News

Threshing Text and Understanding Police and Protests

BIDS' Nick Adams is featured in this interview with Andrea Jones-Rooy in NYU's Data Science Demystified podcast, in which they discuss Nick's TextThresher collaboration software, which uses text-classifying and analysis algorithms to identify important social and political concepts, including the relationship between police and protests. 

BIDS is hiring a new Executive Director

We welcome applications to join BIDS as our next Executive Director, where you will contribute to a strong and cohesive community of researchers around data science at Berkeley and beyond. 

BIDS Transitions

As our fall semester begins, BIDS continues to grow and develop with new people and programs, and I would like to share with you some important developments.  

Data Domination: BIDS' Karthik Ram featured in Nature "Careers" article

BIDS' Karthik Ram is featured in this week's issue of Nature, in the article Data Domination, which describes the rapidly expanding field of data science, the breadth of diverse interdisciplinary research it supports, and the growing number of professional opportunities for data scientists in a data-driven future.

Introducing Marsha Fenner, BIDS new Communications/Program Manager

We are thrilled to introduce Marsha Fenner, who has joinied the BIDS team as Communications/Program Manager.

Announcing the Berkeley Distinguished Lectures in Data Science

Introducing Jonathan Dugan, BIDS new Chief Research Officer

We are thrilled to announce a new addition to the BIDS team, Jonathan Dugan, who is joining us as Chief Research Officer.

Introducing TextThresher 1.0 beta

After 2 years of building TextThresher, I am very pleased to announce that... A demo is provided below. But first, let me tell you a bit about what TextThresher does, how people use it, and how you can get your hands on it. 

Welcoming BIDS 2017 Data Science Fellows

We are thrilled to introduce our 2017 cohort of data science fellows! With diverse research backgrounds and experiences, the new fellows will help lead our community in driving data science innovations and enhancing collaborations across UC Berkeley and beyond.

BIDS Is Hiring a Communications/Program Manager

We welcome applications to join BIDS as our Communications/Program Manager where you will help to develop and implement the strategies that are integral to building a strong and cohesive community of researchers around data science at Berkeley and beyond.