CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – MANNING COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCE & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Center for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence fosters innovative research, education, industry collaboration, and public service. We facilitate collaboration among academic, industry, and non-profit partners on data science and artificial intelligence projects across multiple domains.

DATA CORE

Data Core is a team of data scientists and research software engineers supporting data science research an d projects across domains.

DATA SCIENCE FOR THE COMMON GOOD

Data Science for the Common Good (DS4CG) is a summer program that trains aspiring data scientists to w ork on real-world problems that benefit the common good.

INDUSTRY

The Center for Data Science welcomes inquiries from industry representatives seeking research collaborations, speaking engagements, recruiting, and more.

AI FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

Jointly managed by the Center for Data Science & AI and the Public Interest Technology Initiative, this internship program brings together talented UMass CICS undergraduate students, state institutions, and UMass mentors to apply cutting edge GenAI to solve real-world challenges for MA institutions and communities.

AI Enablement: Introduction to the AI in Search Accelerator Program

Date: Oct. 15th, 2025

Lecture-style, no technical background required: Learn about the evolution of the AI landscape and get a walk-through of the AI in Research Accelerator Program to discover how it can help you explore AI/ML’s potential in your own work.

AI Enablement: Prompt Engineering – Skill-Based Training for LLMs

Date: Oct. 17th, 2025

Hands-on workshop: Learn to use LLMs effectively with practical prompting. This module will cover prompting strategies, reusable prompt templates, and creating RAG-based agents in the UMass GenAI Platform.

AI Enablement: Advanced LLMs – APIs, RAG, and Custom Workflows

Date: Oct. 28, 2025

Intermediate technical workshop: Move beyond basic LLM usage by integrating models into customized research or workflow pipelines

AI Enablement: AI-Assisted Coding – Programming for Non-Programmers

Date: Nov. 4th, 2025

Hands-on workshop: Learn how non-programmers and occasional coders can use AI tools.

PARTNER WITH US

Are you working on impactful projects that could benefit from cutting-edge data science? We’re seeking nonprofits, public-sector organizations, or mission-aligned academics to partner with us and accelerate solutions to community challenges using data science and AI. Learn more.