Office of Data Science Engagement

The DSI Office of Data Science Engagement supports software development, grant writing, business development and commercialization activities with research software development support, research grant writing support, and a Partnerships Officer dedicated to facilitating external engagement.

Research Software Development Support

The DSI Research Software Development team provides software development and analysis support for data science projects. They work with researchers to develop purpose-built software based on their needs in order to further their research programs. Please reach out to the DSI team if you are looking for software development or analysis support for data science projects.

Contact the DSI Research Software Development team for help with any of the following:

Research Grant Writing Support

The DSI Strategic Research Grants Officer supports DSI grants and awards, playing a pivotal role in the promotion and support of DSI research initiatives. For large-scale cross-disciplinary collaborative grant applications to external funding agencies and organizations, the DSI Strategic Research Grants Officer provides support in the development of the proposal and with grant writing. 

Contact the DSI Strategic Research Grants Officer for help with any of the following:

  • Data transfer agreements 
  • Advanced research computing setup and use
  • Personal research computing server setup and use
  • Data processing pipeline conceptualization
  • Advice on pre-existing software packages that could accomplish particular goals (particularly in the social sciences and humanities)
  • Training programs to train RAs to use data processing pipelines
  • Git and Github
  • Code versioning, code maintenance, and preparation for open-source distribution

Partnerships Officer