Waseda University established the Data Science Research and Education Center on the Waseda Campus in Tokyo and started its activities.In line with the current era in which a wide variety of data can be used due to advances in information and communication technology, we provide a platform that integrates the knowledge of science and engineering and humanities and social sciences with data science, providing practical education and research. Proceed.
According to Waseda University, the projects carried out at the Data Science Research and Education Center are:
■ Survey of data science and its applied research
■ Development of human resources with problem-solving ability using data
■ Dissemination and enlightenment of cutting-edge data science research throughout the university
■ Data science, its applied research, education, contract research
■ Coordination of data science, its applied research, and education
-Such.These projects will be carried out in collaboration with universities and companies in Japan and overseas.
The Data Science Research and Education Center is the 2017 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology data-related human resource development program (responsible, Professor of Asahi Toru Engineering Institute), and the 2017 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's growth field information technology human resource development base. It was made into a comprehensive organization that incorporated the formation project (responsible person, Hironori Washizaki, professor of the Faculty of Science and Engineering).
In modern society, AI, IoT, big data, and information security have become everyday terms, and data science is becoming more important regardless of whether it is science or engineering or humanities and social sciences.The Data Science Research and Education Center will respond to the demands of this era by creating comprehensive knowledge, developing human resources who can solve the problems of the global society, and improving the research capabilities of universities.
