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2023 – 2026 Academic Year Recap

Written by Lisa Singh, MDI Director, Sonneborn Chair, and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and McCourt School of Public Policy What a privilege – 4 years as the Director of the…

June 29, 2026

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Event — MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026. MDI Scholars will present their research in…

April 23, 2026

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Datathon for Democracy: Combining Public Data and Agentic AI to Analyze Speech on Social Media

Written by Miranda M. Yarowsky, SFS ’26, MDI Program Assistant As part of Tech & Society Week, the Massive Data Institute, Bright Data, and IBM sponsored the Datathon for Democracy on March…

March 30, 2026

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What’s Ahead for the Place-Based Indicators Project

The Place-Based Indicators Project was launched with the goal of helping communities turn the masses of data on all aspects of daily life into useful, easily accessible information that can help them …

July 5th, 2023

Green Space Data Challenge Winners: Specific Populations Category

Over the month of February, MDI hosted the Green Space Data Challenge, inviting undergraduate and graduate students as well as early career professionals to use green space data to create or improve i…

June 27th, 2023

Green Space Data Challenge: Community Health Winners

Closing out our series of Q&As with the winners of the Green Space Data Challenge is the top-placing team of the Community Health category.Community Health Challenge Category Winner: Uncovering In…

June 22nd, 2023