WPI to offer doctorate in data science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute will offer an interdisciplinary doctoral program in data science starting in the fall, a year after it launched a master’s program in the growing field of study.
A statement from WPI said the new program will be the first in the United States. It draws on the expertise of WPI faculty in business, computer science and mathematics, and is designed to meet a “growing demand for highly trained scientists with trans-disciplinary technical and scientific expertise who can solve problems at the cutting edge of big-data analytics,” the statement read.
“We live in the era of big data," said Elke Rundensteiner, a professor of computer science and director of WPI's data science program. "Large volumes of digital data rich in variety and complexity are being generated in practically all domains … The ability to extract insights from this data is becoming a vital skill, for our economic and societal well-being.”
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