About Data Science Discovery

The Data Science Discovery Program launched at Berkeley Institute for Data Science. It started with 5 projects and 20 students. In 2023, Discovery runs 250 projects with more than 900 student participants.

The program launched the Data Science Consulting Program to provide consulting services for data-related projects by leveraging the world class talent at UC Berkeley.

 Schmidt Futures provided a grant to the Data Science Discovery Program to expand its impact. The program also established a partnership with Microsoft to provide funding and build project partnerships.

The Discovery Program held its first major Discovery Showcase highlighting student projects. The program developed a partnership with SkyDeck to connect Berkeley students with the startup community. It also expanded its reach to include more non-profits, including the United Nations.

The Data Science Discovery Program launched a new initiative, the Discovery Graduate Fellowships, which provides consulting services to various projects.

The program published a report on the Data Science Discovery Program in the Cambridge Guidebook for Undergraduate Research. The program also began offering Savio, which provides high-performance computing credits for researchers.

Opened up a newly updated collaborative space for students to work on their discovery projects. The program has scaled and become the largest size it has ever been, with X projects.