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Celebrating Spring 2025 CDIS Graduates
We are excited to congratulate the many students who graduated from the the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) this spring. Our newest alumni will make their mark in their respective fields, connecting …
May 9, 2025
Apply to SAIL, a hands-on AI summer program
School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences launches Wisconsin Summer of AI Laboratory (SAIL).
May 7, 2025
AI Trailblazers Return to UW–Madison to Shape What’s Next
UW–Madison Computer Sciences alumnus Andy Konwinski ’07, co-founder of Databricks, Perplexity, and Laude Ventures, joined computing luminary Dave Patterson, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus and co-inventor of RISC architecture, for a standing-room-only lecture that drew over 100 students from across campus who were eager to hear firsthand how leaders at the forefront of AI are thinking about its next chapter.
April 18, 2025- More News
Upcoming Events
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- May 19Intro to Deep Learning with KerasHands-on introduction to the first steps in deep learning9:00 AM, Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
- May 20Intro to Deep Learning with KerasHands-on introduction to the first steps in deep learning9:00 AM, Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
Our Departments
Computer Sciences
Established in the 1960s, Computer Sciences offers a dynamic environment for study, research, and professional growth. It‘s recognized as having some of the world’s leading research groups. The program is ranked 13th nationally.
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Statistics
For over 60 years, Statistics has been a hub of statistical and data research with faculty and students who collaborate with colleagues across campus in a variety of scientific areas. The program is ranked 13th nationally.
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Information School
For over 100 years, the iSchool has been a leading source of scholarship and educator of leaders and critical thinkers in the creation, retrieval, use, and curation of information. The program is ranked 11th nationally.
Visit Information SchoolTogether we make every idea better
Higher Demand
We’ve seen exponential growth as demand for skills in computing, data, and information sciences increases across industries. Our departments have seen an extraordinary rise in enrollment in recent years, with many students in dual degree programs.
More Collaboration and Opportunities
From engineering to medicine to agriculture, the overlap between disciplines means that we can provide students opportunities for collaboration and pathways to a wide array of careers in different industries.
Industry Is Born Here
Through partnerships with global companies and opportunities for entrepreneurs and industry to connect, our school fosters the innovative ideas that are a driving force for economic growth in the state of Wisconsin, the country, and the world.
We’re building the future
You can help us build it.
See our plans for Morgridge Hall– a tech hub that will enable collaboration for students, faculty and business to develop ideas that will shape the future of Wisconsin – and the world.
