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UC Berkeley joins effort to advance open source initiatives across UC system

April 17, 2024

UC Berkeley is joining an ambitious effort to advance open source research, education and public service across the University of California system.

The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) will lead the university’s involvement in this initiative, launching an office to house the...Read more about UC Berkeley joins effort to advance open source initiatives across UC system

BIDS is hiring an Executive Director, join us!

April 15, 2024

This is an exciting time for the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS); as we embark in a new era within Berkeley's recently founded College of Computing, Data Science and Society, we are looking for a talented Executive Director to...Read more about BIDS is hiring an Executive Director, join us!

About BIDS

BIDS is a home for data-intensive research, open-source software, & data science training programs. Our programs and initiatives are designed to facilitate collaboration across an increasingly diverse and active data science community of domain experts from the life, social, and physical sciences, as well as methodological experts from computer science, statistics, and applied mathematics. Since its launch in 2013, BIDS has cultivated an environment of open inquiry and discovery for data-intensive research.