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Join the MIDS Info Session

Join the MIDS Info Session

MIDS Admissions FAQ: Join a Q&A Session Prospective students are invited to learn more about Duke University’s Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) program by attending an upcoming Admissions Informational and Q&A session. This casual, interactive...

Quantitative Sciences Graduate Career Fair

Quantitative Sciences Graduate Career Fair

 Calling all employers in data science, statistics, tech, AI, finance, healthcare, and more! We are collaborating with the Master of Biostatistics and Master’s in Statistical Science programs to host our 5th Annual Quantitative Sciences Graduate Career Fair, in...

Our students have been on a roll! 

Our students have been on a roll! 

So many exciting things happening in MIDS this past week: our students have been on a roll! Congrats to Ramil Mammadov and Arko Bhattacharya for tying for first place in our AI Alignment Cleaning Robot Challenge! Both wrote policies that guided their vacuum robot to...

Data Dialogues with Amazon’s David Svancer

Data Dialogues with Amazon’s David Svancer

David Svancer, Data Science Lead, Amazon Friday, November 21, 2025 12:00-1:00 pm Room 103 Our speaker this week is David Svancer, Data Science Lead at Amazon. David is an experienced data scientist based in the Raleigh area, where he works with organizations to apply...

The Real Experiment of Giving AI Emotions

The Real Experiment of Giving AI Emotions

Household robots and AI assistants illustrate how personality can make technology more approachable, while also amplifying ethical dilemmas. For example, what happens when somebody else in the household begins turning to the local AI to gather information or keep tabs...

From Classroom to Conference

From Classroom to Conference

The Duke–BNY capstone team’s paper, “FedSight AI: Multi-Agent System Architecture for Federal Funds Target Rate Prediction,” has been accepted to the NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on Generative AI in Finance, a significant recognition of the team’s research and innovation....

QFC Speaker Series: Dr. Lauren Wong

QFC Speaker Series: Dr. Lauren Wong

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2025Location: Room 270, Gross Hall Session 1: (10:05–11:20 a.m.) Session 2: (1:25–2:40 p.m.) The Quantitative Finance Certificate (QFC) program welcomes Dr. Lauren Wong, Managing Director and Head of...

QFC Speaker: Ivan Mauricio Pooran Pabon

QFC Speaker: Ivan Mauricio Pooran Pabon

Join us for our next Quantitative Finance Speaker Series with Ivan Mauricio Pooran Pabon The Future of Operational Risk Management Friday, November 7 | 1:25–2:25 PM Gross Hall 270 We’re delighted to welcome Ivan Mauricio Pooran Pabon, Senior Managing Director and...

Data Dialogues: Sergey Fogelson

Data Dialogues: Sergey Fogelson

Exploring Data Science in Media and Beyond with Sergey Fogelson Join us for our next Data Dialogues event featuring Sergey Fogelson, Ph.D., Vice President and Head of Data Science at TelevisaUnivision Dr. Fogelson leads the data science organization at...

Speaker: Dr. Yimin Yang

Speaker: Dr. Yimin Yang

Join us for two special events featuring Dr. Yimin Yang, co-founder and former Acting CEO of Loyal Trust Bank, hosted by the Duke Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) program. Dr. Yang will share insights from his 25+ years in the financial industry,...