The story of how data scientists became sexy is mostly the story of the coupling of the mature discipline of statistics with a very young one--computer science. The term “Data Science” has emerged ...

That’s one generally accepted definition of data scientist. An industry group focused on skills gaps, along with high-profile companies isn’t satisfied, embarking instead on a standards effort ...

A tidal wave of data seems to flow from us and around us every day. The University of Delaware’s Cathy Wu is helping the world figure out how to handle, protect and make sense of it all. Wu, Unidel ...