The growing power and applicability of data science has helped to make the field a juggernaut in both industry and academia. To help prepare students of many different interests for a data-rich world, Prof. David E. Culler, former Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, has been working with his colleagues there to build a new and broad data science education curriculum.
David spoke last summer at a Computing Research Association (CRA) panel session: Data Science in the 21st Century, which Two Sigma Research Lab director Steve Heller co-chaired. David also serves on CRA’s Committee on Data Science, which subsequently published Computing Research and the Emerging Field of Data Science, a blog post laying out key opportunities—and responsibilities—for data scientists as the field advances.
The following article provides a wide-ranging follow-up discussion on the future of data science, the “Berkeley view” of the field, and the biggest challenges for data scientists today.
https://www.twosigma.com/insights/a-conversation-on-data-science-with-prof-david-e-culler