MIDAS Annual Highlights 2022

MIDAS strengthens University of Michigan’s preeminence in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence by catalyzing its transformative use across a wide range of research disciplines and building a world-class, inclusive community of researchers at U-M. MIDAS provides leadership and training in best practices as well as fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to achieve lasting, societal impact.

Letter from the Director

“I’d like to extend my gratitude and holiday greetings to the MIDAS affiliated faculty, U-M data science and AI researchers and students, and our 50+ community partnerships across higher education, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations. Thanks to your enduring effort, together, we continue to grow and drive forward the mission of using data science and AI research for scientific breakthroughs and positive social impact and change.”

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Research Pillars

MIDAS focuses on research activities in five interconnected “pillars” with the goal of promoting best practices and encouraging the adoption of new data types and methodologies. These key areas include: 

  1. Responsible Research Pillar
  2. Data Pillar
  3. Analytics Pillar
  4. AI Pillar
  5. Emerging Pillar

We celebrate the achievements of the U-M data science and AI research community in 2022 and present these stories as a small sample of the multitude of ways in which our efforts support research, training, collaboration, and community.

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MIDAs by the Numbers

460

Affiliated Faculty

130

External funding secured by research teams who received pilot funding from MIDAS

63

MIDAS funded research projects

50+

Working Partnerships