advancing data science & ai

We are a university-wide organization that advances data science and artificial intelligence (AI) and enables their transformative use across a wide range of research domains for lasting scientific and societal impact. We support innovative research and collaboration and provide research resources, offer training for faculty and other researchers, host two postdoctoral training programs, and develop extensive research collaboration with academia, industry and government.

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What’s New at MIDAS

Generative AI

From Trustworthy AI Principles to Public Procurement Practices

December 6, 2024
Presenter and Author: Merve Hickok President, Center for AI and Digital Policy; Founder, aiethicist.org Responsible data and AI advisor, MIDAS; Adjunct faculty, School of Information

accepting applications

DAIR³ Data and AI Intensive Research with Rigor and Reproducibility

Deadline: Jan. 29
The DAIR3 program is open to Open to university faculty and research scientists.
Participation in the training program is free of charge. Scholarships are available.

Generative AI

Generative AI Tutorials

MIDAS hosts tutorials on generative AI for researchers across all disciplines
at U-M.

AI SYMPOSIUM

Call for Presentations: 2025 AI in Science and Engineering symposium

March 18-20, 2025
Each theme will feature a keynote address along with several “AI Journey” presentations. MIDAS is currently accepting proposals for AI Journey presentations.

MIDAS by the Numbers

50+

Public and Private Sector Partners

195

Externally Funded Research Projects Enabled

50+

Data Science and AI Postdocs