data science

March 26, 2024

The Women in Data Science (WiDS) group at the University of British Columbia, a student-led initiative, has recently been honoured with a UBC Student Club…

November 15, 2023

Dr. Raymond Ng, a professor in the UBC Computer Science Department, has been named a top Academic Data Leader. The honour comes from Chief Data Officer (CDO)…

August 30, 2022

There is growing industry demand for computer science graduates who have data visualization skills. The UBC Master of Data Science program has met some of the…

July 19, 2022

It’s one of medicine’s greatest challenges for researchers who are using Machine Learning (ML) to inform and advance health: maintaining the privacy of patient…

February 1, 2022

Dr. Raymond Ng, professor in the UBC Computer Science Department and director of the UBC Data Science Institute, has been named a top Academic Data Leader by…

June 25, 2021

After rigorous review and refinement, it’s official: UBC Vancouver is proud to announce a new minor in Data Science. The new program will launch in September…

May 11, 2021

According to a 2018 whitepaper by the International Data Corporation of Canada (IDC), by 2025 every connected person in the world will, on average, engage with…

January 18, 2021

Finding the needle: How big data can diagnose disease and improve patients’ lives By Dr. Raymond Ng , Director UBC Data Science Institute Modern medicine…

Resources for Data Analytics

This reading list contains books that are available in the ICICS/CS Reading Room. For more resources, please check the ICICS/CS Reading Room catalogue . Data Science, Machine Learning & Statistics Bayesian data analysis. 3rd ed. / Gelman

data science

UBC Women’s Data Science club wins award for inclusivity efforts

Dr. Raymond Ng named top Academic Data Leader by CDO

New curriculum: Data Visualization course now available to undergrads

CIFAR grants enabling UBC researchers to advance machine learning methods in health

Dr. Raymond Ng named in 2022 Academic Data Leader list

New Data Science Minor at UBC Vancouver

Q & A: Where should our digital data go, after we do?

How Big Data is helping us stay healthier

Resources for Data Analytics

Distinguished Lecture: Peter Norvig - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data