Faculty of Science
Data Science Institute

Governance

DSI’s International Scientific Advisory Board is selected by the Steering Committee and meets annually.

The Steering Committee includes two department heads within the Faculty of Science and faculty who are participating in the Institute. The two heads will serve for terms of three years and will be selected by DSI’s Scientific Director, Dean of Science, and Vice-President Research.

The Executive Committee consists of the Scientific Director and several faculty members who are participating in the Institute. The Executive committee will propose research directions and will set funding priorities. The Executive Committee meets regularly.

Current Committee (2019-Present)

  • Kendall Ho, Medicine
  • Gabriela Cohen-Freue, Statistics
  • Leon Sigal, Computer Science
  • Ozgur Yilmaz, Mathematics

The Scientific Director chairs the Executive Committee and reports to the Dean of Science.

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

Data Science Institute

EOS Main Building
6339 Stores Road, Room 113C
dsi.admin@science.ubc.ca

Faculty of Science

Office of the Dean, Earth Sciences Building
2178–2207 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada
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