The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences provides campus-wide services for students, faculty, and staff and operates as a gathering point for like-minded colleagues. SDS offers unique courses and series throughout the year from Software Short Courses and the SDS Seminar Series to the annual Summer Statistics Institute, attracting nearly a thousand professionals and students every May.

We invite you to explore the opportunities available through the department so that you, too, can take advantage of the strengths in statistics and scientific computation on our campus.

Summer Statistics Institute offers intensive, hands-on, four-day workshops across diverse topics designed for students and professionals at every level of experience.

SDS Seminar Series provides participants with the opportunity to hear from leading scholars and experts working in different applied areas, including business, biology, text mining, computer vision, economics, and public health.

Statistics in Action introduces undergraduate students to how data and statistics are used in organizations and enables them to interact with local professionals.

Software Short Courses are available to current University of Texas at Austin faculty, staff, and students.

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