Education and Research (CHEER) is a hub for multidisciplinary environmental health sciences research and education, bringing together experts from across UT Austin.
- Good Systems is working to establish a framework for evaluating, developing, implementing and regulating AI-based technologies so they reflect human values. It is a UT Austin Grand Challenge and part of its Bridging Barriers initiative.
- Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) represents a major UT Austin-led research initiative with TACC, the McDonald Observatory and faculty experts from across astronomy, physics, statistics and data sciences and more.
- Machine Learning Laboratory includes computer scientists, engineers, data scientists, statisticians and mathematicians from across campus and serves as the academic home for the NSF-funded Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning.
- Population Research Center includes researchers from across campus in areas such as demography; education, work and inequality; and population and reproductive health.
- Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) is home to the world's most powerful university supercomputer.
Research News
Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Shed Light on Adaptation of Early Europeans
By using ancient samples, the scientists managed to look back in time to uncover novel signatures of adaptation at the dawn of the agricultural revolution.
Insider Insights: Meet Statistics & Data Science Major Parul Gupta
From organizing hackathons to tackling big data sets, one student finds inspiration in the college’s newest major.
Computer and Data Science Online
Five Years Strong, UT’s Online Master’s Programs Shape the Next Generation in Computer and Data Science
Across three degrees, the online computing master's offerings now serve about a third of UT's graduate students.
Preparing for Future Outbreaks, Experts Use Disease Simulation Exercise
Public health officials and researchers gathered this month for a gamified version of an outbreak investigation.
UT Bridging Barriers
Shaping AI for Social Good with Arya Farahi
The assistant professor and director for the D3 (Data, Discovery, Decision) Lab spoke about ethical innovation with Good Systems, alongside other researchers and partners.
Newly Discovered Antimicrobial Could Prevent or Treat Cholera
Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection.
AI Opens Door to Safe, Effective New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria
Protein large language models identify ways to make antibiotics better at targeting dangerous bacteria, without being toxic to humans.
