In 2012, HBR dubbed data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century”. It is also, arguably, the vaguest. To hire the right people for the right roles, it’s important to distinguish between ...

"Data science can be applied to so many types of problems in so many areas. This is something that I really enjoy about what I do," says Brown, now an associate professor of computer science at ...

Michigan Technological University's College of Computing will officially launch its new Department of Data Science on July 1, ...

People who can turn big data into useful information are in growing demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend? After our story on the importance of data scientists, “IT ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. With five years of experience as a writer ...

Take our Readiness Self-Assessment to evaluate your skills and start your journey to success! Take the first step toward mastering data science with our tailored self-assessment tool. This resource ...

In this special guest feature, Aria Haghighi, VP of Data Science at Amperity, discusses several important questions to ask yourself when hiring a data scientist. Hiring data scientists is hard.

Purdue University's online Master's in Data Science will mold the next generation of data science experts and data engineers to help meet unprecedented industry demand for skilled employees. The ...