About HPE Data Science Institute

  Vision

Delivering research, education and services in data science and scientific computing to the Houston metro area and beyond.

  Mission

The University of Houston’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute, in collaboration with departments and colleges, leads research, education, and service activities in the broad area of data science and scientific computing and their applications. This includes application areas that are important to the Houston economy: energy and health. Research in data science will range from foundational research in data science and scientific computing to key application areas, including UH Research Thrusts: cyber and physical security, drug development and discovery, sustainable communities and infrastructure and accessible and personalized health care.

  Goals

The HPE DSI will build collaborative programs with public and private sector partners to advance data science and scientific computing in the metro area and beyond. The HPE  DSI will facilitate research collaborations to increase the competitiveness of UH faculty for research grants. The HPE DSI leads the University’s educational focus on educating the current and future data science workforce to gain expertise to function in a data-rich environment through degree programs, non-degree certificate programs, hands-on experiences, and industry workshops. The HPE DSI will partner with colleges to develop community-based programs for middle and high school students to affect the STEM pipeline through coding academies and ‘train-the-trainer’ programs. The HPE DSI offers resources and services in the form of expertise, hardware and software to other researchers and startup companies across the breadth of disciplines, ranging from the STEM areas to the arts and humanities, law, and public policy.