Institute of data and analytics

Championing Innovation for a Better Future

Today, data and analytics span virtually all segments of our world. Information and the methods to analyze it enable our decisions to be grounded in evidence and afford us confidence when presenting solutions across a variety of fields. The Institute of Data and Analytics engages in these scientific and technological challenges to positively impact science, industry, and society.

INITIATIVES

Cyber Security

The University of Alabama Cybersecurity Clinic is a faculty-led, student-participatory organization that assists small to medium-sized organizations, especially non-profits, to defend themselves against cybersecurity attacks.

Human Trafficking

The STANDD (Sex Trafficking Analytics for Network Detection and Disruption) initiative aims to identify novel analytical techniques for grouping ad data across popular sites and deploying products that law enforcement agencies can use to more effectively battle sex trafficking.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY

The Business Intelligence (BI) Academy provides University of Alabama students with transferable skills to succeed in industry. It aids the University's larger research community in articulating insights through effective data visualization techniques.

HEALTH INFORMATICS

The initiative aims to use data to improve health outcomes with a focus on patient health, financial success, and health equity.

HUMANITARIAN

The upward initiative aims to use analytics methods and technologies to address problems faced by humanitarian operations and nonprofits.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ANALYTICS

The EVA (Electric Vehicle Analytics) initiative aims to use data and decision analytics to help Alabama’s transition to the future of transportation with electric vehicles.

leading the charge

MARILLYN A. HEWSON
DATA ANALYTICS LAB

The Marillyn A. Hewson Data Analytics Lab is a state-of-the-art data science and premier research facility that provides a collaborative workspace to devise processes for data – from storage and management to analytics and insights.

STATISTICAL CONSULTING LAB

The Statistical Consulting Lab (SCL) provides researchers at The University of Alabama with a resource that supports their investigative efforts with ready access to individuals skilled in the application of statistical methods, data analysis, and statistical computing from a consulting and applied research perspective.

DATA ANALYTICS CLUB

The Data Analytics Club is a student-led organization that provides the foundation of data science and machine learning to generate insight and deliver business value.

Data Repository

The Research Archive for Data Analysis and Reporting (RADAR) system aggregates disparate data sources from multiple sources into a centralized repository that allows for integrated queries across the varying data sources:

  • Public datasets
  • Sensitive government data
  • Private purchased data
  • Researcher-cultivated data

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